Mining Worldwide
Areva Mine in Niger attacked, 13-50 wounded, attacker is dead
The Somair mine in Niger has been attacked by a suicide bomber. There appear to have been no additional deaths, but the exact number of injured remains unclear. While The Wall Street Journal cites Areva with 13 employees wounded, the german Tagesschau speaks of 50 injured people. The Islamic Movement for Unity and Dschihad in…
Read MoreTime for a nuclear phase-out?
This Article on Le Monde Diplomatique: Time for a nuclear phase-out? by Adam Chimienti shows a well-drawn picture of the situation with nuclear power in the world today. Read about the dawn of the so-called “nuclear renaissance”, the risks, the waste problems, the cover-ups, and the ability of first-world countries to do without nuclear power.
Read MoreForty eight NGOs call for a continuation of the uranium zero tolerance policy in the Danish realm
Forty eight NGOs from all over the world call on the Governments of Greenland and Denmark to continue the uranium zero tolerance policy in the Danish realm. Both governments have recently given notice that they intend to lift the ban on uranium mining in Greenland. Avataq, NOAH Friends of the Earth Denmark and the…
Read MoreKein Uran aus dem Herzen Afrikas – Vortrag Anthony Lyamunda – 25. April 2013
No Peace walk in Arlit, activists protest Nigerian Uranium Policy in Niamey instead
[18/04/2013] The peace walk planned by the SOSC Arlit has been forbidden by the mayor of Arlit. Enclosed is the letter driving that decision, on grounds of “disturbing the social peace”. This has not stopped activists in Niger, however, as there has instead been a demonstration in the capital city of Niamey last Friday.
Read MoreWanderausstellung der Wiener Umweltanwaltschaft über das schmutzige Geschäft des Uran-Abbaus auch vor unserer Haustüre!
Über die dramatischen Konsequenzen des Uran- Abbaus informiert eine neue Wanderausstellung der Wiener Umweltanwaltschaft. Umweltstadträtin Ulli Sima hat diese am 15. April im Gymnasium Parhamerplatz im 17. Bezirk eröffnet: “Wir wollen den Jugendlichen eine bisher vermutlich weniger bekannte alarmierende Facette der Atomkraft aufzeigen – die Folge des Uran-Abbaus, der für den Betrieb von Atomkraftwerken notwendig…
Read MoreThe Bamako Conference Documents
From March 16th – 18th 2012, the conference “Uranium, Health and Environment” took place in Bamako, Mali. Organised by Aracf, IPPNW, AUA² and Uranium Network, the conference focused on informing the public on the dangers of the first uranium mine in Mali. Background information: Documentation of the conference. Documents on the conference. News…
Read MoreSOSC Arlit – To the mayor of Arlit
[16/04/2013] An open letter to the mayor of Arlit by the united NGOs of Arlit, concerning profit shares from the mining business promised to the communities of the Arlit region.
Read MoreSOSC Arlit – Press Release Nr. 4 – Synergy of civil society organizations and AREVA behavior in Arlit, Niger
[24/03/2013] Arlit. The executive office of the Synergy of the civil society organizations with other partners of Arlit, met in the usual room of meetings to discuss on the critical situation and degrading conditions of life in the town of Arlit; which is considered as the lungs of our country economy.
Read MoreInuit Organization documents unbalanced and secretive decision-making on uranium and other mineral extraction in Nunavut
Nunavummiut Makitagunarningit has made a submission to the study on extractive and energy industries in and near indigenous territories being conducted by Prof. James Anaya, the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The submission explains that since it was formed in November 2009, Nunavummiut Makitagunarningit has lobbied the institutions created by…
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