The Year In Review For Rainforests

The surging price of gold drove expansion of mining in tropical forests around the world. In Peru the impact was particularly pronounced, with several massive surface mines metastasizing across the most biodiverse part of the Amazon rainforest. 
http://news.mongabay.com/2011/1228-year_in_rainforests_2011.html

Philippines-Cagayan-Iligan Disaster: Dire Warning For Xstrata-SMI

“facilities like fresh water dam and tailings dam will be constructed at the Mal River Catchment, but these huge storage facilities are directly under criss-crossing faultlines; and that the Tampakan mine has a high potential for loss of life and high environmental damage if a failure of Dams or Rock Storage facilities occurs...” 
http://www.mindanaoexaminer.com/news.php?news_id=20111228113820

Viet Nam To Conduct mineral survey In New Strategy

Viet Nam targets to terminate the production of all small mineral processing facilities and technology which causes pollution and results in low economic efficiency by 2020....
Gold mining will continue to be carried out in existing mines but only advanced technologies will be permitted.
http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/social-issues/219160/mineral-survey-takes-priority-in-new-strategy.html

Government’s Unilateral Policy In Bima

The message from the protesters is clear: They do not want to see their land destroyed by the companies as they dispose waste that in turn harms residents’ lives and livelihood. ...
The residents of Lambu know that once a mining company operates in their region some negative impacts, such as environmental degradation and polluted water sources, may follow. Meanwhile, it is the only water source in the region.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/12/28/government-s-unilateral-policy-bima.html