On a clear day on the Blackfoot River east of Missoula along Montana Highway 200, fish rise along the (more…)
Officials jailed for China mine disaster
A dozen officials have been sent to prison for their roles in a 2008 mining waste accident that killed 277 people, Chinese authorities said Saturday (more…)
Toxic materials remain at old mine sites, says natural resources official
The demolition of deteriorating buildings, the removal of fuel tanks and contaminated soil is just some of the work needed to be completed at two former mine sites on the Baie Verte peninsula.
Those who attended the 22nd Annual Baie Verte Mining Conference on June 12-13 received a progress update from Alex Smith of the Department [...]
The Answer to Growing Metal Scarcity?
Imagine a time when all the easily accessible metals deposits have been exploited and scarcity is pushing prices ever higher. Living standards could be compromised by a lack of vital metals, some countries could begin hoarding reserves as sovereign assets – what would we do? Not a comfortable thought is it and fortunately it is [...]
Friends of Nemaiah Valley president: Prosperity won’t go ahead
David Williams, president of the Friends of the Nemaiah Valley, doesn’t believe the Prosperity Mine project will go ahead.
“I’m going to make a prediction: that mine is not going to be built,” he says.
He says the economic benefits that Taseko Mines Ltd. claims the mine will have doesn’t extend to Nemiah Valley or the people [...]
Toxic Soil in China – The Invisible Pollutant
South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has one of the country’s biggest reserves of arsenic and lead, which are important resources for industry. Due to contamination by unrestricted discharges of mine tailings into the environment and other stresses, it has also been shown to contain soil polluted by a range of poisonous substances.
Soil pollution has [...]
More on the Flambeau Pollution Case
Anti-mining groups say they’re getting ready to sue the state of Wisconsin and a mining company over pollution near a former mine at Ladysmith.
The Flambeau copper and gold mine was open for four years during the 1990s, and stopped mining operations in 1997. The company says the process of reclaiming the land is complete. But [...]
Group claims mining company is polluting nearby stream and river
A group says it plans to sue the Flambeau Mining Company and the DNR unless what it claims are pollution issues are resolved in less than a month.
A lawyer representing the Wisconsin Resources Protection Council says monitoring data shows runoff from the Flambeau Mine is polluting a nearby stream and the Flambeau River. The Flambeau [...]
More on the Coeur-d’Alene Alaskan Tailings Case
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday for Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp by upholding a government permit that will allow the company’s Alaska gold mine to deposit rock waste into a lake on federal land.
In a closely watched environmental case, the justices overturned a U.S. appeals court ruling that had invalidated the permit for Coeur’s [...]
Coeur Applauds Today’s Supreme Court Decision Upholding Kensington Mine Tailings Permit
See previous articles on the legal challenges to this mine’s tailings facility here and here. It looks like there’s no going back – Alaskans are advised to stock up on salmon now while their lakes still support life!
Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation announced today that the United States Supreme Court has released its decision affirming the [...]