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Post by wanyee on Jul 23, 2012 3:25:25 GMT 3
"All those natural resources that the government wants to open up for development, First Nations have to be dealt with. It's time that that happened."--- Atleo warns premiers, Ottawa to include First Nations in national energy planThursday, July 19, 2012 By Heather Scoffield, The Canadian PressTORONTO - Neither Canada's premiers nor the federal government should think they can forge a national energy policy without First Nations at the table as an equal partner, says the newly re-elected national chief of the Assembly of First Nations. A reinvigorated Shawn Atleo is heading to Halifax next week to meet with the premiers — his first major foray since winning a second three-year term in a divisive contest that saw harsh criticism of Atleo's co-operative approach to politics. With chief after chief urging him to stand up for a larger First Nations share of Canada's natural resource wealth, Atleo heads into the Council of the Federation meeting with an unshakable mandate to demand a spot at the table. "This government, every government, must deal with First Nations as full partners," Atleo said Thursday, the day after his third-ballot win at the AFN's general assembly in Toronto. "All those natural resources that the government wants to open up for development, First Nations have to be dealt with. It's time that that happened." The premiers are expected to discuss moving ahead with a national energy strategy piloted by Alberta that would form a common approach to developing, marketing and sustaining energy resources. The Western premiers are already backing the vision put forward by Alberta's Alison Redford, who was in Toronto earlier this week meeting with Ontario counterpart Dalton McGuinty in order to push her plan. Ontario's backing is not guaranteed, however: the province balked at Alberta's plan a year ago over the West's insistence that oilsands were "sustainable." McGuinty said Thursday that he and Redford have found a way to clear the air. "I think we have found a lot of common ground, and among other things, we are determined to ensure that Ontarians understand that they have a vested interest in the continuing growth and prosperity of Alberta, just as Albertans have a vested interested in the continuing growth and prosperity of Ontarians," McGuinty said. "We need to recognize that we need to work together to develop our energy capacity here in Canada." Momentum towards a national plan is coming from Ottawa too. A Conservative-led Senate committee put forward a plan Thursday for a national approach to energy, calling it an urgent priority if Canada is to keep its competitive edge. The committee urged governments at all levels to come together quickly and make sure they were not stepping on each other's toes or standing in each other's way in developing natural resources. The report envisions shipping Canada's oil east as well as through the West, all the while developing mega-projects in hydro and investing in renewable fuels. The report does not, however, address climate change — prompting criticism from Greenpeace and other environmentalists. And when it comes to First Nations, the report recognized the frustration felt by business and First Nations alike over unclear processes and timelines around consultation and resource exploitation. But the senators stopped short of making a commitment to make First Nations equal partners in negotiations. "It's important that First Nations not simply be an afterthought," said Atleo. He pointed out that Canada had signed on to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which gives First Nations the right to "free, prior and informed consent" on anything to do with resource development. None of Canada's processes fully respect that right, and the federal government's recent overhaul of environmental assessment and fisheries regulations are a further setback that First Nations won't accept, he added. Backed by increasingly restless chiefs who see natural resource wealth as their rightful ticket to prosperity, Atleo warned politicians at all levels that his people are ready to play hardball if they are not accepted as true partners. Indeed, the Assembly of First Nations took a step in that direction Thursday when they passed a resolution backing an eviction of mining companies in northern Ontario's Ring of Fire metals deposit. Several chiefs met with the Ontario government on Wednesday to ask for a moratorium on work in the Ring of Fire area so that they could be properly consulted on the way forward, well before operations actually begin. "You don't do it after. You do it prior," said Chief Sonny Gagnon of the Aroland First Nation. Chiefs also want government funding to pay for their own experts to examine the effects of the mining development. Their requests were rejected, Gagnon said. So the next step is to make good on an eviction noticed issued earlier this month, giving companies a month to leave or else face a blockade. The AFN backed this approach in their resolution on Thursday. "Right now, we're being bullied by a mining company, a giant mining company in a desperate province," said Chris Moonias, a band councillor from the Neskantaga First Nation. Companies, too, have had enough. Earlier this week, the country's top chief executives released a report for premiers asking them to make aboriginal peoples full partners in resource talks, and fund them so they can participate in a meaningful way. "This is where First Nations will take our rightful place," Atleo said. "We will shape a future and a vision, which is about not being opposed to development, but not being supportive of development at any cost. And also with an eye to the environment, the waters, the lands and the air." SOURCE: www.timescolonist.com/mobile/news/national-news/Army+struggles+with+shortage+Arctic+parkas+tents+heaters/6600631/story.html --- Tiomin contract is manipulative, argues Reform GroupWritten By:Emmanuel Kola Posted: Tue, Sep 11, 2007The Coalition for Constitutional Reforms, Kenya (CCR-Kenya) wants Canadian Mining Company, Tiomin Resources Incorporated, to discontinue plans for titanium mining in Kwale, Coast Province. CCR-Kenya and its partners say the contract agreement under which Tiomin Resources has been operating is based on the exploitative free entry system. The pro-reform body says the system is a dominant means through which mineral rights are usually granted to mining companies in most countries. It gives the miner's the exclusive right to people-owned mineral substances from the surface to unlimited extension downwards. Consequently, CCR-Kenya is calling on the company to initiate a departure process through which they can be justly compensated any fees they paid to landowners. The pro-reform body says titanium deposits in Kwale should be left to the Kenyans to help local processing industries and not handed over to a private company for export without processing. CCR-Kenya plans to launch a nationwide campaign on Wednesday against Tiomin's mining activities in Kwale. Signatures are being collected from members for a petition to the Government. SOURCE: www.kbc.co.ke/story.asp?ID=44907
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Post by wanyee on Aug 13, 2013 2:17:53 GMT 3
My apologies for double-posting the article below, previously posted by Omundu -http://jukwaa.proboards.com/thread/8594/sad-joke-mining-kenya-mine (Aug 5, 2013 at 8:14am). Kenya acts to get a bigger share of mineral resourcesMon, Aug 05 11:24 AM EDTSOURCE: mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSL6N0G61T520130805?irpc=932
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Post by wanyee on Aug 14, 2013 8:49:04 GMT 3
After HudBay ruling, Canadian firms on notice over human rights PENNY COLLENETTE Special to The Globe and Mail Published Wednesday, Jul. 24 2013, 10:23 AM EDT Last updated Wednesday, Jul. 24 2013, 10:27 AM EDT For years, activist lawyers and legal academics have searched for a way in which to hold corporations who have a head office in one country, but who operate in other countries, often through subsidiaries, accountable for illegal acts in the host nation. Victims were often bounced from country to country in an attempt to find a hearing. And at the end of the day, after years of legal wrangling and time wasted in courts, many settlements came about at the last minute. The agony of “forum shopping” may have produced some settlements but rarely was there a finding of guilt, or a sense of justice. On Monday, Ontario Superior Court Justice Carole Brown ruled that claims for rapes and murder in Guatemala against Canadian mining company HudBay Minerals can proceed to trial in Canada. This precedent-setting decision puts Canadian companies on notice that they will have to be much more vigilant about their actions overseas. Hudbay, like other corporations before, had argued in court that corporate head offices could not be held responsible for harms at their subsidiaries but the judge disagreed, saying that the claims could not be dismissed. Murray Klippenstein, the Toronto lawyer for the 13 plaintiffs who accuse HudBay of murder and gang-rape stated “There will now be a trial regarding the abuses committed in Guatemala, and this trial will be in a courtroom in Canada a few blocks from HudBay’s headquarters…we would never tolerate these abuses in Canada, and Canadian companies should not be able to take advantage of broken-down or extremely weak legal systems in other countries to get away with them there.” Judicial decisions often act as markers, sometimes nudging society along to change systems and values in order to ideally reflect a search for justice. Sadly, our global world today still denies justice to many of the most vulnerable, making a mockery of our global system of corporate law. Illegal acts can involve child labour and unsafe working conditions, as we saw in the terrible Rana Plaza tragedy in Bangladesh. Illegal acts can involve beatings, rape and murder to citizens of poorly governed countries, committed by security forces (often hired by mining companies). These illegals acts can involve environmental degradation and loss of jobs. One has only to think of BP’s initial and pathetic attempt to cast the Deepwater Horizon spill as a small problem. Aside from violence, these acts can also involve bribery and fraud. Canadians were ashamed and embarrassed to discover that one of our corporate jewels, SNC-Lavalin, was allegedly participating in such a way in Libya. Stymied by questions of extra territoriality and deference to the sovereignty of a state, not to mention the existence of complicated shell companies which prevents “piercing the corporate veil,” courts also struggled to find the appropriate venue for victims of these egregious crimes. If a company has a head office in Vancouver, which is carrying out a mining business in Nigeria but contracted out the security for the mine from a Dutch company, and allegations of human rights are made in Nigeria, where should the trial be held? In all of the legal battles and fights over decades, one voice has been very silent: The voice of corporate leadership, especially in Canada. Sara Seck, an associate professor at Western University, also points out that it’s not only management who should be concerned. Corporate directors should also be involved because this type of litigation and attention can directly impact the ability of any project to benefit investors, a point that is underscored in the new book Just Business by John Ruggie of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Canadians are demanding more accountability, responsibility and transparency from our political institutions. Can we not expect the same values from our corporations? Are we ready for global prime time corporate leadership or will we just be silent partners? The claims in the HudBay case have yet to be proved and the decision may be appealed, but a door that has been so firmly shut to so many victims has finally been opened in Canada. SOURCE: www.theglobeandmail.com/commentary/after-hudbay-ruling-canadian-firms-on-notice-over-human-rights/article13386168/#dashboard/follows/[/div]--- See also:Breakthrough Regarding Legal Liability of Canadian Mining Corporations for Abuses Overseas SOURCE: rightsaction.org/action-content/breakthrough-regarding-legal-liability-canadian-mining-corporations-abuses-overseas
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Post by wanyee on Feb 28, 2014 18:59:14 GMT 3
Focus on royalties misses true value of mining industryUpdated Monday, February 24th 2014 at 23:20 GMT +3
By Cliff Otega Kenya: The Mining cabinet secretary Najib Balala was the chief guest at the ceremony marking Base Titanium Limited’s first commercial shipment in Likoni earlier this month. This is a major milestone for the country, but unfortunately news articles reporting the success story were clouded by the continued issues surrounding royalty rates. The industry is bigger than just royalties and ordinary Kenyans need to start thinking beyond this. Mining is big business globally. The top 40 largest listed mining companies by market capitalisation around the globe reported revenues of $731 billion in 2012 (approximately 18 times Kenya’s 2012 GDP). Most of this revenue is spent on the supply chain (goods and services) and social programmes. So how does the average Kenyan get involved? Secure jobs Of course, the most obvious avenue is jobs. Modern mining is more capital than labour intensive so while the lucky few will get good quality, long term jobs, it is unlikely that mining will absorb a huge number of our workforce directly, particularly our youth. However, to secure the jobs that will be created, we need to focus on education. The industry requires well trained engineers, geologists, health and safety specialists, heavy equipment drivers, mine accountants and so on. This is the time for our youth to consider these careers so that they are well positioned when mining companies come calling. Our institutions need to be at the forefront of this training. For example, the Taita Taveta University College has taken steps to meet this demand with courses such as its Mining and Mineral Processing Engineering Programme but we need greater access to this education across the country. Biggest impact The greatest impact of the industry will be in the economic development stimulated by capital and operational spending by mining companies. These companies will require billions of shillings worth of supplies in the years to come. Food, chemicals, medical services, protective equipment, transport, accommodation, construction and maintenance services will all be required to keep plants operational. Kenyans are renowned for their entrepreneurial spirit. Rather than clamour only for jobs and distribution of royalties, why not position ourselves to receive the largest piece of the pie, which is the expenditure on goods and services? It is a sad truth that in many African countries with substantial mining industries, local populations are woefully underrepresented in the mining services industry yet this sub-sector is a far bigger employer than mining companies themselves. Now is the time to analyse the needs of exploration and production companies and create local capacity to deliver. South Africa has developed a mining services industry that is second to none on the continent and is a good model to emulate. Third, who says that home grown Kenyan companies and individuals cannot become large scale mining companies themselves? Rather than wait to enforce indigenous participation in foreign owned corporations (such as recent measures in Zimbabwe) with predictably disastrous results, we can foster tomorrow’s Kenyan miners today. To achieve this, we need to shed the get rich quick mentality. Reaping rewards from mining takes time – up to 15 years. It is also capital intensive. Our banks and other financial institutions need to come to the party by developing products to support the industry. All risks, including the dreaded exploration risk can be mitigated so that is not an excuse not to participate. Our fiscal policies can also assist this indigenous participation. For example, individual Canadian investors can obtain a tax credit based on their investment in shares of mineral exploration companies. Non-productive No wonder Canada has a world class mining industry! Perhaps some of the billions spent on real estate by pension funds and individuals, particularly non-productive land holdings, could be diverted to mining through co-operatives or stock exchange listings? Considering that mining’s contribution to GDP is set to double with just one additional mine this year, the sector is obviously ripe for investment. Finally, a word on royalties – the current buzzword. This is basically an industry knowledge challenge and I will use gold mining as an example. Gold production and sales are measured in ounces. During the 1st half of 2013, Africa Barrick Gold (ABG), which mainly operates in Tanzania, publicly reported an average gold selling price of $1,366 per ounce. A cursory glance at the business pages would indicate that this price is worrying many gold producers. Why would this be so? This is because there is a substantial cost to producing that ounce. The headline cost (or the “cash cost”) for ABG in the same period was $879, consisting of direct costs such as equipment, fuel, salaries and logistics. However, there is a more comprehensive measure referred to as the “all in sustaining cost” which was $1,416 during that period indicating that the company is actually losing $50 on every ounce! This cost includes “cash costs” plus corporate administration costs, taxes, royalties and capital reinvestment. This indicates that any cost increases would threaten the company’s viability, including jobs, future investment and local expenditure. The economics of mining are central to the royalty debate. Our mining industry’s potential could be transformational, but future generations will only thank us if we build the appropriate foundation for that transformation now. The writer is a Nairobi-based mining consultant. SOURCE: standardgroup.co.ke/?articleID=2000105463&story_title=focus-on-royalties-misses-true-value-of-mining-industry&pageNo=1
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Post by podp on Mar 2, 2014 22:21:43 GMT 3
And it is here that Mr Prince’s Kenyan connection comes in. DVN Holdings has now acquired a local aviation company to provide logistics services to Kenya’s nascent oil and gas industry. He has bought a 49 per cent stake in Kilifi-based Kijipwa Aviation in hopes of getting a slice of Kenya’s “black gold” through provision of passenger and freight services to multinational oil and mining companies transporting staff to remote areas such as Lokichar and Lokichoggio and other locations in East Africa. The transaction valued his stake at Kijipwa at Sh1.9 billion and was paid for in a cash and share swap deal that earned Mr Prince a 15.3 per cent stake in DVN Holdings and board chairmanship. www.nation.co.ke/news/Prince-of--terror---Should-Kenya-be-at-all-worried-/-/1056/2227304/-/hsmhbwz/-/index.htmlwhat happens when to titanium that is now being shipped out periodically we add oil, gas and what else to bring in the mercenaries?
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Post by wanyee on Apr 20, 2016 21:31:16 GMT 3
Wave of foreign lawsuits against local miners hits Canadian courts: Human rights groups are backing several claims against firms operating in Guatemala, Eritrea www.madaraka.net/?p=1428
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Post by wanyee on Jun 14, 2016 13:43:06 GMT 3
Miner and villagers to meet over compensation Daily Nation, 9th June 2016 By Farouk Mwabege
A lobby group has backed residents of Miembeni, Msambweni sub-county who are engaged in a compensation tussle with Base Titanium, saying they deserve to be given a fair deal. HAKI Africa Executive Director Hussein Khalid said the compensation offered by the mining company was too little. A meeting to address the issue will be held today and will be chaired by county commissioner Kutswa Olaka.
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Post by wanyee on May 29, 2017 0:19:20 GMT 3
Stop lying about Kwale land, mineral issues, President tells former minister KWALE, 25 MAY 2017, (PSCU) — President Uhuru Kenyatta cautioned a former minister vying for the governorship of Kwale not to lie to the people about land and mineral issues in the county. President Kenyatta said Chirau Mwakwere should be the last person to pretend that he cares about the interest of locals in regard to land and minerals. The President, who spoke at Lunga Lunga near the Kenya Tanzania border, said it was Mwakwere who signed away the rights of the people when he was the minister in charge of environment. He said Mwakwere should respect himself and stop making unfounded claims about the Jubilee leadership. “He has been going round and claiming that Salim Mvurya (Kwale Governor) joined Jubilee to steal the resources of Kwale people,” said the President. “Stop the propaganda because we can expose you easily since we have your records. Do not forget that we have all the records of all previous governments and we know what you are,” added the President. President Kenyatta, Deputy President William Ruto, Govenor Mvurya and other leaders who spoke during a rally at Lunga Lunga described Mwakwere as an ungrateful person. After the people of Kwale rejected Mwakwere as Senator in 2013, President Kenyatta appointed him as an ambassador to Tanzania. The President said it was Mwakwere and former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka who signed away mining rights without considering the welfare of the people of Kwale. When President Kenyatta came into power, the Government had to cancel one of the contracts issued illegally to a company to exploit the minerals of Mrima Hills. The Deputy President accused those in the opposition of being responsible for putting the interest of the people in jeopardy while pretending to care about them. “Minerals will not be taken from Kwale County without the due process being followed and without taking into consideration the interest of the people,” said the DP. The two leaders said the Jubilee Government has worked for the people of Kwale wholeheartedly. They spoke after launching the construction of the Lunga Lunga to Vanga road, which perennially posed transport challenges for area residents. Kenya National Union of Teachers Chairman Mudzo Nzili spoke at the rally and cautioned the opposition against creating false narratives about the education sector. He said there have been attempts to make false claims that some schools have not received funding from government. He said such reports are unfounded and any institution with a problem should contact the union or reach the Educaion Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi. Mr Nzili also rejected attempts by the opposition to create similarly false stories about the TSC not implementing the CBA with teachers. “I want all peace loving Kenyans and even the politicians who like threatening Kenyans with chaos that the CBA is being implemented,” said Mr Nzili. Governor Mvurya and his deputy Fatuma Achani also criticised Mwakwere for being hypocritical. The Governor said the land where the Kwale County Assembly is being constructed was recovered from the former minister and it surprises him that he has the audacity to point fingers at other people. Ms Achani said the former minister was rejected by the people of Kwale before and he will face the same fate this time. Lunga Lunga MP Khatib Mwashetani said the people of Kwale have benefited from the development initiatives of the Jubilee Government. “If there is one constituency that has benefited from the development initiatives of Jubilee it is Lunga Lunga and that is why we have decided to rally behind you,” said the MP. The Governor and Mr Mwashetani said more than 70 percent of the people in Kwale will vote for Jubilee. SOURCE: www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2017/05/stop-lying-kwale-land-minerals-president-tells-former-minister-mwakwere/www.madaraka.net--- See also: Mwakwere, Base Titanium clash over 35% share rule Jan. 16, 2013, 12:00 am By SOLOMON KIRIMI Environment and Natural Resources minister Chirau Ali Mwakwere has issued a three week notice to all foreign mining companies to cede 35 per cent shareholding to locals or loose their mining rights. Mwakwere specifically singled out Base Titanium which operates in his Kwale County backyard threatening to revoke its mining lease over its demands that the new regulation should be applied according to the law which says it can not apply retrospectively. “I will revoke Base Titanium’s license among others who will not have complied or given a concrete implementation plan, to this ministry,” Mwakwere said. But Base Titanium contends that they are not subject to the new regulation although they cautiously welcome it. "From a legal perspective, the regulation can only be applied as a condition of a mining lease issued after the date on which the regulation was introduced, consequently it cannot legally be applied to the Kwale Project," said Base Titanium resources managing director Tim Carstens. "As it stands, there is no mechanism for transparent participation by mwananchi, inevitably concentrating any investment opportunity within a privileged few". Mwakwere was reacting to reports that the attorney general Githu Muigai had given an opinion to effect that only new licensees will be affected by the new rule. “No one can revoke, vary or amend the rule except myself, parliament, the president or the courts,” Mwakwere said. “I am afraid if they are getting false promises from any other office other than mine”. He said 95 per cent of foreign miners have come up with implementation plans to comply. Carstens said Base Titanium fully supports NSE's introduction of the Growth Enterprise Market Segment through which Kenyans can fairly access the company's shares. "We presented a four year road map to comply with the regulations, through listing at the NSE once the security over our shares is released in the next four years," said Carstens. Existing mining companies have been given room to decided how and when they cede a third of their equity to locals. According to Mwakwere, the demand for not less than 35 per cent of local equity holding in foreign mining firms, was to correct past mistakes that amount to freely giving away irreplaceable natural resources, which he said amount to economic sabotage. He cited clauses in the government's agreement with Tiomin in 2006, under which Base Titanium resources is operating which exempts it from all taxes, levies or cess by the government or local authorities throughout their operation period. SOURCE: www.the-star.co.ke/news/2013/01/16/mwakwere-base-titanium-clash-over-35-share-rule_c726518--- Related: Huge victory for Kenya’s Ogiek as African Court sets major precedent for indigenous peoples’ land rights SOURCE: www.madaraka.net/?p=1795
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Post by wanyee on Jun 28, 2017 21:56:24 GMT 3
Base Titanium Limited was issued with a “Special Prospecting Licence” (No. 173) on 26th May 2016 under the old Mining Act – six days after the new Mining Act had been gazetted, and a day before the new Act came into effect. Read more: www.madaraka.net/?page_id=1644
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Post by wanyee on Jul 8, 2017 16:21:12 GMT 3
RELATED (Re: Licencing Irregularities): Acacia could lose Tanzania mines Alex Hamer, 12th June 2017, 14:44 The second Tanzanian investigative committee has said Acacia Mining (LN:ACA) has no legal right to be operating in the country and owes the country tens of billions of US dollars in taxes and royalties. President John Magufuli launched two committees in March at the same time as banning gold and copper concentrate exports. The first committee reported last month and said Acacia was exporting 10 times more gold than it declared, which the miner said would make its Bulyanhulu and Buzwagi gold mines the biggest in the world. Magufuli said the second committee had found something even more damaging. “Acacia Gold Mining is operating in the country illegally because it has not been registered by the Business and Registration Licensing Agency,” he said according to The Citizen newspaper. From the numbers given by Acacia – that it owes Tanzania tens of billions of dollars – it seems the second committee has followed on from the first committee’s workings. That committee checked 277 containers bound for shipping that were holding gold and copper concentrate and said there was 250,000 ounces of gold in them, compared with Acacia’s stated 26,000oz. The new report said Acacia could lose control of its three mines in the country, including North Mara. “Since Acacia Mining plc has no registration or legal recognition in Tanzania, it does not qualify for a licence, to dig or to do business in mining,” a translation of the Swahili report (see attachment) said. The committee also said it had underpaid taxes for years, according to an Acacia press release. “The second committee has alleged that Acacia has under-declared revenues and tax payments over a number of years by tens of billions of US dollars,” the company said. “As a result, it has made a series of recommendations including the payment of outstanding taxes and royalties, re-negotiation of large-scale mineral development agreements, government ownership in the mines, and the continuation of the export ban.” “Acacia strongly refutes these new unfounded accusations. We have always conducted our business to the highest standards and operated in full compliance with Tanzanian law.” The concentrate export ban in March blocked hundreds of concentrate containers leaving Tanzania and the miner has since built up major stockpiles. It has continued to export gold doré but cash supplies have been hit as it loses US$1 million a day in revenue and is spending around $15 million a month extra because of the ban, CEO Brad Gordon said earlier this month. The possibility of suspending Bulyanhulu, as Gordon floated, would be rendered moot if the government accepts the committees finding and decides Acacia has no right to continue mining. Acacia’s share price was down 10% on the news from morning trading, to £2.72 (US$3.45) per share. SOURCE: www.mining-journal.com/financeinvestment/politicstrade/acacia-could-lose-tanzania-mines/
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Post by wanyee on Jul 11, 2017 11:59:21 GMT 3
Second Official Request for the Mining Licence and Conditions Issued to Base Titanium Limited for its Present Mining Operations in Kwale County AND Second Official Request for the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Submitted by Base Titanium Limited for its Present Mining Operations in Kwale County www.madaraka.net/?page_id=1644
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Post by wanyee on Jul 26, 2017 19:11:47 GMT 3
Kenya: Miner pulls out of Kwale over interference www.madaraka.net/?p=1845--- Pursuant to the above, please note that Base Titanium Limited is sugar-coating the situation on the ground. The company has not co-operated with the project-affected communities so far, by refusing to provide them with copies of its Mining Licence and Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs). These communities have since sent a second official request for these documents, under the "Access to Information Act", but are yet to receive a response. For more details - Case Study: The Titanium Issue www.madaraka.net/?page_id=1644
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