Metals & Mining
Congo says Angola tailings pollution kills 12, to seek compensation
By Hereward Holland and Helen Reid KINSHASA (Reuters) -The Democratic Republic of Congo will seek compensation from the owners of...
Read moreEight people suffocate at Burkina Faso mine after police fire tear gas
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Eight people suffocated to death when police in Burkina Faso used tear gas against unauthorised gold miners...
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Brazil Supreme Court weighs landmark case on indigenous land rights
By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments for and against a cut-off date for...
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Iamgold suspends convoys to Burkina Faso gold mine after attack
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked a convoy of Iamgold Corp vehicles travelling to the Essakane gold mine in Burkina Faso...
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Yanomami shaman sees tough times ahead for Brazil’s indigenous
By Anthony Boadle and Amanda Perobelli BRASILIA (Reuters) - Shaman Davi Kopenawa, chief of the Yanomami people who live on...
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Nearly 30% of Brazil’s gold exports are illegal, report says
By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - Roughly 28% of Brazilian gold exports in 2019 and 2020 likely came from illegal...
Read morePeruvian bus carrying mining workers plunges into abyss, killing 16
LIMA (Reuters) -A bus in the Peruvian Andes transporting contract workers at MMG Ltd's Las Bambas copper mine plunged off...
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Rio Tinto yet to pay compensation over sacred site destruction
By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Mining giant Rio Tinto is yet to pay compensation to the Aboriginal group whose ancient...
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Brazil’s Munduruku tribe haunted by mercury’s deadly threat
By Jimin Kang (Reuters) - By the time 38-year-old Irene Munduruku was rushed to a hospital in northern Brazil last...
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Sexual harassment rife in mine camps, Western Australian inquiry finds
MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Sexual harassment is rife at mining camps in Western Australia, with firms across the industry reporting multiple complaints...
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Taliban’s return clouds plans for Afghan resource projects
By Tom Daly (Reuters) -China could look to steal a march on wary western nations in developing resource projects in...
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New draft law won’t protect our sites, say Aboriginal groups
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Aboriginal protesters on Thursday sharply criticised revisions to Western Australia's heritage laws, saying that, under the proposed...
Read moreResidents lift blockade near Peru’s Las Bambas copper mine
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Residents near MMG Ltd's Las Bambas copper mine in the Peruvian Andes lifted the...
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Australian Aboriginal groups to get more say over heritage protection
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian Aboriginal groups will be consulted more widely but gain no veto over development projects on their...
Read moreResidents block road near Peru’s Las Bambas copper mine after two-week truce
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Residents near MMG Ltd's Las Bambas copper mine in the Peruvian Andes have blocked...
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Human rights claims undermine China’s investment abroad, report finds
(Reuters) - China's efforts to be seen as a responsible investor overseas are at risk from high rates of human...
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Biden offers ‘safe haven’ to Hong Kong residents in U.S. after China crackdown
By Michael Martina, Ted Hesson and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Thursday offered temporary "safe haven" to...
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Peru’s new leftist president prioritizes China ties during early days in office
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - In his first week in office, Peru's new left-wing administration under President Pedro Castillo...
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Ukraine court returns to state ownership tycoon’s stake in titanium plant
KYIV (Reuters) - A Ukraine court ruled that a titanium and magnesium plant 49% owned by Ukrainian tycoon Dmytro Firtash...
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For Beirut blast survivor leaving Lebanon, every day is Aug. 4
By Yara Abi Nader and Imad Creidi BEIRUT (Reuters) - For Beirut blast survivor Shady Rizk, time has stopped since...
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