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Prophecy Platinum Corporation is an exploration company focusing on platinum palladium group and nickel properties in the world.
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In a move that should electrify the clean energy movement across the country, the tireless champions with the Chicago Clean Power Coalition have announced that Midwest Generation, a subsidiary of multinational giant Edison International, will soon shut down the Windy City's two Model-T-era coal-fired plants. The historic victory, after a decade-long battle, marks a shift in the clean energy battle for the country: If Chicago, once hailed as the "world's largest market of coal," can go coal free, the rest of the nation must surely be close behind them.
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Chicago TribuneShell sues environmental groups to score drilling rightsmsnbc.comBy msnbc.com staff Shell, the global oil and gas company, sued more than a dozen environmental groups that oppose offshore oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean on...
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Chile Civil unrest continues in Chile as protests in the Aysén region turned violent this week. Local constituents and non-governmental organizations continued protesting in Aysén for improved healthcare, education, cost of living, and fuel prices.
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Climate change is raising the risk of diseases such as Schmallenberg in the UK and northern Europe, say scientists.
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"Les camions font plus de 7m de haut et consomment en une seule journée, ce que consomme une voiture en une année… Ils sont opérationnel 24/24h et ne s’arrêtent qu’une fois toutes les deux semaines pour une révision."
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A l'heure actuelle, plus de 60% des matériaux extraits dans le monde proviennent de mines de surface, qui provoquent la dévastation des ectomésodermes où elles sont installées, par déforestation, contamination et la dégradation de l'eau, la destruction d'habitats. Parmi les mines de ce genre on distingue, entre autres, les mines à ciel ouvert97(*) les carrières98(*) et les mines de lexiviation99(*). Pour une mine à ciel ouvert, les nouvelles technologies, qui permettent de meilleurs rendements dans la vitesse de l'extraction et le traitement du minéral accroissent les problèmes environnementaux, car les déchets ne sont normalement rentabilisés dans la restauration du site. L'agression de l'environnement que provoque l'exploitation des carrières s'aggrave par l'emplacement de ces dernières à proximité des zones urbaines. Cette proximité provoque de nouveaux problèmes environnementaux, car les zones ou les excavations sont effectuées, qui manquent de couvert végétatif, finissent par devenir des décharges urbaines, et atteignent en plus les eaux superficielles et souterraines proches de l'exploitation.
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New Zealand Farming Systems Uruguay (NZFSU), which develops and runs dairy farms in Uruguay, expects to break even on an earnings before interest and tax basis in the full year to June 30. NZFSU yesterday reported a half-year profit of US$367,000 (NZ$435,627) – moving into the black after a loss in the prior corresponding period. For the six months to December 31, 2010, the result was a loss of US$6.77 million. Singaporean-based food giant Olam International last year gained an 86 per cent stake in the listed company. The offer by Olam expired in late June and it failed to get to a 90 per cent threshold of shares that would have allowed it to take 100 per cent ownership of the company. There was strong opposition from a group of minority shareholders to Olam's takeover offer of 70 cents a share. Olam now has about an 86 per cent stake, New Zealand farmers and rural investors hold about 14 per cent.
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Platinum is luring jewelers away from gold after investors pushed up bullion prices to records escaping market turmoil.
Gold surpassed platinum as the most expensive metal used in jewelry in August for the first time since December 2008. Gold demand from jewelry makers dropped 3 percent last year, according to the World Gold Council. Platinum use climbed 1.8 percent, according to an estimate by Johnson Matthey Plc (JMAT), a global marketer and distributor of the precious metal. “Each time gold rallies and hits new key psychological levels, jewelry demand is impacted,” said David Wilson, an analyst at Citigroup Inc. in London. “The switch last year, with gold overtaking, should be supportive for platinum jewelry demand.” Platinum jewelry’s appeal is spreading, driven by China, which accounts for about 68 percent of consumption. In India, the world’s biggest market for gold ornaments, the grayish-white metal’s popularity is gaining among young women, with the switch partly explained by the surge in gold prices, Platinum Guild International country manager Vaishali Banerjee said in Mumbai. “All retailers are reporting a strong uptake” in India, Banerjee said. “2012 will be a stronger year for platinum.”
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Le projet de construction d'une mine à ciel ouvert à Cerro Chato , un village de 3. 144 habitants (selon le recensement 2000 ) du centre de l'Uruguay divise les Uruguayens.
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As protests against mining in Argentina's Andean provinces reach the capital, Allendria Brunjes takes a look at the struggle to find a balance between economic development and environmental conservation.
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In 2010 the Company entered into an Option and Joint Venture Agreement with Orosur Mining Inc (“OMI”) whereby the Company can earn up to an 80% interest in the iron ore, manganese ore and base metals in OMI’s project area at the Isla Cristalina...
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Despite his recent spin about presiding over an increase in domestic production, since the beginning of his Administration, President Obama has worked to sabotage American energy development. As a result of restricting access to domestic resources and implementing restrictive regulations which hike energy costs, American families are suffering.
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By Francisca Pouiller 6th October 2010
BUENOS AIRES (miningweekly.com) – Privately-owned Zamin Ferrous is studying an openpit iron-ore mine in Uruguay and plans to complete a feasibility study in the first half of 2011.
Website : Zamin Ferrous Valentine´s project / Aratiri.
http://www.zaminferrous.com/index.php/es/2011-10-13-13-32-20/2011-08-10-12-21-11/valentines
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Despite being an economic success, prawn farms built in Brazil's mangroves have displaced natural ecosystems and the coastal communities which rely on them, says Kennedy Warne in an exclusive extract from 'Let Them Eat Shrimp' ("Violence and pollution...
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New figures calculate how much CO2 each country could emit in the future and asks how their fuel reserves affect their position at the UN climate negotiations (RT @oxfamsouthwest: RT @tcktcktck: How fossil fuel reserves match country's positions in...
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OIL giant Total has lodged an appeal against the withdrawal of its permit to drill exploratory wells for shale gas in the south of France. The government withdrew drilling permissions in October after widescale summer protests about the environmental impact of the only known technique for exploiting shale gas, hydraulic fracturing. Total Gas Shale Europe managing director Bruno Courme said at a press conference in Paris that Total "respects the law" however, he added, "our position is that the law does not justify the withdrawal of our permits".
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Colombie/ L'audace avec laquelle le gérant d'une société multinationale, d'un pays qui prétend fournir une aide humanitaire à la Colombie, [le Canada] déclare qu’un village colombien doit être détruit parce que sa compagnie a besoin de l'or qui s'y trouve rappelle celle avec laquelle les États-Unis, cent ans plus tôt, ont pris possession du Canal de Panama parce qu'ils en avaient besoin, à la différence prêt que le Panama existe toujours alors que Marmato disparaîtra-
Pour réaliser son projet de mine à ciel ouvert, la canadienne Medoro Ressources Ldt entend préalablement raser l'ensemble du village de Marmato: maisons, commerces, église et écoles, déplacer les habitant-es et expulser les mineurs artisanaux. Notre village, ce n'est pas seulement une mine et les habitant-e-s, nous ne sommes pas uniquement des propriétaires de mines ou un bassin de main d’œuvre.
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OTTAWA — The federal government is adding millions of dollars in new spending to support its "clean air agenda" and boost Canada's environmental reputation on the world stage, while dramatically decreasing funding to clean up industrial development projects, according to estimates tabled Tuesday in the House of Commons.
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It is a dusty village of 200 nestled in Uruguay’s back country, with no obvious architectural attraction, which most tourists would drive through without a second thought.
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Montevideo, Feb 28 (Prensa Latina) Latin American Integration Association (LAIA) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) called the Ministers of Economy of the region to discuss on agreements and complementarities of existing development models. This event will be held at the headquarters of the LAIA in Montevideo on March 16, reported a communiqué of that institution given to the press.
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Romandie News / (©AFP / 02 juin 2011 06h16)
L'Uruguay, jusqu'à présent épargné par les appétits des compagnies minières contrairement à ses voisins sud-américains, pratique l'élevage extensif. Les prés immenses sont considérés comme de l'or.
Selon Julio Gomez, porte-parole des éleveurs, le projet est démesuré pour la taille de l'Uruguay, un pays de 176.215 km2 entre deux géants, le Brésil et l'Argentine. Le nombre de vaches (11 millions) y est trois fois supérieur à celui des habitants. Aratiri, qui pense extraire 18 millions de tonnes par an, modifie sérieusement un équilibre environnemental qui existe depuis plus de 200 ans, dit l'éleveur. L'extraction du fer est limitée dans le temps, à trente ans, et va se substituer à une activité productive durable, l'agriculture.
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Applying New Zealand Farming Systems and expertise in Uruguay and South America...
Directors and Governance:
The Board of NZ Farming Systems Uruguay
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Jun 4, 2011 CERRO CHATO, Uruguay — A plan to build a giant open pit mine has created a sharp rift between those who think Uruguay's rich agricultural land should be protected, and those wanting to exploit its wealth.
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