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Philippines' Palawan Approves 50-year Ban On New Mining Permits

The local government in a resource-rich Philippine province has unanimously voted in favour of a 50-year ban on new mining permits, a decision its supporters said cannot be overridden by Manila.

International Business Times

In El Salvador, A River Without Fish Feeds Fear Of Mining

El Salvador's San Sebastian river has no fish. In the community of Santa Rosa de Lima, a two-hour drive from the capital San Salvador, wastewater still flows directly into the San Sebastian river from a nearby hill where a gold mine operated for 100 years until 2006.

International Business Times

How sand mining is eroding rivers, livelihoods and cultures

Sand underpins everything from skyscrapers to smartphones. Sharp sand (as opposed to rounded desert sand) is the key ingredient in concrete, while high-purity silica sand is essential for making the silicon chips that power our digital devices.

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Zambia government’s neglect exposing more children to lead poison, HRW says

Report says more than 95 percent of children in the central town of Kabwe had elevated levels of lead in their blood.

Al Jazeera

Revealed: how Wall Street is making millions betting against green laws

Guardian analysis finds fossil-fuel and mining firms have won $92bn of public money from states, with a growing number of cases backed by financial speculators

The Guardian - UK

Fearing toxic waste, Greenland ended uranium mining. Now, they could be forced to restart - or pay $11bn

The island is being sued by a mining company over its decision, and faces paying nine times its annual budget in damages if it loses

The Guardian - UK

Africa’s ‘sleeping’ language, |xam, has been written in stone at Oxford university

A response to the legacy of the imperialist and mining magnate Cecil John Rhodes is being written into the fabric of the refurbished Rhodes House at the University of Oxford in the UK.

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4 Blockchain Stocks That Aren’t Coinbase

This article covers four blockchain-related stocks that are seeing a slump in share price during the Bitcoin sell-off beyond Coinbase.

MarketBeat

Mine copper without destroying the planet? London-based project gives scientists hope

Experts hope research can create greener methods of extracting the metal vital for renewable energy revolution and boom in electrical devices

The Guardian - UK

JP Morgan’s ‘sustainable’ funds invested £200m in mining giant Glencore

Backing of Glencore angers campaigners who have highlighted firm’s environmental breaches in South Africa

The Guardian - UK

1st private spacecraft to attempt to travel beyond the moon appears to be in trouble

Space mining company AstroForge launched its Odin asteroid probe this week, but the mission is suffering from unknown issues.

Space

5 Best Gold ETFs for March to Curb Recession Fears

Gold ETFs represent a strategic approach to diversifying portfolios and capitalizing on gold's strength during times of economic concern.

MarketBeat

3 Stocks Using Bitcoin to Grow Their Treasury Reserves

Bitcoin has become more accepted in the mainstream as companies start to incorporate it into their treasury strategy following the template set by MicroStrategy

MarketBeat

Trump's Executive Order Boosts U.S. Copper Mining Industry

President Trump's executive order focuses on boosting U.S. copper mining to reduce import reliance and enhance national security.

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Botswana Signs New Diamond Sales Agreement With De Beers

Botswana secures vital diamond sales agreement with De Beers, boosting its economy and solidifying the government's relationship with the mining company.

The Conversation

Nose-to-tail mining: how making sand from ore could solve a looming crisis

Every year, the world consumes around 50 billion tonnes of sand, gravel and crushed stone. The astonishing scale of this demand is hard to comprehend – 12.5 million Olympic sized swimming pools per year – making it the most-used solid material by humans.

The Independent UK

In Brazil, mining giant Vale is sued over metal contamination found in Indigenous peoples

Brazil’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office is suing the giant mining company Vale, the Brazilian government and the Amazon state of Para over heavy metal contamination found in the bodies of Xikrin Indigenous people

The Independent UK

Botswana, the country with the biggest diamonds, gets an improved 10-year deal with miner De Beers

The Botswana government has signed a new diamond sales agreement crucial to its economy with the De Beers mining company after seven years of negotiations

The Independent UK

India brings in ‘rat-hole’ mining experts to reach trapped workers in collapsed tunnel

No contact with eight trapped workers since Saturday as official says chances of survival bleak

The Guardian - AU

Fortescue and WA government say traditional owners’ $1.8bn compensation claim is worth $8m

Yindjibarndi people allege mining giant did not get permission from native title holders, while company says community ‘disharmony’ is not its fault

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