South Africa's largest trade union movement on Friday backed calls by the ANC's junior wing to consider nationalising mines, a key driver of the country's economy.

ANC Youth League President Julius Malema's suggestion that mines be nationalised is not ANC policy, the party said on Thursday.

Baffinland Iron Mines may have to consider other routes to ship ore from its proposed Mary River mine site in Nunavut, due to public concerns presented to environmental assessors earlier this year.

A Vietnamese legal adviser said Saturday he had filed a new lawsuit against his country's prime minister for violating environmental laws with a controversial bauxite mining plan.

JOHANNESBURG (Dow Jones)--South Africa's ruling party has dismissed calls by its youth wing to nationalize the country's mines, although union allies took up the cry Friday.

Cosatu says it supports a call by the ANCs youth wing for the countrys mines to be nationalised.

JOHANNESBURG, July 3 (Reuters) - South Africa's powerful trade union federation COSATU said on Friday it wanted the government to consider nationalisation of mines in the world's largest producer of platinum and major producer of gold. COSATU, which has nearly 2 million paid-up members in the country of around 47 million people, said in a statement it supported a call by the ruling African ...

JOHANNESBURG, July 3 (Reuters) - South Africa's powerful trade union federation COSATU said on Friday it wants the government to consider nationalisation of mines in the world's largest producer of platinum. COSATU, which has nearly 2 million paid-up members in the country of around 47 million people, said in a statement it supports a call by the ruling African National Congress' youth wing for ...

BEIJING, July 3 (Reuters) - A Zimbabwe government official on Friday appealed to Chinese firms to invest in Zimbabwean mines, asking companies to ignore the country's recent troubles and strike now while the iron is hot. Zimbabwe has asked the world for help for its devastated economy, and says it needs $10 billion to rebuild dilapidated infrastructure and ease a 90 percent unemployment rate.

July 3 (Reuters) - The global financial crisis and sharp falls in metals prices have forced several companies to abandon or put on hold their plans to bring new mines onstream. Some existing producers also have shut down or curtailed output at mines and plants and announcements continue to trickle through despite the recent metals price rises. Below are details of major projects and facilities ...