Mining Worldwide
Presserklärung zum Nuclear-Free Future Award 2014
„Das Uran muss in der Erde bleiben“ Am gestrigen Abend wurde im Alten Rathaussaal in München der Nuclear-Free Future Award 2014 feierlich verliehen. Die Preisträger – Golden Misabiko aus der Demokratischen Republik Kongo, Aileen Mioko Smith aus Japan, Joseph Laissin Mailong aus Kamerun sowie Edmund Lengfelder und Hans Schuierer aus der Oberpfalz – waren sich…
Read MoreBerliner Regisseur Joachim Tschirner bekam den Yellow Oscar in Berlin ueberreicht
International Uranium Film Festival Berlin verlaengert bis zum 4. Oktober Der deutsche Regisseur Joachim Tschirner wurde gestern in Berlin fuer die neue Kurzfassung seines Films YELLOW CAKE mit dem Yellow Oscar, dem Preis des Internationalen Uranium Film Festivals ausgezeichnet.
Read MoreUranium Mining and Hydrogeology at Bergakademie Freiberg
On September 22-23, uranium-network.org attended the international conference “Uranium Mining and Hydrogeology” at the renowned mining university Bergakademie Freiberg. We had an information booth up and running to demonstrate our concerns for global uranium mining and exploitation. We also listened to some interesting presentations during the conference.
Read MoreOperations shutdown at McArthur River Uranium Mine
As Cameco has announced last week, operation at the McArthur River Uranium mine have been shut down due to labor disputes. Uranium business insiders have predicted a “good” impact on the global uranium market, because with the leading producing unit shut down, demand for uranium should increase worldwide. According to uraniuminvestingnews, this has not happened…
Read MoreWHC declares Selous Game Reserve endangered World Heritage site
On its June 2014 session, the World Heritage Committee (“WHC”) put the Selous Game Reserve on the list of endangered World Heritage sites. We had reported repeatedly about the conflict uranium exploration and plans for uranium mining as well as other exploration activities in the area have caused.
Read MoreAnti-Uranium activist Saiku Chaki murdered
Justice in India is fragile when it comes to the topic of anti-uranium protesting. Saiku Chaki, a senior activist and Ex UCIL-employee, was murdered in his home in the UCIL Turamidh colony. The police filed a case against 25 named and 300 unnamed persons for assembling at the police station when the body was taken…
Read MoreNuclear power is fading worldwide
According to a report from Vox magazine, global use of nuclear power is decreasing since the Fukushima incident. Only 31 countries are still operating nuclear power plants.
Read MoreProblems with water at Cigar Lake uranium mine
Some of the work at Cigar Lake uranium mine in Saskatchewan is on halt, because the freezing technique used to keep the water out of the mining area is not giving the desired results. Source: Globalnews.
Read MoreSpeaking notes of Grand Chief Dr. Matthew Coon Come Presentation to the BAPE
This is a transcript of the speech held by Grand Chief Dr. Matthew Coon Come in front of the BAPE commission in Montreal on the topic of uranium exploitation in Cree territory.
Read MoreFairtrade in Gronau – Ein Kommentar von Frank Zimmermann
In der Fairtrade-Szene kursiert ein afrikanisches Sprichwort: „Wenn viele kleine Leute an vielen kleinen Orten viele kleine Dinge tun, können sie das Gesicht der Welt verändern.“ Eine schöne Botschaft, die allen Mut macht, die angesichts der täglichen Katastrophenmeldungen aus aller Welt das Gefühl haben, bei sich vor der Haustür sowieso nichts ändern zu können. …
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