41.   Indigenous Solomon Islanders have began legal action in an attempt to block an Australian gold mining project on Guadalcanal.

42.   Kanjila declined to name the companies but said that they will be involved in construction, tourism and mining projects in Angola.

43.   Most of the COW recipients are foreign investors which will develop mining projects either through their wholly owned companies or through joint ventures with local companies.

44.   On Monday, indigenous landowners began legal action to block the gold mining project with compensation and environmental concerns as part of their action.

45.   Similar action forced the company to abandon a gold mining project at a nearby site.

46.   Some environmentalists on both sides of the border believe a Canadian mining project in northwest British Columbia poses a threat to the caribou habitat.

47.   Suspected Communist rebel snipers have killed a Canadian geologist who was inspecting an Australian mining project from a helicopter in the northern Philippines, police said Wednesday.

48.   That has prevented foreign investors from making plans for big capital expenditures and delayed government approvals for mining projects.

49.   The oil-rich kingdom, which also is rich in other minerals, is trying to encourage foreign investment in mining projects, the paper said.

50.   The potash mining project is now under way in the northeast.