Mining Licenses

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New dawn as gov’t train ‘galamseyers’ to mine the right way

Joy Online 14 Dec 2018

... small-scale illegal mining receive the needed training and licensing ... "We want to ask people to come into a better space…those doing small-scale mining without concession and licensing have the opportunity to get into community mining and get a license,” he said....

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Govt. Unveils New Mining Policy...

Peace FM Online 14 Dec 2018

... [Minerals Commission, EPA, Water Resources Commission, Tax Identification Numbers, Companies who have had their mining equipments licensed and electronically tagged by DVLA and whose concessions have been vetted and given QR Code to go back to work”, he explained....

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Government to lift ban on small-scale mining on December 17

Ghana Business News 14 Dec 2018

Additionally, drones and other tracking devices had been acquired to monitor and enforce mining regulations, licensed and registered artisanal small-scale miners would be organised into community co-operatives and provided with validated mining concessions to work legitimately ......

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Xolobeni community bans Mantashe for appealing Wild Coast mining ruling

Independent online (SA) 14 Dec 2018

The Xolobeni community has been at loggerheads with the department while waging a 15-year long battle against the issuing of a mining license to Transworld Energy and Minerals (TEM), a subsidiary of Australian mining company MRC, to mine titanium in the Xolobeni community in the Wild Coast area, Eastern Cape....

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Indonesian court throws out lawsuit against green expert’s testimony

Mongabay 14 Dec 2018

Basuki Wasis, an expert on environmental degradation from the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB), had testified in February in the trial of Nur Alam, the governor of Southeast Sulawesi province, who was charged with abuse of power in the issuance of mining licenses....

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Westwater Files International Arbitration Request Against Republic of Turkey

Canada Dot Com 13 Dec 2018

Having successfully completed the exploration stage, in 2013-2014, Adur was granted a number of operating licenses by the Turkish government to develop the Temrezli mine ... These rights were granted by licenses issued by the Turkish mining agency, MIGEM, in accordance with the ......

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Xolobeni community bans Mantashe for appealing right to say no to mining

Independent online (SA) 13 Dec 2018

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Video recordings of Aisha’s mining activities played in court

Ghana Business News 13 Dec 2018

The video recordings of mining activities carried out by Aisha Huang aka galamsey queen and four others has been played and tendered in court ... Aisha, aka Yaa Asantewaa, has additionally been accused of providing mine support services without valid license from the Minerals Commission....

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Court rules in favor of environmental scientist in Buton mining case

The Jakarta Post 13 Dec 2018

The Jakarta Corruption Court sentenced Nur in March after finding the National Mandate Party (PAN) politician guilty of misusing his authority to grant mining licenses between 2009 and 2014 to nickel miner PT Anugerah Harisma Barakah, in which he owns a 2 percent stake under the name of his aide....

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Chesapeake Provides Update on Yarely and Tatatila Exploration

Omaha World-Herald 13 Dec 2018

... with mining inputs and labour; the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development, diminishing quantities or grades of mineral reserves as properties are mined; risks in obtaining necessary licenses and permits, and challenges to the Company’s title to properties....

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Cheap Power Is Luring Battered Bitcoin Miners to Iran

A Bit of News 12 Dec 2018

Bitcoin mining is, in effect, a kind of energy arbitrage. Miners make their money when the cost of producing coins – currently 12.5 bitcoins per transaction block, plus any fees they’ve accrued – is lower than the operation of the mine itself, including electricity ... “The rules of the mining industry in Iran have not been approved by Parliament....

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Brazil should stay in Paris climate agreement -future environment minister

Petroleum World 12 Dec 2018

By Jake Spring / Reuters. BRASILIA. Petroleumworld 12 12 2018 ... 1, said in an interview ... The country must strike a balance in environmental licensing, whether for farms or mines, and development, as overly strict rules drive people to illegality or lead producers to exit the market, he said.  ....

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Eroton points to education as pillar, doles millions of naira to first 40 scholars

Business Day Online 11 Dec 2018

At least, 40 secondary school students carted away between 100,000 and 150,000 each from the scheme of Eroton P&E, operator of oil mining license (OML) 18 ... The awards were presented last week in Port Harcourt ... “It is very sustainable; we are going to be working with the (host) communities for as long as our licenses are in operation ... ....