Greetings There are two important news items regarding the legacy of Coal mining on the Navajo indigenous reservation: Links given below: U.S. Court of Appeals...
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rinisu
Oct 2, 2007 2:55 am
Greetings! This week on One Planet, Mark Whittaker examines the global impact of mercury pollution and asks what the moves to ban the export of the element...
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Saleem H. Ali
saleem@...
Oct 3, 2007 2:43 pm
There are two important news items today regarding uranium mining: ERA to extend the life of the Ranger mine (this is a fascinating case of a mine within the...
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Gavin Mudd
Gavin.Mudd@...
Oct 4, 2007 10:12 pm
Thanks Saleem - the Ranger news is really a bad curse. The mine was originally planned to cease milling in 2011 but is now being extended to 2020 (and most...
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Saleem H. Ali
saleem@...
Oct 4, 2007 10:13 pm
From Reuters News Service: October 4, 2007 *NEW YORK - Environmentalists are stepping up their assault on the coal industry by targeting two major banks that...
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saleem_h_ali
Oct 5, 2007 3:18 am
Greetings Here are some links from different sources on the recent Harmony gold mine rescue in South Africa ...
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Jamie Kneen
bannibal
Oct 7, 2007 1:45 am
[My colleague Joan thought it might be useful to have a bit of background on why the water pipe might have collapsed. Mineweb published this in late August....
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Villas Boas
VILLASBOAS@...
Oct 7, 2007 1:46 am
Those interested in having a google earth navigation on 14 new proposed coal fired power plants in the Appalachian region may look at ...
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Saleem H . Ali
saleem@...
Oct 13, 2007 10:37 pm
Saleem H. Ali saw this story on the BBC News website and thought you should see it. ** Colombia mine collapse kills 24 ** At least 24 Colombians die in a...
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Saleem H. Ali
saleem@...
Oct 18, 2007 8:31 pm
Greetings Here are a few links to recent news and report items of interest to Ecominerals members: /WRI and Clinton Foundation's work on Oil and climate change...
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Saleem H. Ali
saleem@...
Oct 24, 2007 2:04 am
BHP May Build $3 Billion Congo Aluminum Smelter (Update2) http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601081&sid=aMzSoGvzVl2I&refer=australia By Antony Sguazzin ...
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Anthony McInnis
anthonymcinnis
Oct 25, 2007 3:49 pm
http://www.nature.com/news/2007/071024/full/449968a.html Geology: Mine games Under the rubble of war-torn Afghanistan lie natural resources worth billions. Rex...
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Michael Ross
mlross@...
Oct 26, 2007 3:09 pm
From today's Los Angeles Times: Myanmar, the latest petro bully Sky-high oil prices allow the junta, and other bad actors, to thrive and buy political...
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Peter Rosenblum
prosen@...
Oct 26, 2007 4:12 pm
Michael: Nice article. It would be great to be in touch some time about the work we are doing on the DRC and the research on transparency. Are you coming...
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saleem_h_ali
Oct 31, 2007 12:06 am
LIBREVILLE - Environmental groups in Gabon demanded on Thursday the government reveal the terms of a US$3 billion iron ore mining deal with China, saying they...
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Matthew Smith
matthew@...
Nov 1, 2007 3:45 pm
Please check out our latest monthly e-newsletter below, and feel free to contact us re: any interest in Burma or our work. We've got a range of ongoing...
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Saleem H. Ali
saleem@...
Nov 5, 2007 8:13 pm
*INDIAN COURT SETS CONDITION ON MINE October 30, 2007 NEW DELHI - India's Supreme Court set new conditions on Britain's Vedanta Resources and its Indian unit...
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Saleem H. Ali
saleem@...
Nov 5, 2007 11:49 pm
From yesterday's NY Times (comments welcome from ecominerals members) -- the "resource curse" saga continues..... ... New York Times MAGAZINE | November 4,...
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Jamie Kneen
bannibal
Nov 8, 2007 1:46 am
[Would seem to support the findings of Tom Graedel et al. at Yale...] PEAK MINERALS: Ground breaking report warns of resource depletion. 30th October 2007 To...
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Gavin Mudd
Gavin.Mudd@...
Nov 8, 2007 2:06 pm
Thanks Jamie - you beat me to it. I have been meaning to post this news / report release to the EcoMinerals list. Any questions folks - feel free to ask away...
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ecominerals@yahoogrou...
Nov 8, 2007 2:49 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the ecominerals group. File :...
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Saleem H. Ali
saleem@...
Nov 11, 2007 1:49 pm
From Reuters News Service, November 9, 2007 *KINSHASA - Environmental experts hurried to southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday to test water...
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Saleem H. Ali
saleem@...
Nov 16, 2007 4:40 pm
FROM EITI ... On behalf of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, I am delighted to announce the launch of the new EITI website. Since its...
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Gavin Mudd
Gavin.Mudd@...
Nov 17, 2007 3:41 am
Hi Folks, Just in case, people might be interested that my work on gold mining and sustainability has now been featured on the Earth Portal : ...
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Saleem H . Ali
saleem@...
Nov 18, 2007 3:20 pm
Saleem H. Ali saw this story on the BBC News website and thought you should see it. ** Message ** This is a rather exaggerated story from the BBC. I visited...
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Matthew Smith
matthew@...
Nov 19, 2007 3:03 am
Bangkok Post Thursday, November 15, 2007 Top of Form Bottom of Form FOCUS / BURMA : THE HUNT FOR ENERGY AT ANY COST The politics of doing business with a...
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cartierlaurent
Nov 24, 2007 9:43 am
Court bans mining in Indian mountain forests By Debabrata Mohanty Published: 24 November 2007 http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article3191526.ece ...
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estelle_levin
Nov 28, 2007 11:54 pm
Dear Ecominerals, I head to Uganda on Sunday to do research on artisanal gold mining. I have found relatively few reports published online in comparison to the...
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estelle_levin
Nov 28, 2007 11:54 pm
Dear all, I've just uploaded a file of an article very recently published by Eleanor Fisher in Development & Change, entitled "Occupying the Margins: Labour...
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Saleem H. Ali
saleem@...
Dec 6, 2007 2:13 pm
Courtesy of Maplecroft's "Ethical Insights" newsletter Barrick completes health clinic for World AIDS Day amid labour/royalty disputes To mark World AIDS Day...
