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Gold-rich Haiti eyed by foreign investors
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A gold rush is shaping up in Haiti. Billions of dollars of precious metals are thought to be buried in the hills. So far Canadian and American mining companies have invested more than $30m collecting samples, building roads and digging. Nearly 15 percent of Haiti's territory is now under license to North American mining firms. While the gold rush is attracting the interest of international investors, locals in the country where 70 per cent of people are unemployed fear the companies' promises will not be upheld. Al Jazeera's Rachel Levin reports from Trou-du-Nord in northern Haiti.
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published: 29 Jul 2012
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Mining for Gold in Haiti: Haiti Helped or Exploited by U.S., Canadian Mining Companies?
Learn more: http://pulitzercenter.org/projects/haiti-gold-mines-foreign-companies-investment-government-distribution-wealth-poverty
After years of rumors that gold mining companies were exploring in Haiti, Canadian and U.S. gold mining corporations now confirm they have permits to mine gold in more than 1,000 square miles in northern Haiti. Haiti's new prime minister says the estimated $20 billion worth of minerals in Haiti's hills could help liberate it from dependency on foreign aid and rebuild from the devastating 2010 earthquake. But many worry the gold mines will be a boom for foreign investors and a bust for local Haitian communities.
Democracy Now! speak to Jane Regan, lead author of "Gold Rush in Haiti: Who Will Get Rich?" The report by Haiti Grassroots Watch was published Wedne...
published: 03 Jun 2012
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Who Will Benefit From Haiti's Gold Rush? Haitian Govt Embraces U.S., Canadian Mining Firms
Democracynow.org - After years of rumors that mining companies were exploring in Haiti, Canadian and U.S. corporations now confirm they have permits to mine gold in more than 1,000 square-miles in northern Haiti. Haiti's new prime minister says the estimated $20 billion worth of minerals in Haiti's hills could help liberate it from dependency on foreign aid, and rebuild from the devastating 2010 earthquake. But many worry the mines will be a boom for foreign investors and a bust for local communities. We speak to Jane Regan, lead author of "Gold Rush in Haiti: Who Will Get Rich?" The report by Haiti Grassroots Watch was published Wednesday in The Guardian and Haïti Liberté. "You have a perfect storm brewing where you have giant pit mines in the north in a country that is already environmen...
published: 31 May 2012
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Big hopes for mining in Haiti fail to pan out amid concerns over regulation
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Morne Bossa - 31 March 2015
1. Wide of valley next to prospective mining site near Cap Haitien
2. Drilling point marked by VCS Mining Inc. who received permit from Haitian government to prospect at site
3. Williamcite Noel, VCS employee, crouching beside drilling marker
4. Noel pointing to engraving on drilling marker reading "VCS 10-006"
5. Crates containing samples extracted from Morne Bossa mining site
6. Noel holding up sample from crate
7. Close of sample extracted from site
8. Various of Noel pointing out Morne Bossa site on map
9. Hill at Morne Bossa site where mining tests carried out
10. Joseph Tony, local resident hoping to find employment at mining site, walking over rocks
11. SOUNDBITE: (Creole) Joseph Tony, lo...
published: 11 Apr 2021
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Haiti iridium reserves | Haiti has something more valuable then Gold
Haiti has something much more valuable than its gold and oil.
Haiti which is the poorest country in the west have an estimated amount of $20 billion gold reserves.
Not just gold it also has untapped reserves of oil and natural gas.
But a few years ago, much more rare material was discovered in Haiti.
And that is iridium, one of the rare Earth metals.
Iridium in Haiti is found in large quantities in Haiti’s southeast.
Iridium reserves in Haiti is said to be second largest in the world after South Africa
Iridium is a rare metal and is much more valuable than gold.
In 2020 the average price per ounce was $2550 but in 2021 the value reached $6000 per ounce, three times the price of gold for the same year.
Iridium is known for its strong corrosion resistance, hardness, and high melting poi...
published: 15 Feb 2023
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Strategic denial of oil in Haiti?
Engdahl: Geo-physics suggest there could be massive oil and mineral deposits in Haiti
published: 19 Feb 2010
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Gold mining, a blessing or a curse for the Dominican Republic? • FRANCE 24 English
Latin America's largest #goldmine is at the centre of a contentious debate. The Pueblo Viejo mine in the #DominicanRepublic produces nearly 50 percent of the country's gold. But fifty years of industrial mining have transformed the once-isolated village of Cotui into a massive open-air mine. And the expansion of operations means that around 450 residents of the valley have to leave their native land. Some are calling for an end to exploitative mining practices, but the mining companies insist their activities have no #environmental impact. Our regional correspondents report.
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published: 18 Jan 2023
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Gold and precious metals could hold solution to centuries of poverty
(11 May 2012) 1. Various of Haitian workers digging the land
2. Close-up of oxidised copper rock
3. Close-up of red rock on top of copper
4. Various of members of a Canadian mining company, Majescor Resources, placing cylinders of rocks in wooden boxes. (The samples will be sent to Chile to determine how much copper, silver and gold they contain.)
5. Various of rock samples
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Michel Lamarre, Haitian engineer:
"It is fantastic for the country, fantastic. First, in the convention that we have with the Haitian Bureau de Mines (Bureau of Mines), we have 50 per cent of the profit. 50 percent of the profit will be split between our company and the government. So it will be a lot of money for the government, a lot of money, we hope, to help that region evolve, to get s...
published: 30 Jul 2015
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A Multi-Trillion Dollar Question: Is Haiti ready for large-scale mining?
A Multi-Trillion Dollar Question: Is Haiti ready for large-scale mining?
Is Haiti ready for a large-scale mining of gold, iridium, uranium, zirconium, copper, hydrocarbons ..? Haiti is believed to have the world's largest iridium deposits, after South Africa. Iridium is the most expensive metal on earth. Additionally, Haiti is believed to have larger oil reserves than Venezuela, as well as other precious metals such as copper, uranium, gold and zirconium. Haiti is under continuing pressure, facing further natural and man-made disasters, on top of an already-existing weaponization of migrants and gangs. Over 100 criminals per week get deported from U.S. jails/prisons to Haiti. Theses U.S. prisoners and inmates get released in Haiti and created powerful gangs. The 400 Mawozo gang, led by a m...
published: 21 Dec 2021
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Mining halted as new legislation delayed
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SHOTLIST
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Morne Bossa - 31 March 2015
1. Wide of valley next to prospective mining site near Cap Haitien
2. Drilling point marked by VCS Mining Inc. who received permit from Haitian government to prospect at site
3. Williamcite Noel, VCS employee, crouching beside drilling marker
4. Noel pointing to engraving on drilling marker reading "VCS 10-006"
5. Crates containing samples extracted from Morne Bossa mining site
6. Noel holding up sample from crate
7. Close of sample extracted from site
8. Various of Noel pointing out Morne Bossa site on map
9. Hill at Morne Bossa site where mining tests carried out
10. Joseph Tony, local resident hoping to find employment at mining site, walking over rocks
1...
published: 11 Apr 2021
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Gold-rich Haiti eyed by foreign investors
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A gold rush is shaping up in Haiti. Billions of dollars of precious metals are thought to be buried in the h...
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A gold rush is shaping up in Haiti. Billions of dollars of precious metals are thought to be buried in the hills. So far Canadian and American mining companies have invested more than $30m collecting samples, building roads and digging. Nearly 15 percent of Haiti's territory is now under license to North American mining firms. While the gold rush is attracting the interest of international investors, locals in the country where 70 per cent of people are unemployed fear the companies' promises will not be upheld. Al Jazeera's Rachel Levin reports from Trou-du-Nord in northern Haiti.
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A gold rush is shaping up in Haiti. Billions of dollars of precious metals are thought to be buried in the hills. So far Canadian and American mining companies have invested more than $30m collecting samples, building roads and digging. Nearly 15 percent of Haiti's territory is now under license to North American mining firms. While the gold rush is attracting the interest of international investors, locals in the country where 70 per cent of people are unemployed fear the companies' promises will not be upheld. Al Jazeera's Rachel Levin reports from Trou-du-Nord in northern Haiti.
At Al Jazeera English, we focus on people and events that affect people's lives. We bring topics to light that often go under-reported, listening to all sides of the story and giving a 'voice to the voiceless.'
Reaching more than 270 million households in over 140 countries across the globe, our viewers trust Al Jazeera English to keep them informed, inspired, and entertained.
Our impartial, fact-based reporting wins worldwide praise and respect. It is our unique brand of journalism that the world has come to rely on.
We are reshaping global media and constantly working to strengthen our reputation as one of the world's most respected news and current affairs channels.
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- published: 29 Jul 2012
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Mining for Gold in Haiti: Haiti Helped or Exploited by U.S., Canadian Mining Companies?
Learn more: http://pulitzercenter.org/projects/haiti-gold-mines-foreign-companies-investment-government-distribution-wealth-poverty
After years of rumors that ...
Learn more: http://pulitzercenter.org/projects/haiti-gold-mines-foreign-companies-investment-government-distribution-wealth-poverty
After years of rumors that gold mining companies were exploring in Haiti, Canadian and U.S. gold mining corporations now confirm they have permits to mine gold in more than 1,000 square miles in northern Haiti. Haiti's new prime minister says the estimated $20 billion worth of minerals in Haiti's hills could help liberate it from dependency on foreign aid and rebuild from the devastating 2010 earthquake. But many worry the gold mines will be a boom for foreign investors and a bust for local Haitian communities.
Democracy Now! speak to Jane Regan, lead author of "Gold Rush in Haiti: Who Will Get Rich?" The report by Haiti Grassroots Watch was published Wednesday in The Guardian and Haïti Liberté. "You've got a perfect storm brewing whereby you're looking at giant pit mines in the north, in a country that's already environmentally devastated, and giant pit mines being run by Canadian and American companies," Regan says. "Most of the money that's made and most of the gold that's dug up will go straight north."
(Modified from the original excerpt provided by Democracy Now!)
This report is part of Pulitzer Center-sponsored project "Haiti: Sitting on a Gold Mine" (http://bit.ly/LSCNtf).
https://wn.com/Mining_For_Gold_In_Haiti_Haiti_Helped_Or_Exploited_By_U.S.,_Canadian_Mining_Companies
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After years of rumors that gold mining companies were exploring in Haiti, Canadian and U.S. gold mining corporations now confirm they have permits to mine gold in more than 1,000 square miles in northern Haiti. Haiti's new prime minister says the estimated $20 billion worth of minerals in Haiti's hills could help liberate it from dependency on foreign aid and rebuild from the devastating 2010 earthquake. But many worry the gold mines will be a boom for foreign investors and a bust for local Haitian communities.
Democracy Now! speak to Jane Regan, lead author of "Gold Rush in Haiti: Who Will Get Rich?" The report by Haiti Grassroots Watch was published Wednesday in The Guardian and Haïti Liberté. "You've got a perfect storm brewing whereby you're looking at giant pit mines in the north, in a country that's already environmentally devastated, and giant pit mines being run by Canadian and American companies," Regan says. "Most of the money that's made and most of the gold that's dug up will go straight north."
(Modified from the original excerpt provided by Democracy Now!)
This report is part of Pulitzer Center-sponsored project "Haiti: Sitting on a Gold Mine" (http://bit.ly/LSCNtf).
- published: 03 Jun 2012
- views: 18930
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Who Will Benefit From Haiti's Gold Rush? Haitian Govt Embraces U.S., Canadian Mining Firms
Democracynow.org - After years of rumors that mining companies were exploring in Haiti, Canadian and U.S. corporations now confirm they have permits to mine gol...
Democracynow.org - After years of rumors that mining companies were exploring in Haiti, Canadian and U.S. corporations now confirm they have permits to mine gold in more than 1,000 square-miles in northern Haiti. Haiti's new prime minister says the estimated $20 billion worth of minerals in Haiti's hills could help liberate it from dependency on foreign aid, and rebuild from the devastating 2010 earthquake. But many worry the mines will be a boom for foreign investors and a bust for local communities. We speak to Jane Regan, lead author of "Gold Rush in Haiti: Who Will Get Rich?" The report by Haiti Grassroots Watch was published Wednesday in The Guardian and Haïti Liberté. "You have a perfect storm brewing where you have giant pit mines in the north in a country that is already environmentally devastated and giant pit mines being run by Canadian and American companies," Regan says. "Most of the money and gold dug up will go straight north."
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Democracynow.org - After years of rumors that mining companies were exploring in Haiti, Canadian and U.S. corporations now confirm they have permits to mine gold in more than 1,000 square-miles in northern Haiti. Haiti's new prime minister says the estimated $20 billion worth of minerals in Haiti's hills could help liberate it from dependency on foreign aid, and rebuild from the devastating 2010 earthquake. But many worry the mines will be a boom for foreign investors and a bust for local communities. We speak to Jane Regan, lead author of "Gold Rush in Haiti: Who Will Get Rich?" The report by Haiti Grassroots Watch was published Wednesday in The Guardian and Haïti Liberté. "You have a perfect storm brewing where you have giant pit mines in the north in a country that is already environmentally devastated and giant pit mines being run by Canadian and American companies," Regan says. "Most of the money and gold dug up will go straight north."
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- published: 31 May 2012
- views: 25041
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Big hopes for mining in Haiti fail to pan out amid concerns over regulation
(14 Apr 2015) SHOTLIST
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Morne Bossa - 31 March 2015
1. Wide of valley next to prospective mining site near Cap Haitien
2. Dri...
(14 Apr 2015) SHOTLIST
AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Morne Bossa - 31 March 2015
1. Wide of valley next to prospective mining site near Cap Haitien
2. Drilling point marked by VCS Mining Inc. who received permit from Haitian government to prospect at site
3. Williamcite Noel, VCS employee, crouching beside drilling marker
4. Noel pointing to engraving on drilling marker reading "VCS 10-006"
5. Crates containing samples extracted from Morne Bossa mining site
6. Noel holding up sample from crate
7. Close of sample extracted from site
8. Various of Noel pointing out Morne Bossa site on map
9. Hill at Morne Bossa site where mining tests carried out
10. Joseph Tony, local resident hoping to find employment at mining site, walking over rocks
11. SOUNDBITE: (Creole) Joseph Tony, local resident hoping to find employment at mining site:
"Firstly, we have an irrigation canal that is broken, and if the company is going to work here and there was going to be an accident, we would need a hospital along with paved roads and electricity."
12. Tony stepping off rock
AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Port-au-Prince - 4 April 2015
13. Camille Chalmers, economics professor and member of advocacy group Mining Justice Collective, talking on phone
14. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Camille Chalmers, economist and member of the Mining Justice Collective:
"For me it would be a serious error (to lift the moratorium on mining). I think it would be necessary to have a moratorium for at least 10 years to really create the conditions that would enable rational management of the mining sector from a public interest point of view."
AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Cap Haitien - 31 March 2015
15. Woman walking down road carrying tub of charcoal on her head
16. People walking along pavement
AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Port-au-Prince - 8 April 2015
17. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jean-Max Bellerive, former Haitian Prime Minister:
"Water is an issue, destruction of the environment is an issue, protection of the population is an issue and the customs system that is linked to mining and exporting minerals is also an issue. I'm not sure that we are already prepared to face all those issues right now."
AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Cap Haitien - 31 March 2015
18. People walking along riverfront, houses in background
19. Wide of river
20. Makeshift homes built on river bank
STORYLINE
Foreign mining companies who spent tens of millions of dollars prospecting for gold in Haiti will have to wait for a return on their investment as a result of the suspension of mining activity amid deep concern about the country's capacity to regulate such a complex industry.
Mining had been seen as a potential new source of revenue and jobs for impoverished Haiti after the January 2010 earthquake devastated the capital in the south.
The administration of President Michel Martelly was unable to complete a slew of legislation covering fundamental issues such as environmental regulations and royalty revenues before Parliament was dissolved in January.
US company VCS Mining Inc. company received one of two government gold mining permits in December 2012, but its Morne Bossa project was frozen two months later when Parliament imposed a moratorium on mining activity.
According to Camille Chalmers, a Haitian economist and member of the Mining Justice Collective, the moratorium should stay in place for at least ten years to create appropriate conditions that would ensure there are no obstacles for the mining sector to safely operate in the country.
These could yield an estimated 20 (b) billion US dollars.
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(14 Apr 2015) SHOTLIST
AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Morne Bossa - 31 March 2015
1. Wide of valley next to prospective mining site near Cap Haitien
2. Drilling point marked by VCS Mining Inc. who received permit from Haitian government to prospect at site
3. Williamcite Noel, VCS employee, crouching beside drilling marker
4. Noel pointing to engraving on drilling marker reading "VCS 10-006"
5. Crates containing samples extracted from Morne Bossa mining site
6. Noel holding up sample from crate
7. Close of sample extracted from site
8. Various of Noel pointing out Morne Bossa site on map
9. Hill at Morne Bossa site where mining tests carried out
10. Joseph Tony, local resident hoping to find employment at mining site, walking over rocks
11. SOUNDBITE: (Creole) Joseph Tony, local resident hoping to find employment at mining site:
"Firstly, we have an irrigation canal that is broken, and if the company is going to work here and there was going to be an accident, we would need a hospital along with paved roads and electricity."
12. Tony stepping off rock
AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Port-au-Prince - 4 April 2015
13. Camille Chalmers, economics professor and member of advocacy group Mining Justice Collective, talking on phone
14. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Camille Chalmers, economist and member of the Mining Justice Collective:
"For me it would be a serious error (to lift the moratorium on mining). I think it would be necessary to have a moratorium for at least 10 years to really create the conditions that would enable rational management of the mining sector from a public interest point of view."
AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Cap Haitien - 31 March 2015
15. Woman walking down road carrying tub of charcoal on her head
16. People walking along pavement
AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Port-au-Prince - 8 April 2015
17. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jean-Max Bellerive, former Haitian Prime Minister:
"Water is an issue, destruction of the environment is an issue, protection of the population is an issue and the customs system that is linked to mining and exporting minerals is also an issue. I'm not sure that we are already prepared to face all those issues right now."
AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Cap Haitien - 31 March 2015
18. People walking along riverfront, houses in background
19. Wide of river
20. Makeshift homes built on river bank
STORYLINE
Foreign mining companies who spent tens of millions of dollars prospecting for gold in Haiti will have to wait for a return on their investment as a result of the suspension of mining activity amid deep concern about the country's capacity to regulate such a complex industry.
Mining had been seen as a potential new source of revenue and jobs for impoverished Haiti after the January 2010 earthquake devastated the capital in the south.
The administration of President Michel Martelly was unable to complete a slew of legislation covering fundamental issues such as environmental regulations and royalty revenues before Parliament was dissolved in January.
US company VCS Mining Inc. company received one of two government gold mining permits in December 2012, but its Morne Bossa project was frozen two months later when Parliament imposed a moratorium on mining activity.
According to Camille Chalmers, a Haitian economist and member of the Mining Justice Collective, the moratorium should stay in place for at least ten years to create appropriate conditions that would ensure there are no obstacles for the mining sector to safely operate in the country.
These could yield an estimated 20 (b) billion US dollars.
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- published: 11 Apr 2021
- views: 1465
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Haiti iridium reserves | Haiti has something more valuable then Gold
Haiti has something much more valuable than its gold and oil.
Haiti which is the poorest country in the west have an estimated amount of $20 billion gold reser...
Haiti has something much more valuable than its gold and oil.
Haiti which is the poorest country in the west have an estimated amount of $20 billion gold reserves.
Not just gold it also has untapped reserves of oil and natural gas.
But a few years ago, much more rare material was discovered in Haiti.
And that is iridium, one of the rare Earth metals.
Iridium in Haiti is found in large quantities in Haiti’s southeast.
Iridium reserves in Haiti is said to be second largest in the world after South Africa
Iridium is a rare metal and is much more valuable than gold.
In 2020 the average price per ounce was $2550 but in 2021 the value reached $6000 per ounce, three times the price of gold for the same year.
Iridium is known for its strong corrosion resistance, hardness, and high melting point.
Iridium is mostly used for aircraft engines, but also for deep water pipeline and even is now being used for manufacture 5G smartphones.
Iridium is also used in military equipment’s especially as a neutron source. Iridium-192 or iridium-192m is often used in weapons because they are fissile enough to produce a nuclear explosion and have high half life then uranium.
Iridium is used in the production of neptunium and plutonium isotopes for atomic weapons and satellites.
Iridium is often used in nuclear energy applications. For example, reactor fuel is alloyed with iridium to make it able to withstand higher temperatures because of absorbing quantized vibrational energy from gamma rays.
Iridium has many uses and iridium mining can allow for revival of Haiti’s economy and creation of millions of jobs.
But again, all these things will slip away from the hands of government and Haitians to criminal gangs and foreign billionaire tycoons.
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Haiti has something much more valuable than its gold and oil.
Haiti which is the poorest country in the west have an estimated amount of $20 billion gold reserves.
Not just gold it also has untapped reserves of oil and natural gas.
But a few years ago, much more rare material was discovered in Haiti.
And that is iridium, one of the rare Earth metals.
Iridium in Haiti is found in large quantities in Haiti’s southeast.
Iridium reserves in Haiti is said to be second largest in the world after South Africa
Iridium is a rare metal and is much more valuable than gold.
In 2020 the average price per ounce was $2550 but in 2021 the value reached $6000 per ounce, three times the price of gold for the same year.
Iridium is known for its strong corrosion resistance, hardness, and high melting point.
Iridium is mostly used for aircraft engines, but also for deep water pipeline and even is now being used for manufacture 5G smartphones.
Iridium is also used in military equipment’s especially as a neutron source. Iridium-192 or iridium-192m is often used in weapons because they are fissile enough to produce a nuclear explosion and have high half life then uranium.
Iridium is used in the production of neptunium and plutonium isotopes for atomic weapons and satellites.
Iridium is often used in nuclear energy applications. For example, reactor fuel is alloyed with iridium to make it able to withstand higher temperatures because of absorbing quantized vibrational energy from gamma rays.
Iridium has many uses and iridium mining can allow for revival of Haiti’s economy and creation of millions of jobs.
But again, all these things will slip away from the hands of government and Haitians to criminal gangs and foreign billionaire tycoons.
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- published: 15 Feb 2023
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Strategic denial of oil in Haiti?
Engdahl: Geo-physics suggest there could be massive oil and mineral deposits in Haiti
Engdahl: Geo-physics suggest there could be massive oil and mineral deposits in Haiti
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Engdahl: Geo-physics suggest there could be massive oil and mineral deposits in Haiti
- published: 19 Feb 2010
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5:50
Gold mining, a blessing or a curse for the Dominican Republic? • FRANCE 24 English
Latin America's largest #goldmine is at the centre of a contentious debate. The Pueblo Viejo mine in the #DominicanRepublic produces nearly 50 percent of the co...
Latin America's largest #goldmine is at the centre of a contentious debate. The Pueblo Viejo mine in the #DominicanRepublic produces nearly 50 percent of the country's gold. But fifty years of industrial mining have transformed the once-isolated village of Cotui into a massive open-air mine. And the expansion of operations means that around 450 residents of the valley have to leave their native land. Some are calling for an end to exploitative mining practices, but the mining companies insist their activities have no #environmental impact. Our regional correspondents report.
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Latin America's largest #goldmine is at the centre of a contentious debate. The Pueblo Viejo mine in the #DominicanRepublic produces nearly 50 percent of the country's gold. But fifty years of industrial mining have transformed the once-isolated village of Cotui into a massive open-air mine. And the expansion of operations means that around 450 residents of the valley have to leave their native land. Some are calling for an end to exploitative mining practices, but the mining companies insist their activities have no #environmental impact. Our regional correspondents report.
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- published: 18 Jan 2023
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2:07
Gold and precious metals could hold solution to centuries of poverty
(11 May 2012) 1. Various of Haitian workers digging the land
2. Close-up of oxidised copper rock
3. Close-up of red rock on top of copper
4. Various of membe...
(11 May 2012) 1. Various of Haitian workers digging the land
2. Close-up of oxidised copper rock
3. Close-up of red rock on top of copper
4. Various of members of a Canadian mining company, Majescor Resources, placing cylinders of rocks in wooden boxes. (The samples will be sent to Chile to determine how much copper, silver and gold they contain.)
5. Various of rock samples
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Michel Lamarre, Haitian engineer:
"It is fantastic for the country, fantastic. First, in the convention that we have with the Haitian Bureau de Mines (Bureau of Mines), we have 50 per cent of the profit. 50 percent of the profit will be split between our company and the government. So it will be a lot of money for the government, a lot of money, we hope, to help that region evolve, to get some people working around the area."
7. Various of a stone cutter at work
8. SOUNDBITE: (Haitian Creole) Joseph Bernard, Haitian worker:
"Many people here have found a job with the mining companies. I'm one of them. It has helped me get money to be able to help my family and get them more opportunities."
9. Various of geologist and Haitian workers drilling for Newmont Mining Corporation
10. Mid of a group of children looking at the workers
11. Wide of drilling team
STORYLINE:
A flurry of exploratory drilling in Haiti has found precious metals worth potentially 20 (b) billion US dollars deep below the tropical ridges in the country's northeastern mountains.
Now, a mining company is drilling around the clock to determine how to get those metals out.
Haiti's annual budget is one (b) billion U.S. dollars, of which more than half is provided by foreign aid.
A windfall from local resources could pay for roads, schools, clean water and sewage systems for the nation's 10 (m) million people, most of whom live on as little as 1.25 US dollars a day.
"It is fantastic for the country," said Michel Lamarre, a Haitian engineer whose firm, SOMINE, is leading the exploration.
"It will be a lot of money for the government, a lot of money, we hope, to help the region evolve, to get some people working around the area."
Stone cutter Joseph Bernard, 47, said that before he got a job slicing rock samples, his family was going hungry.
They had one cow and their peanut and bean fields had turned to dust after months without rain.
Now his son and two daughters have started school.
"Many people here have found a job with the mining companies. I'm one of them. It has helped me get money to be able to help my family and get them more opportunities," he said.
On a rugged, steep Haitian ridge far above the Atlantic, brilliant boulders coated with blue-green oxidised copper jut from the hills, while colourful pebbles litter the soil, strong indicators that precious metals lie below.
Geologists extrapolating from depth and strike reports estimate there may be at least one (m) million ounces (28-thousand kilograms) of gold at two sites.
In April, prospectors also found the first significant silver deposit ever reported in Haiti: between 20 and 30 (m) million ounces (567-thousand to 850-thousand kilograms).
And geologists suspect that more than one (m) million tonnes of copper may also lay beneath the top soil.
Gold was last gathered in Haiti in the 1500s, after Christopher Columbus ran his ship the Santa Maria onto a Haitian reef.
Spaniards enslaved the Arawak Indians to dig for gold, killing them off with harsh conditions and infectious diseases.
When the Spaniards learned of even more lucrative deposits in Mexico, they moved on.
Haiti's government is repeatedly rated as one of the most corrupt in the world.
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(11 May 2012) 1. Various of Haitian workers digging the land
2. Close-up of oxidised copper rock
3. Close-up of red rock on top of copper
4. Various of members of a Canadian mining company, Majescor Resources, placing cylinders of rocks in wooden boxes. (The samples will be sent to Chile to determine how much copper, silver and gold they contain.)
5. Various of rock samples
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Michel Lamarre, Haitian engineer:
"It is fantastic for the country, fantastic. First, in the convention that we have with the Haitian Bureau de Mines (Bureau of Mines), we have 50 per cent of the profit. 50 percent of the profit will be split between our company and the government. So it will be a lot of money for the government, a lot of money, we hope, to help that region evolve, to get some people working around the area."
7. Various of a stone cutter at work
8. SOUNDBITE: (Haitian Creole) Joseph Bernard, Haitian worker:
"Many people here have found a job with the mining companies. I'm one of them. It has helped me get money to be able to help my family and get them more opportunities."
9. Various of geologist and Haitian workers drilling for Newmont Mining Corporation
10. Mid of a group of children looking at the workers
11. Wide of drilling team
STORYLINE:
A flurry of exploratory drilling in Haiti has found precious metals worth potentially 20 (b) billion US dollars deep below the tropical ridges in the country's northeastern mountains.
Now, a mining company is drilling around the clock to determine how to get those metals out.
Haiti's annual budget is one (b) billion U.S. dollars, of which more than half is provided by foreign aid.
A windfall from local resources could pay for roads, schools, clean water and sewage systems for the nation's 10 (m) million people, most of whom live on as little as 1.25 US dollars a day.
"It is fantastic for the country," said Michel Lamarre, a Haitian engineer whose firm, SOMINE, is leading the exploration.
"It will be a lot of money for the government, a lot of money, we hope, to help the region evolve, to get some people working around the area."
Stone cutter Joseph Bernard, 47, said that before he got a job slicing rock samples, his family was going hungry.
They had one cow and their peanut and bean fields had turned to dust after months without rain.
Now his son and two daughters have started school.
"Many people here have found a job with the mining companies. I'm one of them. It has helped me get money to be able to help my family and get them more opportunities," he said.
On a rugged, steep Haitian ridge far above the Atlantic, brilliant boulders coated with blue-green oxidised copper jut from the hills, while colourful pebbles litter the soil, strong indicators that precious metals lie below.
Geologists extrapolating from depth and strike reports estimate there may be at least one (m) million ounces (28-thousand kilograms) of gold at two sites.
In April, prospectors also found the first significant silver deposit ever reported in Haiti: between 20 and 30 (m) million ounces (567-thousand to 850-thousand kilograms).
And geologists suspect that more than one (m) million tonnes of copper may also lay beneath the top soil.
Gold was last gathered in Haiti in the 1500s, after Christopher Columbus ran his ship the Santa Maria onto a Haitian reef.
Spaniards enslaved the Arawak Indians to dig for gold, killing them off with harsh conditions and infectious diseases.
When the Spaniards learned of even more lucrative deposits in Mexico, they moved on.
Haiti's government is repeatedly rated as one of the most corrupt in the world.
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- published: 30 Jul 2015
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2:29
A Multi-Trillion Dollar Question: Is Haiti ready for large-scale mining?
A Multi-Trillion Dollar Question: Is Haiti ready for large-scale mining?
Is Haiti ready for a large-scale mining of gold, iridium, uranium, zirconium, copper, h...
A Multi-Trillion Dollar Question: Is Haiti ready for large-scale mining?
Is Haiti ready for a large-scale mining of gold, iridium, uranium, zirconium, copper, hydrocarbons ..? Haiti is believed to have the world's largest iridium deposits, after South Africa. Iridium is the most expensive metal on earth. Additionally, Haiti is believed to have larger oil reserves than Venezuela, as well as other precious metals such as copper, uranium, gold and zirconium. Haiti is under continuing pressure, facing further natural and man-made disasters, on top of an already-existing weaponization of migrants and gangs. Over 100 criminals per week get deported from U.S. jails/prisons to Haiti. Theses U.S. prisoners and inmates get released in Haiti and created powerful gangs. The 400 Mawozo gang, led by a man hiding himself under Spiderman mask, is one of Haiti's most dangerous gangs. Some of these criminals are not from Haiti but got wrongly deported to Haiti and were not transferred to their countries of origin. Gangs further terrorized Haiti's population, demoralized its government, occupied police precincts and replaced Haitian flag with U.S. flag. Yet they are not called "terrorists." On CNN, former prime minister Laurent Lamorthe asked the Biden administration to pause with the deportation of U.S. prisoners and inmates to Haiti. The country cannot cope with them without a strong police or military force.
Haiti's presidential candidate Moïse Jean-Charles was arrested and deported, en route to Putin & Xi, amid Ukraine tensions between Russia and US. CBP declined to tell why the politician was expelled and banned from entering US for 5 years. Former Haitian senate president Bernard Sansaricq said: "Clinton Should Be In Jail” like France's ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy. After the devastating 2010 earthquake, the Clinton Foundation received 15 billion USD in donation money to reconstruct Haiti. The money went to friends of Bill Clinton, using pay-to-play tactics. The company of Hillary's brother Anthony Rodham was awarded a lucrative gold mining contract. Denis O'Brien was awarded the country's only cell phone company. Sansaricq's visa was revoked by a Clinton executive order for refusing to ride on corruption. The claims are hard to deny after the FOIA leak. Jean Jacklin Exantus, Ex-magistrate of Cite Soleil, known as "neg épe a" (the swordsman), said everybody was riding on the corruption and therefore proposed a general amnesty -- that will also pardon Clinton, Biden and the gangs -- to pave the way for the rebirth of Haiti. References: "Former Haitian Senator Arrested, Deported" https://lnkd.in/eMqatY_H | "Fmr. Haitian Senate president sounds off on the Clintons" https://youtu.be/eeKZSz_w-Pk
#mininghaiti #goldhaiti #iridiumhaiti #clintonhaiti #bidenhaiti
https://wn.com/A_Multi_Trillion_Dollar_Question_Is_Haiti_Ready_For_Large_Scale_Mining
A Multi-Trillion Dollar Question: Is Haiti ready for large-scale mining?
Is Haiti ready for a large-scale mining of gold, iridium, uranium, zirconium, copper, hydrocarbons ..? Haiti is believed to have the world's largest iridium deposits, after South Africa. Iridium is the most expensive metal on earth. Additionally, Haiti is believed to have larger oil reserves than Venezuela, as well as other precious metals such as copper, uranium, gold and zirconium. Haiti is under continuing pressure, facing further natural and man-made disasters, on top of an already-existing weaponization of migrants and gangs. Over 100 criminals per week get deported from U.S. jails/prisons to Haiti. Theses U.S. prisoners and inmates get released in Haiti and created powerful gangs. The 400 Mawozo gang, led by a man hiding himself under Spiderman mask, is one of Haiti's most dangerous gangs. Some of these criminals are not from Haiti but got wrongly deported to Haiti and were not transferred to their countries of origin. Gangs further terrorized Haiti's population, demoralized its government, occupied police precincts and replaced Haitian flag with U.S. flag. Yet they are not called "terrorists." On CNN, former prime minister Laurent Lamorthe asked the Biden administration to pause with the deportation of U.S. prisoners and inmates to Haiti. The country cannot cope with them without a strong police or military force.
Haiti's presidential candidate Moïse Jean-Charles was arrested and deported, en route to Putin & Xi, amid Ukraine tensions between Russia and US. CBP declined to tell why the politician was expelled and banned from entering US for 5 years. Former Haitian senate president Bernard Sansaricq said: "Clinton Should Be In Jail” like France's ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy. After the devastating 2010 earthquake, the Clinton Foundation received 15 billion USD in donation money to reconstruct Haiti. The money went to friends of Bill Clinton, using pay-to-play tactics. The company of Hillary's brother Anthony Rodham was awarded a lucrative gold mining contract. Denis O'Brien was awarded the country's only cell phone company. Sansaricq's visa was revoked by a Clinton executive order for refusing to ride on corruption. The claims are hard to deny after the FOIA leak. Jean Jacklin Exantus, Ex-magistrate of Cite Soleil, known as "neg épe a" (the swordsman), said everybody was riding on the corruption and therefore proposed a general amnesty -- that will also pardon Clinton, Biden and the gangs -- to pave the way for the rebirth of Haiti. References: "Former Haitian Senator Arrested, Deported" https://lnkd.in/eMqatY_H | "Fmr. Haitian Senate president sounds off on the Clintons" https://youtu.be/eeKZSz_w-Pk
#mininghaiti #goldhaiti #iridiumhaiti #clintonhaiti #bidenhaiti
- published: 21 Dec 2021
- views: 635
2:21
Mining halted as new legislation delayed
(13 Apr 2015) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY
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Morne Bossa - 31 March 2015
1. Wide of valley next to prospectiv...
(13 Apr 2015) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY
SHOTLIST
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Morne Bossa - 31 March 2015
1. Wide of valley next to prospective mining site near Cap Haitien
2. Drilling point marked by VCS Mining Inc. who received permit from Haitian government to prospect at site
3. Williamcite Noel, VCS employee, crouching beside drilling marker
4. Noel pointing to engraving on drilling marker reading "VCS 10-006"
5. Crates containing samples extracted from Morne Bossa mining site
6. Noel holding up sample from crate
7. Close of sample extracted from site
8. Various of Noel pointing out Morne Bossa site on map
9. Hill at Morne Bossa site where mining tests carried out
10. Joseph Tony, local resident hoping to find employment at mining site, walking over rocks
11. SOUNDBITE: (Creole) Joseph Tony, local resident hoping to find employment at mining site:
"Firstly, we have an irrigation canal that is broken, and if the company is going to work here and there was going to be an accident, we would need a hospital along with paved roads and electricity."
12. Tony stepping off rock
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Port-au-Prince - 4 April 2015
13. Camille Chalmers, economics professor and member of advocacy group Mining Justice Collective, talking on phone
14. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Camille Chalmers, economist and member of the Mining Justice Collective:
"For me it would be a serious error (to lift the moratorium on mining). I think it would be necessary to have a moratorium for at least 10 years to really create the conditions that would enable rational management of the mining sector from a public interest point of view."
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Cap Haitien - 31 March 2015
15. Woman walking down road carrying tub of charcoal on her head
16. People walking along pavement
AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Port-au-Prince - 8 April 2015
17. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jean-Max Bellerive, former Haitian Prime Minister:
"Water is an issue, destruction of the environment is an issue, protection of the population is an issue and the customs system that is linked to mining and exporting minerals is also an issue. I'm not sure that we are already prepared to face all those issues right now."
AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Cap Haitien - 31 March 2015
18. People walking along riverfront, houses in background
19. Wide of river
20. Makeshift homes built on river bank
STORYLINE
Foreign mining companies who spent tens of millions of dollars prospecting for gold in Haiti will have to wait for a return on their investment as a result of the suspension of mining activity amid deep concern about the country's capacity to regulate such a complex industry.
Mining had been seen as a potential new source of revenue and jobs for impoverished Haiti after the January 2010 earthquake devastated the capital in the south.
The administration of President Michel Martelly was unable to complete a slew of legislation covering fundamental issues such as environmental regulations and royalty revenues before Parliament was dissolved in January.
US company VCS Mining Inc. company received one of two government gold mining permits in December 2012, but its Morne Bossa project was frozen two months later when Parliament imposed a moratorium on mining activity.
According to Camille Chalmers, a Haitian economist and member of the Mining Justice Collective, the moratorium should stay in place for at least ten years to create appropriate conditions that would ensure there are no obstacles for the mining sector to safely operate in the country.
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SHOTLIST
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Morne Bossa - 31 March 2015
1. Wide of valley next to prospective mining site near Cap Haitien
2. Drilling point marked by VCS Mining Inc. who received permit from Haitian government to prospect at site
3. Williamcite Noel, VCS employee, crouching beside drilling marker
4. Noel pointing to engraving on drilling marker reading "VCS 10-006"
5. Crates containing samples extracted from Morne Bossa mining site
6. Noel holding up sample from crate
7. Close of sample extracted from site
8. Various of Noel pointing out Morne Bossa site on map
9. Hill at Morne Bossa site where mining tests carried out
10. Joseph Tony, local resident hoping to find employment at mining site, walking over rocks
11. SOUNDBITE: (Creole) Joseph Tony, local resident hoping to find employment at mining site:
"Firstly, we have an irrigation canal that is broken, and if the company is going to work here and there was going to be an accident, we would need a hospital along with paved roads and electricity."
12. Tony stepping off rock
AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Port-au-Prince - 4 April 2015
13. Camille Chalmers, economics professor and member of advocacy group Mining Justice Collective, talking on phone
14. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Camille Chalmers, economist and member of the Mining Justice Collective:
"For me it would be a serious error (to lift the moratorium on mining). I think it would be necessary to have a moratorium for at least 10 years to really create the conditions that would enable rational management of the mining sector from a public interest point of view."
AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Cap Haitien - 31 March 2015
15. Woman walking down road carrying tub of charcoal on her head
16. People walking along pavement
AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Port-au-Prince - 8 April 2015
17. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jean-Max Bellerive, former Haitian Prime Minister:
"Water is an issue, destruction of the environment is an issue, protection of the population is an issue and the customs system that is linked to mining and exporting minerals is also an issue. I'm not sure that we are already prepared to face all those issues right now."
AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Cap Haitien - 31 March 2015
18. People walking along riverfront, houses in background
19. Wide of river
20. Makeshift homes built on river bank
STORYLINE
Foreign mining companies who spent tens of millions of dollars prospecting for gold in Haiti will have to wait for a return on their investment as a result of the suspension of mining activity amid deep concern about the country's capacity to regulate such a complex industry.
Mining had been seen as a potential new source of revenue and jobs for impoverished Haiti after the January 2010 earthquake devastated the capital in the south.
The administration of President Michel Martelly was unable to complete a slew of legislation covering fundamental issues such as environmental regulations and royalty revenues before Parliament was dissolved in January.
US company VCS Mining Inc. company received one of two government gold mining permits in December 2012, but its Morne Bossa project was frozen two months later when Parliament imposed a moratorium on mining activity.
According to Camille Chalmers, a Haitian economist and member of the Mining Justice Collective, the moratorium should stay in place for at least ten years to create appropriate conditions that would ensure there are no obstacles for the mining sector to safely operate in the country.
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- published: 11 Apr 2021
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