Chile permanently closes mining areas connected to giant sinkhole
Santiago, ChileReuters Chile’s mining minister announced on Friday the permanent closure of mining stopes directly related to a giant sinkhole that appeared in the northern part of the country in July. Mining minister Marcela Hernando made the announcement after meeting with union members, mine workers and technical experts studying the sinkhole. A sinkhole is exposed […]
More study needed to explain origin of Chile sinkhole: Lundin unit president
Santiago, Chile Reuters Multiple factors could have caused a sinkhole near a copper mine in Chile owned by Canada’s Lundin Mining, the president of the miner’s local unit said, disagreeing with a government assessment that it was likely responsible for the phenomenon. Chile’s environmental regulator SMA last week issued a series of measure against the […]
In northern Chile, miners ask government to curb crime, robberies
Santiago, Chile Reuters The mining industry in Chile, the world’s largest copper producer, on Tuesday called on the government to take action to stop an “escalation of crime” that has hit operations in the country’s far north. The call comes after the robbery last week of some 500 ounces of gold worth the equivalent of […]
Chile rethinks mine safety after worker deaths and expanding sinkhole
Reuters Chile is taking another look at health in safety in its mines after two workers died on a mining construction project in July and a giant sinkhole more recently opened up near a copper mine. Chile President Gabriel Boric said on Wednesday he wants to ratify an International Labor Organization convention on health and […]
Chilean authorities investigate mysterious large sinkhole near copper mine
Santiago, ChileReuters Chilean authorities started investigating on Monday a mysterious sinkhole about 25 metres in diameter that appeared over the weekend in a mining area in the north of the country. Chilean media showed aerial images of the sinkhole on land operated by a Canadian Lundin Mining copper mine, about 665 kilometres north of capital […]
The Long Read: In Ecuador’s Amazon, Indigenous forest defence gains legal ground
ANASTASIA MOLONEY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, report on the efforts of Indigenous communities to mining and oil development at bay from their lands…
“Appalling” abuse: Australia to push miners to set up register of offenders
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia will push its mining industry to set up a register of sexual harassment perpetrators to help rein in abuse, a cabinet minister said, after a state government report detailed cases of “horrifying” and “appalling” behaviour against women. The inquiry by mineral-rich Western Australia, home to the bulk of the country’s iron ore […]
Hundreds of Indigenous protesters enter Ecuador capital Quito
Quito, EcuadorReuters Hundreds of Indigenous people entered Ecuador’s capital Quito on Sunday, following almost a week of protests against the economic and social policies of President Guillermo Lasso, who has not been able to lift road blocks and violence across the country. Indigenous protesters arrived in trucks, cars, and on foot amid a state of […]
Land rights: Brazil’s Catholic bishops raise their voices against mining on Indigenous land
EDUARDO CAMPOS LIMA, in an article first published on Religion News Service, reports on how Catholic bishops are raising concerns over the damage from mining projects – everything from deforestation to higher rates of murder and sexual assault…
Wow!: Electric scooters for nurses speed up healthcare in Indian mining hub
ANURADHA NAGARAJ, of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how a new state initiative looks to improve access to medical care, particularly for communities impacted by years of mining…