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...
Open Letter to Canadian Ambassador Stephen Potter Re: Solaris Conflict in Ecuador
What it Takes: An All-Ages Colouring Book
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...
Attempt to Advance Environmental Consultation for Atico’s Mine in Ecuador Brings Renewed Criminalization, Police Repression, and Militarization
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...
Webinar | What’s at stake in Canada’s trade negotiations with Ecuador?
April 4, 2024 at 2PM ET | Register here | Facebook
This is a bilingual event in Spanish and English. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided.
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...
Webinar: Life in the Triangle of Death - Dominican communities talk mining
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...
Canada Turns Its Back on Mining Tragedy in Turkey
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...
MiningWatch’s Viviana Herrera Testifies Before Canada’s International Trade Committee on a Possible Ecuador-Canada Free Trade Agreement
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...
Canada Joins Peru’s President in Mining Push
Global Allies Call for Charges to be Dropped Against 5 Salvadoran Water Defenders
It’s been one year since five water defenders were arrested in El Salvador and communities in Canada, the United States and El Salvador are taking action to urge the Attorney General to drop the charges.
Known colloquially as the “Santa Marta 5,” Miguel Ángel Gámez, Alejandro Laínez García, Pedro...
Review of "Canadian corporate identity: economic diplomacy, mining and racism around the Escobal mine in Guatemala"
A new chapter provides insight into the role the Canadian Embassy in Guatemala played as the Canadian-owned Escobal mine moved into operations in 2013 in southeastern Guatemala. While Canada tries to paint itself a world leader when it comes to upholding human rights, this chapter offers a clear and...
The Fight to Close First Quantum Minerals Canadian Mine in Panama
More than a Hundred Organizations Demand Justice for Assassination of Xinka Leader Noé Gómez Barrera
Following the murder of Xinka human and environmental rights defender, Noé Gómez Barrera, more than a hundred organizations - including MiningWatch Canada - issued the following letter:
On Saturday October 28, 2023, Xinka community leader, 69-year old Noé Gómez Barrera was murdered in the department...
People Power and Pushback: First Quantum’s Stock Price Plummets Amidst Massive Protests in Panama
Guatemalans Participate in Historic National Strike to Defend Democracy
Guatemalans are entering a fifth week of a national strike, with hundreds of thousands across the country taking to the streets in an effort to uphold the most basic tenets of democracy.
Progressive presidential candidate Bernardo Arévalo resoundingly won August’s national election, but his future as...
International Organizations Express Concern for Democracy in Guatemala Amidst Attacks
MiningWatch Canada joins a host of international solidarity and human rights organizations in expressing deep concern over recent attacks against democracy in Guatemala. While the current Attorney General seeks to delegitimize election results and prevent the peaceful transfer of power, thousands of...
Ecuadorian Court Suspends Dundee Precious Metals' Operations
A local court in southern Ecuador has ordered Dundee Precious Metals to suspend its mining operations in the páramo de Kimsakocha, upholding the rights of local communities and dealing another blow to Canadian mining interests in the region.
Dundee is attempting to build the “Loma Larga” gold...