Mining Worldwide
“Il faut qu’Areva paie la facture !” – Interview with Ramatou Solli du GREN
[02/08/2013] [Enseignante, Ramatou Solli est coordinatrice du GREN, Groupe de réflexion et d’action sur les industries extractives au Niger, fondé en 2006 par dix organisations de la société civile nigérienne. De passage en France, elle témoigne….
Read MoreHistoric day as Koongarra is protected from uranium mining
CANBERRA: The Australian Conservation Foundation has warmly welcomed the introduction of federal legislation to permanently protect Koongarra, a distinct and special part of the Kakadu region, from the threat of uranium mining.
Read MoreSOSC Arlit – Press Communiqué on the situation in the mining town
[03/02/2013] French press communiqúé by SOSC (Synergie des organisations de la société civile d’Arlit) and the Federation of Woman from Arlit. In Arlit (northwestern Niger), mining company AREVA has been exploiting Uranium from underground for more than 45 years. This communiqué is about the sanitary situation on the mining sites and the health risks for…
Read MoreManager Magazin: Uranpreise weltweit im Keller
A (german) Report from the Manager Magazine on the War in Mali. It gets interesting on page 2, where Stéphane Lhomme du “Observatoir du nucléaire” calls the relationship between Areva and the Nigerian goverment “perfect colonialism”. On Page 3, there are important insights to be found on the general uranium price, which – contrary to…
Read MorePaladin Energy cuts 110 jobs in Malawi’s Kayelekera mine
As the Nyasa Times reported today, the Australian uranium mining company Paladin Energy has let go 110 employees. This came as a surprise, because in the last quarter of 2012, uranium output of the Kayelekera Mine jumped 20.9 percent.
Read More1,600 tonnes of scrap metal from Areva’s uranium mines in Niger entered the public domain
[21/01/2013] About 1,600 tonnes of scrap metal originating from the uranium mine sites of SOMAÏR in Arlit and COMINAK in Akouta (both subsidiaries of Areva) have been released to the public domain. In September 2012, 1,000 tonnes were spotted at a scrap merchant in Arlit. Monitoring performed by the NGO Aghirin’man (with professional equipment provided…
Read MoreSouthwest Virginia religious leaders speak out against uranium mining
In the ongoing issue of a potential lift of the uranium ban in South Virginia, religious leaders from the area came together to speak out against uranium mining in Pittsylvania County.
Read MoreIf You Love This Planet – Last podcast
After four-and-half-years and 197 programs, If You Love This Planet ended with the broadcast of its last new episode on the week ending December 28, 2012.
Read MoreLHRC urges protection of public from uranium hazards
The Tanzanian government has been advised to put in place a policy, laws and regulations that show how the public, especially those living around uranium mining areas, will be protected against uranium hazards.
Read MoreTanzania launches probe on ‘uranium dust’ rumors
Tanzania has launched a special team of experts to work on rumors that Tanzanian farmers in northern part of the country are using uranium dust as pesticides to preserve cereals and agricultural produce…
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