How the rush for critical minerals threatens human rights

The tracker identifies 495 allegations of human rights abuses in the critical minerals industry between 2010 and 2021. Two-thirds of recorded allegations involve …

Mbalam Iron Ore Project

The Mbalam-Nabeba iron ore project includes the development of iron ore deposits in Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, West Africa. It is estimated to produce 35 million tonnes per annum for at least 25 years. Open-cut mining will be used to recover the iron ore.

Sundance settles dispute with Congo Republic over iron ore …

"The Republic of Congo, Sundance Resources Limited and Congo Iron SA wish to announce that a mediation has concluded and resulted in the execution of a conditional binding confidential ...

Lithium mining has negative environmental impacts

Social struggles and human rights issues. The surge in lithium demand fuels social conflicts, echoing the grim historical pattern of Green Imperialism as detailed by Richard Grove, in which indigenous peoples are displaced from their ancestral lands and communities in the name of resource extraction, which according to GlobalData's 2023 …

Newly elected Honduras government to ban open-pit …

Honduras is not the first country in Central America to place limits on mining. In 2002, Costa Rica banned all new open-pit mining projects and El Salvador banned mining for metals in 2017.

'We miners die a lot.' Appalling conditions and poverty …

Cobalt is a critical component in the production of batteries, smartphones, jet engines and electric vehicles. Yet miners who risk their lives digging it up receive almost none of the profits.

Dangerous Little Stones: Diamonds in the Central African Republic

In the diamond mines of the Central African Republic (CAR), extreme poverty and armed conflict put thousands of lives in danger. President François Bozizé keeps tight control of the diamond sector to enrich and empower his own ethnic group but does little to alleviate the poverty that drives informal miners to dig in perilous conditions.

Rio Tinto inks infrastructure deal for Simandou iron ore project

Rio Tinto, on Friday, concluded key agreements with the government of Guinea and Winning Consortium Simandou (WCS) on the trans-Guinean infrastructure for the Simandou, one of the world's largest ...

Aussie companies stripped of iron ore projects in Africa

Perth-based Sundance Resources is seeking a multi-billion dollar payout from the Republic of Congo after being stripped of its iron ore mining licence in the central African nation where China is ...

Sundance Resources submits claim in iron ore dispute with Congo Republic

Sundance Resources has filed a claim statement against the Congo Republic as part of an iron ore dispute the company referred to international arbitration in March 2021, the Australian mining ...

Algeria's Iron Ore Revolution

Belhadj stated that this iron would meet part of Algeria's market needs. The rest is set for export, leveraging the recent rise in iron prices. These prices have increased by 35%, now over $135 per ton. Gara Djebilet is among the world's largest in reserves, holding about 3.5 billion tons of iron ore.

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Sundance Resources submits claim in iron ore dispute with …

Sundance Resources has filed a claim statement against Congo Republic as part of an iron ore dispute the company referred to international arbitration in March 2021, the Australian mining company ...

Congo Republic ships first iron ore ahead of expected …

Congo Republic shipped its first iron ore exports on Friday ahead of an expected boom in production from mines owned by Congolese billionaire Paul Obambi's Sapro SA and Swiss commodities giant ...

The hidden connection between a U.S. steel company and …

Legacy of mining operation lingers in Honduras long after …

The San Martin mine in the Valle de Siria region of south central Honduras, 90 miles north of the capital city of Tegucigalpa, has been closed since 2009. But its …

Prof Fuh Calistus announces start of Mbalam-Nabeba Iron Ore …

The mega iron ore exploitation project by Cameroon and the Republic of Congo, dubbed: Mbalam-Nabeba Iron Ore Project, has had a major breakthrough. This follows the announced laying of the foundation stone in the month of August to kick-start the cross-border project worth billions of FCFA in revenue and iron ore deposits estimated …

World Heritage List In Danger | For UN World Heritage …

dangers of exploitation of the iron-ore mine and the arrival of large numbers of refugees: Nan Madol: 2016: Micronesia ; conservation project needed: Odesa: 2023: Ukraine; Directly in Danger: Okapi Wildlife Reserve: 1997: Congo (Democratic Republic) impact of the war and civil conflicts in the Great Lakes region: Old City of Jerusalem: 1982: Israel

Mbalam-Nabeba iron ore exploitation: Towards a memorandum …

The authorization was convened in a letter dated June 14, 2021, by Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic. According to the letter, this memorandum of understanding is one of the measures needed to relaunch the Mbalam iron ore project, in cooperation with Congo.

11 Most Dangerous Crystals on Earth & How They Threaten Us

Pyrite, often known as fool's gold, can be one of the most dangerous minerals. Credit: Stacie Da Ponte under CCBYSA2.0. In some ways, the sulphide mineral pyrite has the opposite problem to galena. Composed of iron and sulphur, pyrite can contaminate ground water and streams via tailings waste from mines.

Mining in India: Why the country is facing an uncertain future

The rapid depletion is in line with India's dramatic ramp-up of iron ore production, from a slump of 129.3Mt in the 2014-15 financial year to an estimated 201.0Mt in 2018-19, and a record high of 225.0Mt in 2019-20. ... A 2017 study found that waste from chromium mining in Odisha polluted local water sources, highlighting the dangers of ...

Sundance seeks $8.8bn in damages over canceled Congo iron ore project

Australian miner Sundance Resources said on Monday that it had initiated an arbitration process against Congo Republic for damages of $8.76 billion after the Congolese government revoked its ...

Mayoko Iron Ore Project

The Mayoko iron ore project is located within the south-west region of the Republic of Congo (RoC). The project comprises an extensive tenement covering 1,000km² in West Africa. Project owner African Iron (now Exxaro) owns the Mayoko exploration licence that was initially held by DMC Mining.

#IronMadeIn Brazil: Report reveals iron industry's human …

Açailândia, Paris, 24 February 2022 — The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and Justiça nos Trilhos released a report today on the human rights and environmental abuses associated with the iron and steel value chain originating in mines of Brazil's Carajás corridor. It sheds light on how industry giants such as Arcelor Mittal or …

Sundance Resources enters claim in iron ore dispute with Congo Republic

Sundance Resources has filed a claim statement against Congo Republic as part of an iron ore dispute the company referred to international arbitration in March 2021, the Australian mining company ...

Central African Iron

Central African Iron is developing multiple permits in the Bandas and Dekoa Greenstone Belts in the Central African Republic. Initial results on one of Central African Iron's permits in the Bandas Greenstone Belt indicate a multi-billion-tonne Fe ore deposit with grades beyond 63% Fe.

Mbalam iron ore mine Report | Wood Mackenzie

The new parties are keen to progress the project's development, with the railway construction expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2023. The interim minister expects this year, 2024, to be the year of iron ore production from Mbalam Iron ore mine.

Environmental Impact Assessment for Iron Ore Mines …

Iron Ore Status In the rapid industrialization era, metals are the mainstream of the social and economic development. Massive high quality of iron ore deposits provide great support to the growth of the country's iron and steel industry which had a reserve of about 11.8 percent share in the global reserve of iron ore.

Iron ore mining and murder in Honduras: New government, …

Two environmental defenders have been shot dead in broad daylight in Honduras, triggering fresh calls for an independent investigation into the persecution …

The Global Exploitation of Congo Must End

Pope Francis's recent visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo has focused world attention on a "forgotten genocide" in a region long exploited by outsiders and devastated by the consequences of endless wars. For more than a century, Congolese rubber, ivory, and minerals have enriched the coffers of colonial and Cold War powers …

Evidence of the impacts of metal mining and the …

A systematic map protocol to synthesize evidence of the effects of metal mining on social and environmental systems in the Arctic and boreal regions. The …

Exploitation of iron ore tailing for the development of …

Even with a conservative estimated replacement of 30% of minerals by iron ore tailings, the consumption of iron ore tailing works out to be 300×10 3 MT/annum. This definitely results in significant conservation of precious mineral resources in India. 4. ConclusionsFrom the present study, the following conclusions are drawn. 1.

Mining mica: can the industry overturn its legacy of exploitation?

Mining the mineral involves dangerous digging of vertical shafts of one to two metres wide and around 15 metres deep, extracting and then sorting the mica. Once extracted and sorted, the commodity is exported primarily to China. From there it finds its way into Western products. Ending child labour

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As AI grows more sophisticated and widespread, the voices warning against the potential dangers of artificial intelligence grow louder. "These things could get more intelligent than us and could decide to take over, and we need to worry now about how we prevent that happening," said Geoffrey Hinton, known as the "Godfather of AI" for his …

Lunsar: A Study of an Iron Ore Mining Center in Sierra …

the exploitation of the iron ore of Masa-boin Hill. THE MINING INDUSTRY Possibilities of an iron ore mining industry in Sierra Leone were first en-visaged in 1926 when Dr. Junner dis-covered the MJarampa ores, and the possibility became a certainty when in 1930 the Sierra Leone Development Company (always known locally as

Iron Ore in Republic of the Congo

The fastest growing export markets for Iron Ore of Republic of the Congo between 2021 and 2022 were Netherlands ($2.71k). Imports In 2021, Republic of the Congo imported $2.07M in Iron Ore, becoming the 0th largest importer of Iron Ore in the world. At the same year, Iron Ore was the 0th most imported product in Republic of the Congo.