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Over 10,000 Chinese rush to Ghana searching for gold
As the price of gold has climbed in recent years, many Chinese have flocked to Ghana, the world's second bullion producer after South Africa, hoping to find their way out of poverty.
Indonesia’s tin mining brings more problems than wealth: report
Tin mining is a profitable but damaging trade that has scarred the Indonesian island of Bangka, a granite outcrop just east of Sumatra, reports English newspaper The Guardian.
Canada’s Goldcorp operations in Guatemala under the microscope
An in-depth documentary by AlJazeera TV analyses the main human rights and environmental claims against the miner.
Aureus raises $80 million for gold mine in Liberia
New Liberty is expected to come on stream in the third quarter of 2014, following a construction phase of 18 months.
Thousands march in Greece against Eldorado Gold projects
Thousands of protesters marched Saturday in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki against what they believe are environment-threatening gold mining projects, owned by Canadian Eldorado Gold Corp, (TSX:ELD) (NYSE:EGO).
Peru expects $10 billion in mining investments next year
Peru's Minister of Energy and Mines Jorge Merino announced the country is expected to attract mining investment projects worth $10 billion in 2013.
Barrick upbeat on Pueblo Viejo despite protests
The miner expects protests against its $3.8-billion joint venture Pueblo Viejo to gradually decline as more people become aware of the economic benefits the gold mine will provide.
Coal miner bringing Chinese workers to Canada appeals latest verdict
HD Mining International, the firm bringing Chinese workers for its northern B.C. coal mine, has appealed to a Federal Court ruling allowing local unions the right to request a judicial review of the temporary foreign worker permit granted to the coal company earlier this year.
