South Africa, gold mines continue poisoning communities
Gold mines, even abandoned ones, are still poisoning thousands of people in South Africa due to high concentrations of heavy metals, radiation and contaminated water.
The Kabwe lead mine, closed over 20 years ago, is poisoning thousands of children in Zambia
A century of lead mining in Kabwe, officially abandoned two decades ago, has poisoned millions of people and left the city with deadly concentrations of toxic lead in the soil and water.
Hydrothermal vent mining, Japan experiments the new frontier threatening our oceans
Japan is the first country to experiment mining deep-sea hydrothermal vents. These hostile yet unique habitats are rich in life and precious minerals, leading to interest in both researching and mining them.
The Brazilian Amazon has been saved from commercial mining
A Brazilian court suspended the decree issued by President Temer to abolish the RENCA nature reserve in the Amazon forest and open it to mining exploration.
Adani, Australia’s largest coal mine has been approved, threatening Great Barrier Reef
The long delayed Carmichael project in Australia has been approved by Indian coal giant Adani. It faces lack of funding and will cause disastrous environmental consequences.
Why you still need to give a dam about Belo Monte
Whilst the battle is over and the Belo Monte dam nears completion, the fight continues for the defence of the Amazon against hydroelectricity and mining.
Water pollution, Zambian villagers sue mining giant Vedanta in UK court
Zambian villagers claim a giant copper mine under UK-based Vedanta has polluted their waters. They’ve now won the right to have their case heard in British courts.
Brazil requests 5 billion dollars as compensation for the collapse of two dams
Brazil’s government expects to reach an agreement with Samarco to settle a 5 billion-dollar lawsuit for damages caused by the deadly dam disaster that occured on 5 November.
Hopes turn to stone in a jade mine landslide in Myanmar. More than 100 dead
A jade mine landslide in Myanmar on the 21st of November has left 113 dead. Though as many as 100 are still missing, rescue efforts have been called off.
Aguas de Oro. The documentary about a Peruvian woman standing alone against the giants of mining
A woman doesn’t want to leave her land in the Peruvian Andes despite pressure from those who want to expand one of the world’s largest gold mines, in the documentary Aguas de Oro.