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Past News Highlights

25 April 2007, Newmont commits to faith-based shareholders to conduct global review of gold mining practices. Source: Mineweb

25 April 2007, US mine firm cleared of pollution. Source: BBC News

17 April 2007, More support for re-negotiating DRC copper mining contracts. Source: Mineweb

10 April 2007, Canadian accord sets ethical mining norms. Source: The Gazette (Montreal)

29 Mar 2007 EU: Chemical pollution: clean surface waters in 2015.  Source: European Parliament. 

29 Mar 2007 Banks Get Ahead by Funding Sustainability Projects. Source: WBCSD.

20 Mar 2007 Market underpins resources sector. Source: miningmhigher grade.

20 Mar 2007 Siberia mine blast deaths hit 78. Source: BBC News

16 Mar 2007 AngloGold in court in June.Source: miningmx  higher grade.

 07 Mar 2007 Gold fails as a safe-haven asset

07 Mar 2007 Fraser Institute Annual Survey of Mining Companies 2005/2006 (.pdf file)

06 Mar 2007 Zim accused of trade in conflict diamonds

05 Mar 2007 Gold hits 6-week low as investors flee

05 Mar 2007 Codelco reached income for US$ 9,215 million in 2006

05 Mar 2007 PDAC committe on corporate responsibility

01 Mar 2007 The London Bullion Market Association released its 2007 Annual Forecast (.pdf file)

05 Feb 2007 London mine giant ups Pebble firm stake

31 Jan 2007 Investing in Uranium Mining - China's Uranium Fever !

22 Jan 2007 Villagers sue BHP Billiton, Ok Tedi

20 Jan 2007 Chamber of Mines wants mineral royalties increased

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Mining and Sustainable Development Series is a new publication of the Mining Policy Research Initiative (MPRI) aimed at contributing to the dissemination of relevant information on key topics on mining and sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Canadians At The Gate - Toby Heaps, Corporate Knights. Details the activities of two Canadian mining companies in Mongolia.

DECOIN - Defensa y Conservacion Ecologica de Intag - website supporting communities against a mining project proposed for the Intag county of Ecuador.

Extracting Promises: Indigenous Peoples, the Extractive Industries and the World Bank - Tebtebba. See also the Indigenous Peoples letter addressed to the World Bank on the Extractive Industries Review.
Understanding Mining Taxation in Canada (PDF 372KB) - Joan Kuyek, MiningWatch Canada, August 2004.
No Rock Unturned: Revitalizing the Economies of Mining Dependent Communities (PDF 344KB) - MiningWatch Canada, August 2003.
Overburdened: Understanding the Impacts of Mineral Extraction on Women’s Health in Mining Communities (PDF 420KB) - MiningWatch Canada, May 2004.
Mining Ombudsman case study on the social and environmental impacts of the Vatukoula Gold Mine in Fiji.
Prior Informed Consent and Mining: Promoting Sustainable Development of Local Communities - Report by the Environmental Law Institute, Oxfam International and Peruvian Society of Environmental Law.
Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development - The Terms of Reference (PDF 56KB) and Draft Rules of Procedure (PDF 60KB) are available for the Forum announced June 2004.
Publish What You Pay - The campaign aims to help citizens of resource-rich developing countries hold their governments accountable for the management of revenues from the oil, gas and mining industries.
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) - Draft Supplement for the Mining and Metals Sector - The draft Supplement to the GRI Guidelines deals with economic, environmental, and social performance indicators specific to the mining, minerals, and metals industry and is available for public comment until August 2004.
Worldwatch Paper #162: The Anatomy of Resource Wars - Michael Renner, October 2002. The paper is now available as a free PDF download from Worldwatch Institute.
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) HIV/AIDS resource document - the reporting resource is aimed at organisations that need to report on their HIV/AIDS performance - including policies and practices - and at stakeholders who require a reputable reporting benchmark to assess organisations' HIV/AIDS performance.
"No Dirty Gold" campaign launched by Oxfam America and Earthwatch/Mineral Policy Center. The Response (PDF 40KB) from the International Council of Mining and Metals (ICMM).
"Striking A Better Balance" - Extractive Industries Review Final Report - The final report of the Extractive Industries Review (EIR). The EIR was established to review and make recommendations to guide the future activites of the World Bank Group in the mining, oil and gas sectors.

Mining Certification Evaluation Project (MCEP) - Information, documents and project updates (latest June 2004). A Working Paper was released for comment.

Australian Standard AS 8003-2003 : Corporate governance - Corporate social responsibility

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WBCSD Case Study - Rio Tinto: Borax Sustainable Development Project
Community Voices: United Outcry Against Mining Greenwash
Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development - Speech by Sir Robert Wilson at the WSSD.
Indigenous Perspectives: The Myth of Sustainable and Responsible Mining - Tebtebba Foundation, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2002.
Partnerships for Sustainabale Development Database - UN DESA - This supercedes the WSSD List of Partnerships. A number of mining related partnerships are documented.
From Rio to Johannesburg: Mining Less in a Sustainable World - Payal Sampat, World Summit Policy Brief #9, Worldwatch Institute, 2002.
UNEP WSSD Industry Sector Reports - Aluminium, Coal, Fertilizer, Iron and Steel, and Oil and Gas
Plan of Implementation for the World Summit on Sustainable Development - Sections of the text directly refer to the minerals, metals and mining sector.
MMSD Final Report - The final report of the Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development (MMSD) project.
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