Portugal is set to cancel a contentious lithium mining project
In the northern Montalegre region in Portugal locals spent years fighting to halt lithium mining project, a cornerstone of Lisbon’s raw materials policy. “At this...
Tag : environment protection
Portuguese environmentalists say ‘green mining’ concept is just another ‘greenwashing’
An environmental NGO GEOTA the Grupo de Estudos de Ordenamento do Território e Ambiente watched keenly as the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of Europe...
Armenian residents and eco-activists protest against new mine
The territory of the new mine is planned to cover an area of 13 sq. m in the Lori region of north Armenia. Protests have...
Euro Sun Received approval for SEA at Rovina Valley, Romania
Euro Sun Mining Inc. announced that the company has been officially notified by the Environmental Protection Agency of Hunedoara County that following a meeting of...
“Eco-Friendly” gold production planned in Iceland
“Our emphasis will be on making the most eco-friendly and socially responsible gold in the world,” St-Georges CEO Vilhjálmur Þór Vilhjálmsson stated in an interview...
Polymetal became first mining company in Russia to secure Green Loan
Polymetal has agreed to the $125 million Green Loan with Societe Generale to finance investments in transition to a sustainable and low-emissions economy, it said...
CAML restarts its operations at Sasa mine in North Macedonia
Sasa mine, in North Macedonia owned by Base metals miner Central Asia Metals Limited (CAML) had a recent leakage at the tailings storage facility, or...
Mining and indigenous communities across the world
While in recent decades’ great progress has been made in terms of securing minority rights across the globe, many companies worldwide continue to overlook the...
Revaluation of Romania’s enormous mineral wealth
At the level of the National Agency for Mineral Resources (NAMR) a quantitative, qualitative and value revaluation action is in full swing, for over 700...
Mining companies and their relations to the local communities
The question is is it possible for the wealthy mining corporation to ever truly be a good neighbour – good neighbor agreements, or GNAs, aim...