The following was written by Dave Jorgenson, a member of Friends of Responsible Economic Development (FRED) in Wells, British Columbia. This article is republished with permission and was originally posted here.
Government seizes Barkerville Gold’s sister operation in Yukon after mis-management and ...
MiningWatch Canada is a signatory to the following letter sent to the Government of Canada on May 28, 2024 expressing concern over Canada's engagement at recent International Seabed Authority meetings where regulations to advance deep sea mining are being negotiated. Among other requests, the letter...
In October and November 2023, Panamanians took to the streets in record numbers to denounce a mining contract between Canada’s First Quantum Minerals and the Government of Panama. For years, First Quantum has operated its massive open-pit copper mine in legal limbo, as its concession was declared...
The following was written by Jan Morrill, Tailings Campaign Manager with Earthworks and Viviana Herrera, Latin America Program Coordinator with MiningWatch Canada.
Representatives of communities impacted by Barrick Gold’s operations in Argentina, along with their allies in the U.S. and Canada, were...
We, the undersigned organizations, express our solidarity with and support for the affected communities and the petitioners against Canadian mining firm OceanaGold Philippines, Inc. Several petitioners, representing different sectors and affected groups, have filed a case to cancel the renewal of...
On May 6, 2024, a regulatory amendment to the Regulation respecting mineral substances other than petroleum, natural gas and brine will come into force in the province of Quebec. The purpose of this regulatory amendment is to better take into account the concerns of populations affected by "impact"...
Re: Conflicts caused by Canadian mining company Solaris Resources in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Dear Ambassador,
We, the undersigned nine organizations, are writing to you to express our deep concern about an escalation of violence and conflict associated with the Canadian mining company Solaris Resources...
The following post was written by Beyond Extraction and was originally published here.
Recently, the Beyond Extraction collective have turned our attention to the ways in which PDAC works to shape narratives about the mining industry year-round through its influence on Canadian education and school...
Ecuadorian and international human rights organizations are denouncing renewed violence over the past three weeks around Atico Mining’s project in southwestern Ecuador.
Atico, a Canadian mining company headquartered in Vancouver, has been attempting to develop its La Plata gold-copper-zinc-silver...
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Canada and Ecuador have jumped headfirst into Free Trade Agreement negotiations they hope to finish by 2025 — but key voices are being left out. What’s...
March 20, 2024 at 3PM EST
Metallic mining exploitation in the Dominican Republic is located in the heart of the country, in the provinces of La Vega, Monseñor Nouel and Sánchez Ramírez, which is also the centre for water sources and biodiversity. An area where life could thrive is turning into a...
On February 13, 2024, at SSR Mining’s Çöpler gold mine in Turkey’s eastern Erzincan province, the hill that the mine’s heap leach pad was built on collapsed, taking with it an estimated 10 million tonnes of cyanide-laced ore, burying nine mineworkers alive and pouring into the valley below and...
On February 13, MiningWatch Canada’s Latin America Program Coordinator Viviana Herrera, alongside Amnesty International Canada and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, testified before the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on International Trade as part of its study of free trade...