Residents of Shukruti blocking the entrance of a mine. Photo: EMC.
Residents of Shukruti, a village near the industrial city of Chiatura in western Georgia, have shut down several mines demanding compensation for damages to their homes caused by the mines. [Read more…]
Manganese mine in Chiatura (Luka Pertaia/OC Media)
Georgia’s Kutaisi Court of Appeals overturned on 30 June a ₾200 million ($82 million) fine imposed on mining company Georgian Manganese.
Manganese mine in Chiatura (Luka Pertaia/OC Media)
Mining company Georgian Manganese has expressed concern at the Ministry of Environment’s decision to appoint a ‘special manager’ to the company. They claim that because of the state-appointed manager’s lack of competence, their operations have been ‘paralysed’. [Read more…]
