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Intro
In the past, the discovery and tapping of valuable or strategic resources like valuable minerals, oil and natural gas has often led to large scale environmental contamination ...
News
When Rare Earths Get Rarer (2 September 2010)
Tensions Over Chinese Mining Venture in Peru (14 August 2010)
Digging Gold With a Cyanide Lining (16 July 2010)
U.S. Identifies Vast Mineral Riches in Afghanistan (13 June 2010)
Global Witness rejects claim that Zimbabwe diamonds are clean (8 June 2010)
Recent Publications
Garrett, N./Mitchell, H./Lintzer, M. 2010: Promoting Legal Mineral Trade in Africa's Great Lakes Region. DFID/MINBUZA/LSE/RCS.
Bonn International Center for Conversion 2009: Digging for Peace - Private Companies and Emerging Economies in Zones of Conflict. brief no. 38.
Initiatives
Kimberley Process (KP)Partnership Africa-Canada (PAC)
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