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FEATURE: MINE Magazine – Rwandan miners want to scrap traceability fees, but are they justified?

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The Rwandan Mining Association is calling for a locally implemented due diligence and traceability system to be scrapped, […]

January 7, 2019 Human rights, Journalism

ARTICLE: Raconteur/ The Times – Financing sustainable energy for developing economies

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Impact investing is a major opportunity for developing economies and provides basic services to the poorest people More than […]

August 20, 2018 Energy and Climate Change

FEATURE: MINE Magazine – Mining in Mali: balancing prospects and problems

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Already a significant gold producer, Mali’s mining sector is poised for further growth after the country’s Chamber of […]

July 10, 2017 Energy and Climate Change, Human rights

FEATURE: MINE Magazine – Cobalt could enable a green revolution, but can it clean-up its reputation first?

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The price of cobalt, an essential component in lithium-ion batteries and super alloys, has been bullish since the […]

June 12, 2017 Energy and Climate Change

BLOG: Scrapping transparency laws for extractive industries is a mistake

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New US President Donald Trump has been repealing laws and regulations implemented by former President Barack Obama at […]

February 19, 2017 Energy and Climate Change

Feature: Mine Magazine – Striking a Fair Deal In Gold

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Fairmined gold is writing a new market  entry standard to foster a fairer relationship between artisanal miners and […]

October 23, 2016 Energy and Climate Change

Blog: Woman at the top – advice from a female MD

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Every now then I get to talk to some really successful women who are happy to share their […]

April 24, 2015 Feminism, Quotes of the week

Blog: The Resource Curse – the plunder of Africa’s natural resources

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  Tom Burgis, an investigative journalist for the Financial Times, spent six years researching his new book ‘The […]

April 1, 2015 Human rights

Blog: My favourite quotes from the week

  ”This attitude of churlish indifference seems like nerdish deference contrasted with the belligerent antipathy of the indigenous […]

December 7, 2014 Quotes of the week

Blog: Human rights abuses & the global mining industry – governments start taking action

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Most of us are completely unaware of where the raw materials to make our gadgets or fancy jewellery come […]

December 6, 2014 Human rights
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