Citizens of Golakoneh District in Grand Cape Mount County have issued several conditions that must be met by concession companies that intend to carry out mining in their district.
According to the citizens of La_Joy, Jawejei Marvoh, King Joy and Diablo Clans, which are the major areas with huge deposits of gold and diamond have not […]
The world’s biggest mining companies, hungry for metals increasingly tapped out in developed countries, are plunging into risky new terrain. Mining executives are setting up operations in some of the most violent, politically turbulent places, like the Tenke Fungurume copper and cobalt mine Phelps Dodge approved here in December.
Expatriate homes for the Tenke staff have […]
In a petition to be presented to the Commission later this month, the victims, led by representatives of national and international networks and human rights and extractive industry advocacy NGOs from Cameroon, Ghana, Liberia, The Gambia, and Zambia will urge the ACHPR commissioners to take a serious view of the destructive activities of some mining […]
In November 2005, the erstwhile National Transitional Government of Liberia (NTGL), headed by Gyude Bryant, entered into a “Mineral Development Agreement” (MDA) with the world’s largest steel company for mining of iron ore in Yekepa, Nimba County, formerly mined by the Liberia American Mining Company (LAMCO) that folded as a consequence of the Liberian civil […]
In March 2007, a severe tropical storm raked and disrupted normal life for the people of Ganta in Northern Liberia. The storm left scores of people severely injured, and destroyed close to 200 residential homes, offices, schools, and a hospital building. Indeed, the people of Ganta definitely deserve special care and attention for this great […]
Oil exploration in Liberia has for many decades appeared a folktale, with the population informed about the presence of the mineral on its shore, specifically the belt along Rivercess County, while under given circumstances those in the echelon of government have not been specific about the issue.
A year ago, Liberian experts in the mining sector […]
Cotton & Western Mining, Inc. Robert L. Cotton, President & C.E.O. of Cotton & Western Mining, Inc., stated today that, “The front-page story published in the New Democrat News Paper, Monrovia, Liberia, was not only incorrect but also presented misleading information to its Liberian readers.” The headline for the story read, “Bong Mine’s 300,000 Tons […]
Chinese President Hu Jintao unveiled a package of investment and debt relief as he brought his Africa tour to Zambia, a visit clouded by tensions and high security amid anti-Chinese sentiment.
His route from the airport into the capital Lusaka was tightly guarded with hundreds of armed paramilitaries surrounding the pro-opposition University of Zambia in case […]
When China signed trade deals worth $1.9bn with African countries last November, without any conditions on reforms and human rights, a German development official warned Africans they risked becoming Chinese subjects.
“Our African partners really have to watch out that they will not be facing a new process of colonisation,” Karin Kortmann, Parliamentary State Secretary at […]
The Government of Liberia and Arcelor Mittal - the world`s largest steelmaker - have agreed a revised mining development deal that will help boost the company`s output of iron ore.
The new deal replaces a deal signed by Mittal, prior to its merger with Arcelor, with the previous unelected government in 2005.
Arcelor Mittal`s activities, which had […]