Chinese foreign minister visits Sudan
China’s foreign minister Yang Jiechi is in Sudan on a visit. China is a strong supporter of Sudan and its President Omar al-Bashir, despite allegations of Sudanese war crimes in Darfur. The visit comes after Sudan released a cargo of South Sudanese oil it had blocked in a row over custom duties. Blog this! Bookmark [...]
Large-scale mining to test rights of nature in Ecuador
Ecuador is the only Andean nation without any large-scale metallic mines (such as gold and copper). This unique state of affairs is about to be tested in the next few weeks when the Correa government signs exploitation agreements with Chinese and Canadian transnational miners looking to exploit the country’s copper and gold reserves. More importantly, [...]
Mining Paradise: Intag’s New Ominous Mining THREATS
Yesterday we heard that Codelco, Chile’s state-owned copper company and the world’s largest producer of the red metal, was officially interested in reopening the JUNIN mine as part of government initiative (this according to Ecuador’s Chamber of Mines). Late in the evening, however, Codelco went out of its way to say it was not planning [...]
Bangladesh let international company to sell natural gas to private sector
Bangladesh for the first time allowed an Australian energy company to sell gas to the private entrepreneurs within the country, amidst widespread criticism by social justice activists. The state-owned energy exploration company Petrobangla, after protracted delays signed on Monday a gas purchase and sales agreement (GPSA) with international oil company Santos Limited. Blog this! Bookmark [...]
Multinational companies mining occupied Palestinian land (VIDEO)
HeidelbergCement and Cemex, two building materials industries from Germany and Mexico, respectively, are involved in the operation of quarries in the occupied West Bank. The Electronic Intifada has obtained documentation showing loaded trucks leaving the illegal quarries and traveling into Israel. International law prohibits Israel’s exploitation of natural resources in the occupied West Bank, Gaza Strip [...]
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