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"Pitfall: The Race to Mine the World's Most Vulnerable Places" by Christopher Pollon explores the environmental and social impacts of mining in the global south, focusing on countries such as Papua New Guinea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bolivia, and Chile. The book highlights the negative consequences of mining, including pollution, destruction of sacred sites, and exploitation of local populations. It also discusses the need for a more comprehensive understanding of the true costs of mining, particularly in relation to the supply of metals for the energy transition. The author aims to spark important conversations about these issues. [Extracted from the article]

The author addresses threat posed by Canadian upstream mining projects on major salmon rivers of Alaska including the Stikine, Unuk and Taku. Topics discussed include the toxic mine tailings stored behind dams, the fishermen's call on the U.S. State Department to refer the issue to the International Joint Commission, and the failure of the tailings dam at the Mount Polley mine in British Columbia in August 2014.

The article presents the operating results for the three months ended June 30, 2014 from El Roble mine of Atico Mining Corporation. It states that production totaled 2.07 million pounds of copper and 2,155 ounces of gold in concentrates for the quarter of 2014, an increase of 48 percent and 88 percent respectively for copper and gold over the first quarter production. It further discusses the necessity of construction of the new tailings dam for the El Roble mine.

The article offers information on the graphite production from the Woxna mine and processing facility in central Sweden by mining company Flinders Resources Limited. It discusses several key progress milestones achieved by the company which include installation of ordered equipment, finished crushing campaign of the feed stockpile, and competition of the tailings dam civil work.

The article focuses on the planned relocation of a million cubic yards of toxic mine tailings from the nearby Mike Horse Dam which is a part of a state Superfund site sitting at the headwaters of the Blackfoot River in Montana. It mentions the Repository Sitting Study released by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality and U.S. Forest Service which identifies Section 35's benched topography and mineral rights. Mike Grimes believes that the tailings must stay right where they are.

The article presents an update on the Obotan Project of PMI Gold Corp. as of February 19, 2013. The Obotan Mining Leases was approved by the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources of Ghana. A further geotechnical program was completed that confirmed the suitability of the plant and tailings dam sites. Negotiations with shortlisted mining contractors prior to award of Obotan mining contract were finalised.