Over the next three posts I will be reflecting from my journals on my trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where I had been invited by Peace Direct to explore a grass roots idea of using small-scale gold mining as a means of building a peace and reconciliation process. A bold plan in the

With the value of precious metals near all-time highs, hard rock mining will continue to threaten sensitive environmental areas. We cannot expect much help from Congress. Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid is strongly supported by the mining lobby, and so long as he is in power, le 1872 mining act will remain the law of

Pour tous les supporters et les bijoutiers liés à CMF. Ci-dessous est une note inédite de Niels Madsen, l'un des fondateurs de la 16 Union Août, soulignant le sort terrible des peuples de l'Arctique locaux qui sont confrontés à une aggravation de la situation en ce qui concerne la politique minière. Comme vous le verrez à la menace de nouvelles lois