Madagascar presidential aide arrested in London on bribery …
The UK National Crime Agency announced on Monday that the Chief of Staff to Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina was arrested last week and charged with bribery offences. The President's Chief of Staff, named as Romy Andrianarisoa, and Philippe Tabuteau, a French National, "are suspected of seeking a bribe to secure …
NICKEL EXPLORATION – Madagascar laterites attract Diamond Fields
MADAGASCAR - The nickel laterites of Madagascar have drawn another potential nickel producer to the African island. DIAMOND FIELDS INTERNATIONAL of Cape Town, South Africa, is actively exploring the Valozoro nickel deposit, 300 km south of the capital city Antananarivo.
Invest Madagascar Mining – Mining Companies in Madagascar
Madagascar is rich in natural resources, including precious metals, minerals, and gemstones, making it an attractive destination for mining companies.
Diamond Fields and Denham Mining join forces at …
Diamond Fields and Denham Mining join forces at Beravina zircon project in Madagascar MINING Staff Writer | May 17, 2019 | 6:51 am Africa Beravina project in Madagascar.
ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDUSTRIAL …
This research on the Economic Contributions from Industrial Mining in Madagascar was commissioned by the World Bank Energy and Extractive Industry Global Practice from the Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM), at the University of Queensland. The World Bank team, comprised of Mylène Faure, Olivia Rakotomalala
MADAGASCAR : Mining code fails to make it on to the …
Madagascar World Bank's lobbying crucial to mining sector reform. The cabinet has approved a new mining code, the reopening of the mining register and the resumption of gold exports. World Bank lobbying has been a significant factor in those decisions, the institution having made its forthcoming €200m budgetary aid conditional …
Harmful mining continues in Nicaragua despite U.S.
U.S. sanctions imposed in 2022 against Nicaragua's mining industry were supposed to help combat a bloody wave of human rights abuses against local communities. But several years later, some ...
MADAGASCAR : New mining code project sparks political …
International mining firms are protesting against the new code. They say that, together with new taxes on natural resources contained in the 2023 finance law, it will …
How Madagascar is rebooting its mining sector
Madagascar's minerals can be harnessed to revive the nation's ailing economy. The measures required to achieve this are clear, but less clear is the …
Madagascar's New Mining Code Supporting Local and …
sing mining industry, Madagascar has enacted its New Mining Code ('New Code'). Madagascar is rich in mineral resources crucial in supporting the green transition like …
On hazardous mine tailings dams, 'safety first' …
Environmental science and conservation news. ... 'safety first' should be the rule (commentary) ... The destruction caused by irresponsible practices in Madagascar shows how mining companies ...
Brazil's Amazon gold mining to be "stimulated" by …
Brazil's notoriously anti-environmental president has issued a decree instituting a program to stimulate "artisanal" gold mining. This mining is not really done by the small-scale individual ...
Madagascar's biggest mine achieves striking conservation …
Mine officials pledged to completely offset the degradation and clearing of more than 2,000 hectares of natural forest by reducing forest loss at 4 sites in …
Mining Policy Framework Assessment: Madagascar
This report presents the assessment for Madagascar, with a view to: helping the government target their efforts in implementing the MPF; informing capacity-building efforts; and allowing for monitoring of progress over time.
Dentons
Madagascar is rich in mineral resources crucial in supporting the green transition like cobalt and graphite and the New Code represents a foundational step in …
Pan African away in Madagascar
URANIUM hopeful Pan African Mining Corp has had its $US3.92 million exploration program over its four uranium prospects in Madagascar approved by the country's ...
Ambatovy Nickel-Cobalt Project, Madagascar Island
The Ambatovy nickel-cobalt project located in Madagascar is one of the biggest lateritic nickel mining operations in the world.
Conservation news on Madagascar
Environmental science and conservation news. ... Rio Tinto must repair the damage caused by their Madagascar mine (commentary) ... Deforestation-neutral mining? Madagascar study shows it can be ...
Base's management in Madagascar targeting Toliara progress
THE interminable wait for progress at the world-class Toliara opportunity goes on for Base Resources shareholders but with managing director Tim Carstens now in Madagascar meeting with authorities, hope springs eternal.
Madagascar group aims to protect wildlife from stray cats
In the biodiverse forests of Madagascar, stray cats and dogs pose threats to wildlife by hunting and harassing wild animals or transmitting diseases to them.
Madagascar's New Mining Code: The Key to Unlocking Local …
The New Mining Code promotes Madagascar as a mining friendly jurisdiction that is open and welcoming of foreign business, and seeks to balance the …
Madagascar's Ambatovy mine on track to deliver 'no net …
Recent research led by Bangor University found that Sumitomo's Ambatovy cobalt-nickel mine in eastern Madagascar is on track to deliver 'no net loss' of the …
Southern Madagascar emerging as global hub for battery
Recent exploration in Southern Madagascar has identified the Ampanihy structure zone as what could soon become a global hub of battery-suitable graphite.
Rio Tinto must repair the damage caused by their …
Rio Tinto's sprawling Qit Minerals Madagascar (QMM) mining operation is situated in one of the poorest regions of the fifth poorest country in the world.
From exporting coral to restoring reefs, a Madagascar …
ANTANANARIVO — With coral cover declining in Madagascar, Koraï, a Franco-Malagasy startup, has shifted its focus to coral reef restoration from its predecessor's specialization in coral ...
Geoscientific and Mining Information Centre for Madagascar
BPGRM is currently the most comprehensive and complete one-stop-service for geological, geoscientific and mining information, covering the whole of Madagascar. BPGRM offers a full suite of products and services for mining operators, exploration companies, investors, academic researchers and the general prospectors.
Expansion of Ecuador mine risks 'imminent' collapse of waste …
Indigenous Shuar communities and local mayors in southern Ecuador have demanded immediate help in light of the "imminent" potential collapse of a massive dam holding mining waste, set in the ...
"Mining" — News — Philippine Resources Journal
Philippine Resources Journal is the magazine that the key people in the industries of mining, construction, industrial, commentary, company, events and more rely upon news and feature coverage of their business.
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Environmental science and conservation news. ... (commentary) Juliana Nnoko-Mewanu ... 50 years of data show that Madagascar's mangroves are making a comeback.
Madagascar: What happens to villagers when a
When representatives of an Australian mining firm arrived in Ambohitsy Haut village in southern Madagascar, they told residents they wanted to drill holes …
After 150 years of damage to people and planet, Rio
After 150 years of damage to people and planet, Rio Tinto 'must be held to account' (commentary)
A new dawn: could a start-up mentality change Madagascan mining?
As the mining industry shifts, new minerals and jurisdictions come to the fore, and graphite mining in Madagascar is one such area receiving new attention. With a chequered past of foreign investment in its mining sector, could a start-up mentality help usher in a new dawn for Madagascan mining?
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NextSource Materials Inc has been granted a 40-year mining licence by the Madagascar Government for the Molo Graphite Project. The licence does not limit mining to any specific volume, which means that the company will be able to produce as much SuperFlake® graphite concentrate as market demand requires.
Madagascar: Five Largest Mines in 2021
Ambatovy Project in Atsinanana, was the largest mine in Madagascar, producing approximately 4.73 million metric tons per annum (mmtpa) of Run-of-Mine (ROM) and primarily produced nickel (38 thousand tonnes) in 2021. The Ambatovy Project is owned by Sumitomo Corp;Korea Resources Corp, and is due to operate until 2044. The second …
Madagascar: mining licence process map
What is the process for awarding mining rights in Madagascar? What steps must the company and the government follow? These maps provides transparency.
The mine that promised to protect the environment: A cautionary tale
The mining behemoth and its local subsidiary, QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM), invested in studying and assessing the site, its vulnerabilities and riches, and what was at stake.