Shortly after its successful four-day medical and dental mission in remote indigenous communities of Siocon town in Zamboanga del Norte, TVI Resource Development Philippines, Inc. (TVIRD) conducted another mission, this time to more isolated portions of this municipality.
Subanon indigenous peoples (IPs) of the Gulangan-Baluboan area - accessible only by foot through steep and jagged […]

Revett Minerals has recently completed the first phase of funding to enhance grizzly bear recovery efforts in the Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystem (CYE) in Northwest Montana, USA. ”While others talk about recovery efforts, Revett is stepping up to the plate to provide much-needed funding for Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks (FWP) to help carry out the overall grizzly […]

Last week former US President Bill Clinton announced his foundation is launching a new sustainable development initiative in Latin America, the Clinton Giustra Sustainable Growth Initiative (CGSGI), thanks to the major financial commitment of two prominent philanthropists, Frank Giustra and Carlos Slim Helú. Giustra, a Canadian businessman, has pledged a minimum of $100 million to the […]

The Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law & Policy at the University of Dundee, Soctland, is set to offer a programme of executive degrees aimed at senior managers and leaders in the energy and natural resource sector. Dr Ian Robson has joined the Centre as Director of Executive Programmes to spearhead the development of […]

The Coal Working Group of the U.S.-India Energy Dialogue has scheduled a workshop on pre-combustion coal cleaning in India this August as part of the two nations’ on-going cooperative effort to elevate energy security, reduce pollution and mitigate the growth of carbon dioxide emissions. In a meeting in Washington earlier in June, working group members […]

Australia is a major theme of International Mining’s forthcoming August issue. According to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in its Aussie Mine report, the Australian mid-tier mining sector had a spectacular 2006 by any measure. Aggregated market capitalisation increased by 81% for the 50 companies analysed. Confidence in the sector was high during the year ended 31 December […]