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Newmont’s own investigation shows it violated international standards, and its own

Denver-based Newmont Mining “prioritized eviction and litigation over dialogue” in its fight to acquire Goldman Prize winner Máxima Chaupe’s land in Peru.

EarthWorks | September 28, 2016 | 3:00 am

Here is how EPA can make firms, not taxpayers, pay for mine clean up — report

Report issued as EPA writes court-ordered rules to protect public from financial liabilities like Colorado’s Gold King disaster

EarthWorks | July 12, 2016 | 9:20 am

EarthWorks: Ignoring best practices, four BC/Alaska transboundary mines risk Mount Polley disaster

If these mines were to fail, the Unuk, Stikine, and Nass watersheds would be polluted by mine waste, jeopardizing the billion dollar fishing industry that Alaska and Canadians alike rely on for their livelihood.

EarthWorks | March 22, 2016 | 12:05 am

World’s first deep sea mining proposal ignores consequences of its impacts on oceans

As the deep sea mining industry chases investors at the Asia Pacific Deep Sea Mining Summit, a new critique by the Deep Sea Mining Campaign reveals indefensible flaws in the Environmental and Social Benchmarking Analysis of the Solwara 1 project commissioned by Nautilus Minerals.

EarthWorks | September 28, 2015 | 8:45 pm

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Newmont’s own investigation shows it violated international standards, and its own

Here is how EPA can make firms, not taxpayers, pay for mine clean up — report

EarthWorks: Ignoring best practices, four BC/Alaska transboundary mines risk Mount Polley disaster

World’s first deep sea mining proposal ignores consequences of its impacts on oceans

Toxic mine waste spill into Animas River symptom of larger problem

Catastrophic mine waste spills increasing in frequency, severity and cost world-wide

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