KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica's government says it will protect nearly 75,000 hectares (185,000 acres) in a northwest region dotted by mines that features forests, rivers and cultural sites. Prime ...

There’s nothing new-fangled about bauxite mining in Jamaica. The railcars that shuttle thousands of tons of ore from the hills to Discovery Bay on the island’s picturesque north coast are the very ...

As 170 countries meet for crucial negotiations on deep-sea mining, tensions rise over the environmental impact and the rush for exploitation, with key issues unresolved in the mining code Close to 170 ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s mining and quarrying industry declined by 7.2 per cent between February 2023 and February 2024 according to the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). According to ...

Abeng News Magazine reports that communities along Jamaica's North Coast are concerned about plans for bauxite mining and the construction of an alumina plant in the parish of St. Ann: “Some residents ...

While some member states of the International Seabed Authority are hoping to regulate deep sea mining, others share the concern of NGOs which oppose the practice at ...

Activists rallied against deep sea mining outside the European Parliament in March 2023 - Copyright AFP/File Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD Activists rallied against deep sea ...

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KINGSTON, April 1 (Reuters) - Jamaica-based West Indies Alumina Co, whose majority shareholder is United Company RUSAL of Russia, has suspended bauxite mining as part of a plan to temporarily shutter ...

KINGSTON, June 13 (Reuters) - Alcoa Inc will pull out of Jamaica within two years and sell its mining interests to Noble Group Ltd, Alcoa and the Jamaican government said on Friday. Sign up here.

Former president of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, Lenworth Fulton has died. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining ...

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