Rosia Montana in Romania, UNESCO protection and value of civic action
A French-Swiss citizen, Roth moved to Romania in 2002 and soon after started coordinating a campaign to save Rosia Montana. She moved to Rosia Montana...
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Rosia Montana inclusion on UNESCO list resumed by Romanian government
The Rosia Montana file was returned to the Romanian government in July 2018. Bogdan Gheorghiu, culture minister, said that the deadline for resuming the inclusion...
Local campaigners going from strength to strength against gold mining company
The communities in the foothills of the Sperrin Mountains in the north of Ireland are under threat from a multinational goldmining company Dalradian Gold Ltd....
Vast Resources to soon start initial trial production at Baita Plai mine in Romania
UK-based Vast Resources said that it will shortly start initial trial production at its Baita Plai polymetallic mine in central Romania. The current cold commissioned...
People Power in Romania stopped a mining project – Now the corporation is suing for billions of dollars
Recently, a colorful group gathered outside a World Bank building in downtown Washington, D.C. to defend a community 5,000 miles away in Romania. Most had...
Euro Sun’s discoveries near Rovina Valley, Romania
Four new gold-copper porphyries Euro Sun Mining announced the surface generative exploration results from the Stanija Prospecting Permit directly adjacent to its Rovina Valley...
Bucharest court blocks extension of Romania’s largest coal mine
A court in Bucharest has blocked the expansion of the Roșia coal mine in Gorj, the largest in Romania. In 2016, Complexul Energetic Oltenia, the...
Romania: The Court of Appeal has put an end to the Eldorado Gold mine project
The gold mine development project, implemented by Canada’s Eldorado Gold in Certei, central Romania, through Deva Gold, has been permanently blocked by the Court of...
Court puts an end to Canadian Eldorado Gold’s gold mining project in Romania
The gold mining project developed by the Canadian company Eldorado Gold in Certej, central Romania, through Deva Gold, was permanently blocked by the Cluj Court...