Tag: Water contamination
Impact of the Kayelekera uranium mine, Malawi
EJOLT Report 21: Impact of the Kayelekera uranium mine, Malawi The report can be downloaded here Abstract In the course of the EJOLT project, the CRIIRAD laboratory conducted in May 2012 radiation monitoring …
Tia Maria in Islay, Arequipa (Peru)
Introduction The Tia Maria Project is located in the Islay Province, Arequipa, in southern Peru, within a subtropical and low montane desert ecosystem where there is only one river basin, the …
Gold and silver mining in Cerro Blanco (Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras)
Introduction Situated about 153 kilometres (95 miles) east of Guatemala City, Cerro Blanco is in Asuncion Mita, Jutiapa. Asuncion Mita covers an area of 174 hectares (429 acres) and is 45 …
Namibia’s Rössing – Rio Tinto mine causes environmental and health problems
By Marta Conde. Through two reports and a documentary, the EJOLT team working on nuclear energy sheds light on the dangers of uranium mining in Namibia. Two NGOs in Namibia (Earthlife …
Watch a LaMCA-EJOLT movie on uranium mining in Namibia
Marta Conde, a PhD candidate at ICTA-UAB and coordinator of EJOLT’s work on nuclear energy, investigates social movements and resistance to resource extraction – with a special focus on uranium …
