IUCN is deeply concerned that strip mining for bauxite would irrecoverably damage the Atewa Forest, resulting in species extinctions and highly degraded water sources.
The International Union for Conversation of Nature IUCN has passed a resolution adopted by its members for urgent measures to safeguard the Atewa Forest. The motion was brought by A Rocha Ghana with co-sponsors and IUCN members – The Development Institute, Benin Environment and Edu ion Society ONG, Nature Tropicale ONG, and international IUCN members A …
IUCN is deeply concerned that strip mining for bauxite would irrecoverably damage the Atewa Forest, resulting in species extinctions and highly degraded water sources.
There is no doubt that Bauxite extraction will be destructive. It often requires strip mining of topsoil, which means that forest cover has to go. And the rate of deforestation in the West African...
Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée is a joint venture between the Guinean government; the U.S. aluminum corporation Alcoa; the Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto; and the Guernsey-registered Dadco. In 2016, the IFC provided a $200 million loan to expand the venture’s mining operations, with the U.S. government’s Overseas Private Investment Corporation OPIC providing an additional $150 million.
The impoverished nation of Guinea is home to the world’s largest bauxite reserves. Mining companies have flooded the country in recent years, despite serious social and environmental concerns raised by Human Rights Watch and others. Bauxite mined by Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée is processed into aluminum that is used by major consumer brands to make cars, beverage cans and technology.
Share on linkedin. March 8, 2019 – Conakry – Residents of 13 villages in western Guinea have filed a formal complaint against the International Finance Corporation IFC , the World Bank’s private-sector arm, for funding the expansion of a harmful bauxite mine. The 540 complainants allege that the IFC-financed project, Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée, has grabbed their land, destroyed their livelihoods and damaged the local environment.
Bauxite mining anywhere in the world is one of the most destructive enterprises ever,” he told Selorm Adonoo on Eyewitness News. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo last week gave assurances that the government’s plan to have bauxite mined in the country’s largest surviving natural rainforest , the Atewa forest, will not in any way destroy the environment.
Thirteen Guinean Villages Lodge Complaint Against World Bank for Financing Destructive Bauxite Mine Download attachment Residents of 13 villages in western Guinea have filed a formal complaint against the International Finance Corporation IFC , the World Bank’s private-sector arm, for funding the expansion of a harmful bauxite mine.
Since it began operations in 1973, CBG has progressively excavated and mined large areas of land in the area surrounding the town of Sangaredi, where its mining operations are concentrated.3 For years, CBG has denied the land rights of local communities, creating immense frustration amongst the population after decades of land grabbing and natural resource destruction...
Bauxite, which contains large amounts of aluminum, is believed to be abundant in Atewa. The Ghanaian government has agreed to allow a Chinese company, Sinohydro, to exploit the 150-180 million tons of bauxite it believes are in the forest, in spite of serious concerns from environmentalists and locals. A government spokesperson has said that they would use strip mining to extract the material ...
Mining companies have flooded the country in recent years, despite serious social and environmental concerns raised by Human Rights Watch and others. Bauxite mined by Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée is processed into aluminum that is used by major consumer brands to make cars, beverage cans and technology. Yet few Guineans benefit from such projects.
On the west coast, he says a lot of palm cockatoo habitat is being lost to broad-scale habitat clearing for bauxite mining. “Over 5000 square kilometres of bush are ear-marked for clearing for bauxite mining in the next 20 years making it essential that mining companies find improved ways to identify and preserve palm cockatoo habitat.”
Compagnie des Bauxite Guinée thereafter CBG was created in 1963 by the Guinean government and the company Halco Mining Inc. The later is owned by a consortium formed by the mining transnational companies Alcoa, Rio Tinto and Dadco Investments Limited. Halco Mining Inc. is the exclusive owner of Boke Investment Company. Boke Investment Company owns 51% of CBG and the 49% remaining are ...
Although aluminum only occurs in aluminum ore bauxite in densities of 35 meaning that for every ton of aluminum metal produced 20 to 30 tons of ore are mined and dumped and mining wastes make up the largest waste stream in the world the reason aluminum is so destructive has little to do with the actual mine.
Bauxite, which contains large amounts of aluminum, is believed to be abundant in Atewa. The Ghanaian government has agreed to allow a Chinese company, Sinohydro, to exploit the 150-180 million tons of bauxite it believes are in the forest, in spite of serious concerns from environmentalists and locals. A government spokesperson has said that they would use strip mining to extract the material ...
The contribution of bauxite mining to deforestation and land degradation in Guyana is unknown, and this state of affairs is similar to other bauxite-producing countries in South America. Besides this, the numbers and area size of closed and active bauxite mines, the age of bauxite storage areas overburden dumps , and their status, among other much needed information, are not well documented ...
Compagnie des Bauxite Guinée thereafter CBG was created in 1963 by the Guinean government and the company Halco Mining Inc. The later is owned by a consortium formed by the mining transnational companies Alcoa, Rio Tinto and Dadco Investments Limited. Halco Mining Inc. is the exclusive owner of Boke Investment Company. Boke Investment Company owns 51% of CBG and the 49% remaining are ...
On the west coast, he says a lot of palm cockatoo habitat is being lost to broad-scale habitat clearing for bauxite mining. “Over 5000 square kilometres of bush are ear-marked for clearing for bauxite mining in the next 20 years making it essential that mining companies find improved ways to identify and preserve palm cockatoo habitat.”
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Although aluminum only occurs in aluminum ore bauxite in densities of 35 meaning that for every ton of aluminum metal produced 20 to 30 tons of ore are mined and dumped and mining wastes make up the largest waste stream in the world the reason aluminum is so destructive has little to do with the actual mine.
From Rio Tinto’s bauxite operations in Australia to Nautilus’ Solwara 1 project in Papua New Guinean waters, the work of mining companies can have a significant – and often destructive – impact on local wildlife. Guidelines and legislation operating above the level of national governments could help to guide mining towards a less destructive future, but questions remain over their ...
How destructive bauxite mining will be, depends a lot on the lo ion and how responsible the company is. In the worst cases it can harm the environment and affect the lives of the local people. In the best cases the land can recover quite well afterwards.
The bauxite mining agenda is going to be one of the most destructive ventures targeting Ghana’s most sensitive and invaluable habitats and ecosystems services. Unfortunately, all indi ions confirm that the SEA for Ghana’s Integrated Aluminium Development Agenda will never happen.
Mining Atewa Forest for bauxite, the main ingredient in aluminium, would push a number of species even closer to extinction, including the endangered white-naped mangabey, the
According to them, despite vehement opposition from local communities and international conservation organisations, the Ghanaian government seems determined to proceed with a destructive bauxite mine in the Atewa Forest– a globally important ecosystem that harbours extraordinary wildlife and provides water for 5 million people.
“Bauxite mining in Atewa will cause unimaginable destruction to the forest and river ecosystems and directly impact people’s basic livelihoods.” Simon Stuart, Synchronicity Earth’s Director of Strategic Conservation added “if mining proceeds in the Atewa Forest, not only will we seal the fate of several species, including two
On the west coast, he says a lot of palm cockatoo habitat is being lost to broad-scale habitat clearing for bauxite mining. “Over 5000 square kilometres of bush are ear-marked for clearing for bauxite mining in the next 20 years making it essential that mining companies find improved ways to identify and preserve palm cockatoo habitat.”
A cancer incidence and mortality study has been undertaken for a cohort of employees working in three bauxite mines and three alumina refineries in Western Australia. 23 This is the only cancer incidence and mortality study to date in bauxite mining and alumina refining. The most recent analysis of this ongoing study was undertaken with data to the end of 2002, when 3717 64% of the cohort of ...
How destructive bauxite mining will be, depends a lot on the lo ion and how responsible the company is. In the worst cases it can harm the environment and affect the lives of the local people. In the best cases the land can recover quite well afterwards.
Bauxite is lethal to human lives because it contains arsenic, lead, mercury and other radioactive materials. This destructive mining process when coupled with the current lack of enforcible health and safety standards
Mining Atewa Forest for bauxite, the main ingredient in aluminium, would push a number of species even closer to extinction, including the endangered white-naped mangabey, the
According to them, despite vehement opposition from local communities and international conservation organisations, the Ghanaian government seems determined to proceed with a destructive bauxite mine in the Atewa Forest– a globally important ecosystem that harbours extraordinary wildlife and provides water for 5 million people.
“Bauxite mining in Atewa will cause unimaginable destruction to the forest and river ecosystems and directly impact people’s basic livelihoods.” Simon Stuart, Synchronicity Earth’s Director of Strategic Conservation added “if mining proceeds in the Atewa Forest, not only will we seal the fate of several species, including two
On the west coast, he says a lot of palm cockatoo habitat is being lost to broad-scale habitat clearing for bauxite mining. “Over 5000 square kilometres of bush are ear-marked for clearing for bauxite mining in the next 20 years making it essential that mining companies find improved ways to identify and preserve palm cockatoo habitat.”
Feb 10, 2020 - Bauxite mining will soon begin in Ghana’s Atewa forest, poisoning the water supply and endangering the health and wellbeing of thousands of citizens and rare and precious wildlife. The people have spoken out against this decision with little response from leadership. Demand that the Ghanaian government put an end to these harmful efforts.
How destructive bauxite mining will be, depends a lot on the lo ion and how responsible the company is. In the worst cases it can harm the environment and affect the lives of the local people. In the best cases the land can recover quite well afterwards.
The alumina is made from bauxite, which is mined in giant open-pit mines in Jamaica, Russia, and Malaysia. The mining alone is hugely destructive, destroying agricultural lands and forests ...
the new force in bauxite mining Alliance Mining Commodities AMC is developing its World-class bauxite asset in Guinea’s premier Boké mining region in West Africa. AMC’s Koumbia Project is poised to exploit the expanding global demand for high quality bauxite and has a JORC compliant Mineral Resource in excess of 1.5 Billion tonnes of low-temperature Al 2 O 3 THA product.