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A Look into DR Congo's Tin & Tantalum Mines
2014-03-31 00:15:33| About Metals
The mineral wealth possessed by the Democratic Republic of Congo, while undeniably attractive to foreign investors, has been a taboo topic for many years. Congolese minerals, particularly tantalum, tin, gold, copper, cobalt and tungsten, have drawn the ire of international organizations who link the mining and sale of these ores to corruption, warlords and conflict that has afflicted the country for years....Read Full Post
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From mines to megawatts: The promise of 'conflict-free Big Solar'
2014-03-14 11:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Arizona startup Green Energy Storage wants to transform an abandoned open-pit copper mine 45 miles south of Phoenix into a large-scale solar power and pumped-hydro storage facility. Although still in the early days of development, the project, first pitched to federal energy regulators two weeks ago, could become a model for conflict-free Big Solar. After all, contaminated former industrial sites and other degraded lands represent a relatively untapped opportunity for developers to steer clear...
India's SAIL-led group doing due diligence on coal mines abroad
2014-02-14 19:59:55| Steel - Topix.net
Steel Authority of India Ltd , India's second-biggest steelmaker, said its coal joint venture with four other Indian firms was in advance stages of due diligence on purchases of mines abroad, with no limit set on its investment.
Dodge Global Network Gathers and Mines Big Data for Construction Business Intelligence
2014-02-12 18:55:09| ENR.com: Headline News
Subscribers are transitioning to a new technology platform that facilitates role-specific searches about project and product opportunities
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Worlds Poorest Suffer From Radioactive Sickness as Areva Mines for Uranium
2014-01-24 22:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: More than 60 percent of Niger`s population lives on less than $1 per day, and even more have no electricity. Still, French company Areva keeps contaminating those residents and their environment while mining away for uranium--one of the few resources the world`s poorest country still has. Areva has operated in northern Niger for four decades, according to Keith Slack, the global program manager of Oxfam America`s Extractive Industries team. The French government owns about 80 percent of the...
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