Newmont / Ghana – Update: arrested activists
Dear friends,
The Lawyer of the arrested activists appealed to the High court in Sunyani for the High Court to overturn the decision of the Circuit Court which committed the 5 activists of WACAM to a Prison sentence for 2 weeks from 30th November and would re-appear before the Circuit Court on 11th of December [...]
JOINT STATEMENT ON THE ARREST OF MR. IBRAHIMA AIDARA OF OXFAM AMERICA AND WACAM ACTIVISTS
The West Africa Regional Governance Advisor of Oxfam America, Ibrahima Aidara was arrested with six other WACAM activists at the Brong Ahafo Regional Police Command at Sunyani on the 27th November 2006, from 12.30 to 16.30, while they were meeting with community people in Yamfo, one of the communities affected by the operations of Newmont [...]
Oxfam America Expresses Concern Over Arrests Near Ghana Mine Site
Newmont Mining Corp./ Ghana:
Oxfam America
On November 27th an Oxfam America staff member and representatives of the Ghanaian NGO Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM) were arrested by local police in the community of Yamfo, Ghana, and detained briefly. They were in Yamfo to discuss community members’ concerns regarding the Ahafo [...]
Newmont Mining Corp./ Ghana
Ghanaweb
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu 11, has commended Newmont Mining Company for putting in strategies to protect the environment and wildlife in its Ahafo operations area.
Newmont Mining Corp. – Negative Impacts – Worldbank under pressure
Thurkishpress.com
The World Bank has come under pressure to justify which non-government organisations charged does little to alleviate poverty and wreaks environmental havoc. (…) The IFC [ World Bank unit that provides loans and equity investments to the private sector] has invested more than 100 million dollars in Newmont Mining Corp’s Yanacocha [...]
Newmont Mining Corp. in Ghana: half as much gold as forecast
www.miningmx.com
“We’d been forecasting upwards of 200,000 ounces by year-end and we will certainly not reach that target,” reported Bloomberg News citing Newmont spokesperson, Mawuena Dumor.
Ein Deutscher bloggt über seine Arbeit bei einer NGO
Ghana-roadrunner
Die angrenzenden Minenarbeiten, fuehrten ueber Jahre hinweg zur Verschmutzung des Grundwassers und somit zur unwiderruflichen Abhaenigkeit von Wasserlieferungen durch die Goldminenfirma. Das dies natuerlich nicht immer reibungslos klappt erwaehne ich hier nur am Rande. Des Weiteren fuehren die Sprennungen des Gesteins zu enormen Erschuetterungen, so dass die Betonwaende der Haeuser Risse bekommen und [...]
Newmont Supplies Community With Polluted Water – just another problem
allAfrica/ Michael Boateng and Clement Boateng
Kenyasi
A DRAFT report of a research conducted by the Center for Environmental Impact Analysis (CEIA) (….)on the Tano and Asuopre rivers and other water bodies around Newmont Ghana Gold Limited’s Ahafo project area has confirmed the presence of faecal pollution in the drinking water sources.
(…) Mr. Samuel Obiri, a Research [...]
Newmont Mining Corp. – structural defects in houses as result of Mining activities
BusinessGhana
Some inhabitants in Kenyasi have alleged that their buildings have developed structural defects as a result of the activities of Newmont Ghana Gold Limited and have vowed to fight for their rights.
Newmont Mining Corp.: Trouble in 3 countries + stock market
Newmont Mining Corp. had weeks full of trouble in Uzbekistan, Ghana and Peru
Rocky Mountain News
Uzbekistan begins criminal investigation against Newmont Mining Corp.
Ghanaweb
In Ghana a Racist Newmont staff is recalled. [A] member of the Management team used inappropriate and culturally insensitive language and inappropriate behaviour in dealing with traditional leaders and with certain Newmont Ghana [...]
Cuba: New adventures for Newmont?
Forbes.com ist thinking about “looser trade restrictions” in Cuba. This would also give mining companies like (…) Newmont Mining new investment opportunities in the world’s third-largest nickel reserves.
Yanacocha: dead farmer
Cajamarca / Newmont: Assiocated press report about the Peruvian Farmer Died From Gunshot Woundand the high number weapons seized from a security contractor.
See also: Demand for jobs as reason for protests
Unsinn – ungestraft oder potenziert?
“Vorbei ist (…) die Zeit, in der die Journalisten von keiner Ahnung getrübt ungestraft den größten Unsinn über das Internet ablassen konnten.” meint der Schockwellenreiter in Bezug auf einen Artikel über Watchblogger und Co. Schön wär´s!! Meine Erfahrungen der letzten Tage lassen mich das Gegenteil glauben. Das Internet potenziert die Macht eines einzelnen Pressemenschen, vor [...]
Demand for jobs as reason for protest? Similar situations in Peru and Ghana
Reuters reported that “Peruvian peasants have taken two mine workers hostage at Latin America’s biggest gold pit, Yanacocha, to demand jobs following protests in which a farmer died. At Atahuallpa Redux a British Student is thinking about this “demand on jobs” and cames to the following conclusion:
This environmental record suggests to [...]
Newmont to abandon Uzbekistan
In June the court of Uzbekistan decided Zarafshan-Newmont JSC should pay USD 48 million of taxes – now Newmont try to sell it´s share and to leave the country. (more information)
More post related to Newmont´s fight against Uzbekistan taxes rules you can find here and here and here.Also MinesandCommunities offer intersting information about this topic.
Blogs – Parte II
Hace poco una amiga me pidió explicarla en detalle que es un Blog. Vimos que un Blog vive de su actualidad, de la interactividad y de compartir informaciones con lo demas.Pero no todos los Blogs te permiten aprovechar de todos los opurtunidades. Asi los Blogs son como los coches … hay rapidos y lentos y [...]
Mining industry isn´t government
Coordinate And Integrate Mining Companies in Local Communities – an -article with information about the “Sustainable Development Forum” in Ghana
Cut of privileges
Newmont and a lot of other companies are losing a lot of privileges in Uzbekistan. As newspapers reported the big mining comany is not longer entitled to tax remissions. More infos: Ferghana.Ru Central Asia Information Agency
Newmont supported by World Bank
To help that Newmont’s environmental and social performance meets international standards, the World Bank will support the mining company in Ghana with more then 120 Dollars. More Information: Reuters.com
Golden PR
NEWMONT / GHANA: The Ghana Institute of Journalism is objecting to a new public relations collaboration between the mining company Newmont Ghana Gold Ltd. and the weekly newspaper “Junior Graphic” to make positive information about gold mining available to children in Ghana. Via: Mines and Communities
Search Terms
Today was a unexpected sucessful day for my little blog. I had more visitors then ever before… No idea why!! I just hope, you found here what you were looking for or got a least a nice input?!!
Terms, people used to find my blog today:
UBICACION TERRITORIAL DE LA MINA YANACOCHANewmont Mining Corp.levantamiento de un proceso+auditoríasistema [...]
Newmont innocent
NEWMONT / GHANA: Regional Police Command has broken its silence on the controversy over the recent security brutalities at Ntotroso that has brought the community and Newmont Gold Ghana Ltd. (NGGL) at loggerheads.allAfrica.com
Investigation into alleged cases of human right violations perpetueted by mining companies
Third World Network Africa :
Mrs Anna Bossman, Acting Commissioner of the Ghana Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), has said that the Commission will carry out an investigation into alleged cases of human rights violations perpetuated by mining companies and state security against people in communities affected by mining. (…)
Individual community [...]
New Mine … new trouble
“The spokesman for the Concern Citizens of Ntotroso, Richard Adjei-Poku, said (…) that the youth of Ntotroso went on a peaceful demonstration in protest of what the NGCL [Newmont Ghana] promised to do for them but some of them were brutalized by a combined team of the police and the military. (…)The spokesman alleged that [...]
Detailled Project information Newmont Ghana
Newmont Ghana Project Information
Newmont involved in accident
Public Agenda reports about Newmont Gold Ghana, Ltd. which sets to start pouring in the beginning of July. The focus of the article is on the really good Public Relation Strategy Newmont is using… ” Mawuena Dumor, Newmont’s Public Relations Officer for Ghana, is welcoming, well-coiffed, and well-prepared for any question our group of 20 [...]
Newmont Vice President about first African project
Mr. William Zisch, Newmont Vice President for Africa and Central Asian: “This is an exciting time for Newmont – producing gold in our first project on the continent of Africa. We are proud of the collective efforts of all those who have enabled us to reach this milestone, particularly the local [...]
Enviromental Protection Agency don´t have enough staff – Newmont Mining Corp. in Ghana
Ghana’s gold production is set to rise to at least 2.6 million ounces in the next four to five years (….)New market entrants such as the world’s largest gold firm Newmont, which is expected to produce 500,000 ounces a year at its Ahafo mine from 2007, and Chirano would contribute to higher production. (…)Mining [...]
Newmont in Ghana – delay in gold pouring
Ghana Web News:
Newmont Ghana Gold has delayed the first gold pouring from its Ahafo mine for another three weeks to allow for adequate plant testing and commissioning, the company’s Communication Manager, Mawuena Dumor has said.
Newmont starts new project in Ghana – NGO have concerns about enviromental monitoring
Newmont Ghana Gold announced Tuesday that production has started at the Ahafo project in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana. (….) several environmental and human rights NGOs have questioned the need for the project, (…)Their concerns have included environmental monitoring, land replacement policies used for displaced landowners, food security for subsistence farmers impacted by [...]
