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		<title>US launched Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade was launched in November 2011 to promote conflict-fee mineral supply chains in Eastern Congo and the Great Lakes Region of Africa. Will it help resolve conflict minerals related due diligence and reporting concerns of major brands? Will it be able to attract other governments and multilaterals?  The launch event of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IFC-owned Greystar/Angostura gold development in trouble</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2011 17:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greystar shareholders kicked out management and board as they did not secure permits and broad community support. Revisions of IFC Performance Standards and Equator Principles has a new case study to wrestle with. As reported by infomine.com, Greystar (listed on TSX and AIM: GSL) has been working on the development of Angostura gold-silver mine for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IFC Performance Standards:Lessons Learned</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:23:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The IFC Performance Standards on Social &#38; Environmental Sustainability have emerged as the de facto benchmark for developing and financing responsible extractive projects in emerging markets. The Canadian government’s March 2009 CSR Strategy for the Canadian International Extractive Sector, Building the Canadian Advantage, also includes the IFC Performance Standards. In this article, I review the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EBRD Mining Workshop &amp; Artisanal Mining</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mehrdad Nazari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The report of the European Bank's (EBRD) November 2009 workshop on Environmental and Social Responsibility in Mining in London is now available. The event helped inform EBRD's preparation of its planned Mining Strategy (expected in 2010) and touched also on Artisanal and Small Scale Mining (ASM).  The 1-day invitation-only event was attended by nearly 80 participants from the international [...]]]></description>
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