mining

President Cortizo faces popular rallies against mining deal

Published on: October 20, 2023
17:23

Panama City, Oct 20 (Prensa Latina) Panama’s President Laurentino Cortizo called off on Friday his visit to Mexico for a Migration Summit on Sunday in order to defuse intense popular rallies against a mining deal.

Panama social organizations reject double government intentions

Published on: September 27, 2023
16:12

Panama City, Sep 27 (Prensa Latina) Social organizations rejected Wednesday in an act of protest what they described as double-action speech by the Panamanian Minister of Environment Milciades Concepcion at a regional meeting on human rights in this area.

Panamanian indigenous people on alert against mining contract

Published on: September 18, 2023
07:36

Panama City, Sep 18 (Prensa Latina) Members of the Ngäbe Bugle community announced that they are on permanent alert regarding the contract signed by the Government and the company Minera Panamá, which they consider unconstitutional despite being debated in the Legislature.

Contract between Government and Minera Panamá raises social protests

Published on: September 11, 2023
09:40

Panama City, Sep 11 (Prensa Latina) The ongoing debates in the Panamanian Parliament on the contract signed between the Government and Minera Panamá sparked new demonstrations from social organizations that demand its rejection by the lawmakers.

Angola invests in transportation to support mining

Published on: August 30, 2023
08:29

Luanda, Aug 30 (Prensa Latina) Angola is investing into the Southern Rail Corridor in order to give greater capabilities to the mining industry in the provinces of Cuando Cubango, Huíla, and Namibe, thus allowing the transportation of a larger amount of exports.

Criticism about contract between Government and Minera Panama grows

Published on: March 5, 2023
10:29

Panama City, Mar 5 (Prensa Latina) Criticism is on the rise after the announcement by the President of the Republic, Laurentino Cortizo, about the imminent signing of a controversial contract with Minera Panama company.

Ecuadorian indigenous people to create anti-mining front

Published on: December 23, 2022
00:45

Quito, Dec 23 (Prensa Latina) The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) announced the creation of a front to preserve water reserves against the plan currently promoted by the Government to militarize mining projects.

Lula rules out mining on indigenous lands if he returns to power

Published on: March 10, 2022
13:43

Brasilia, Mar 10 (Prensa Latina) Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva affirmed today that if he returns to power he will not allow mining on indigenous lands in Brazil, as planned by the government of President Jair Bolsonaro.

Angola aspires to best position in diamond extraction worldwide

Published on: February 25, 2022
09:04

Luanda, Feb 25 (Prensa Latina) Angola could become the world's second largest producer of rough diamonds by 2030, according to assessments by the Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Diamantino Azevedo.

Settlements to be relocated in Angola for niobium extraction

Published on: February 7, 2022
09:45

Luanda, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Angola is preparing the relocation of settlements in southern Huila province to begin mining niobium, one of the most sought-after metals at present by the world aerospace and electronics industries.

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