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Up one levelUranium from Africa
Uranium mining operations have high impacts on environment and society, and can lead to deterioration of health of workers and communities. Uranium mining activities are increasing in Africa, where mining is not always strictly regulated and controlled. Mitigation of negative impacts from uranium mines by national governments and international mining companies can have a positive effect on society and environment. This report assesses what mitigation measures governments and industry are taking in Namibia, South Africa, and the Central African Republic. Practices are compared with Canada and Australia, where regulation is more strict.
Roundtable on conflict minerals legislation
The roundtable brought together almost 90 experts and representatives from the various stakeholder groups to discuss a possible European version of the Dodd Frank Act Section 1502 on conflict minerals
The Electric Car Battery
This report aims to provide an initial overview of the supply chain of electric car batteries, and to see what effect the growing demand for electric vehicles has on the social and environmental conditions throughout the electric car battery supply chain.
Radioactive Revenues
Uranium mining in Africa: Four host states, four multinational corporations In 2009, Africas share of worldwide uranium mining amounted to 17%, with the vast majority of ranium production taking place four African host states: Niger, Namibia, Malawi and South Africa. uring the period 20092012, uranium production within these four host states is expected to increase by a staggering 118%. During the period 20052009, four multinational corporations accounted for the vast majority of African uranium production. They were the French AREVA group, the Anglo-Australian Rio Tinto, the Australian company Paladin Energy and the South Africa-based AngloGold Ashanti. These four corporations are likely to continue to be the dominant players at least through 2012. These four African host states and four multinational corporations were the focus of this research.
