Mining

The Guatemalan government is fueling the fires of conflict by failing to consult local communities before awarding mining licences to companies.

Water is not easy to come by in the Gobi.

Hundreds of protesters recently gathered at the World Bank to shame a gold mining firm's shakedown of one of Central America's poorest countries.

The Nature Conservancy argued that the proposed changes to Wisconsin mining regulations would “pose serious risks to the rivers, lakes, wetlands, groundwater and other natural resources.”

I saw poverty on that trip in those hidden Appalachian valleys that I'd not seen since the Kennedy-Johnson era and the War on Poverty days.

In Brazil there is no specific programme to protect indigenous people facing threats.

A mining project is planned for this biodiverse area of Quito, despite community opposition.

In Wisconsin's picturesque Northwoods, a big battle over iron-ore extraction is pitting environmentalists and Native Americans against mining companies and their political allies.

A dichotomy exists between mining by foreign investors who profit, and the communities in which it takes place which frequently are left by the wayside. The situation has worsened …

A multinational corporation Rio Tinto, wants to convince the federal government to let it mine beneath the campground and surrounding land against the wishes of residents.