Corruption runs rampant in Cameroon’s mining sector – report
Research by Transparency International and FODER found that the absence of the 2016 Mining Code Implementing Decree favors a state of anarchy in Cameroon’s mining sector.
Valentina Ruiz Leotaud
Valentina is a Venezuela-born multimedia and multi-platform journalist. She has +10 years of work experience covering local and international news for different media outlets and platforms. She has worked for the University of British Columbia, MINING.com, Observer Media Group, Next One Productions, Ven Al Cine [Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures social media property in Venezuela], Union Radio, among others. She holds a Master’s Degree in Journalism from the University of British Columbia and was a fellow of the International Reporting Program. She is based in Vancouver.
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Over 100 Spanish, Portuguese artists publish book against Almonty’s Valtreixal project
Proceeds from the sale of the book Heaven, open up are expected to be used to fund actions against the Valtreixal project.
Researchers develop method to recover palladium, silver from industrial waste
A team at Kanazawa University discovered how to selectively adsorb silver and palladium ions from aqueous acidic waste.
US court rules farmers’ case against Newmont must be heard in Peru
NGO EarthRights International says the decision fails to acknowledge corruption is rampant in the Peruvian court system.
How zinc can be extracted from waste ash
Swedish researchers separated zinc from fly ash by treating waste with an acid wash.
Pakistan won’t approve new coal power plants
Prime minister Imran Khan said his administration will not approve new coal-fired power generation projects.
Peruvian Ministry of Environment asks Congress to drop bills that promote illegal mining
A couple of proposals that extend deadlines related to the registration of small-scale mine operators in Peru are considered detrimental to the legalization process.
Study at Porgera gold mine shows benefits of treating tailings with lime
Lime helped stabilize arsenic in soil and sediments around the mine.
Protests in Peru affecting transport of copper concentrate from Las Bambas
Three different organizations in Peru have set up blockades along the corridor used by Las Bambas to transport its product and receive supplies.
Mine ponds cause toxic mercury pollution in the Peruvian Amazon
Over the past 35 years, there has been a 670% increase in the extent of pits in heavily mined watersheds.
Falcondo’s La Manaclita ferronickel project in the DR is a no-go
Falcondo’s plan to mine the Loma Miranda area was considered controversial.