By Marilyn Crawford
The Mining and Lands Commissioner Tribunal has made it clear that regulations prioritize the interest of miners over the interest of property owners seeking to exercise their right before staking and prospecting can take place and to have areas exempt from mining claims...
On October 24 of last year, the Panel of Experts on the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources and other Forms of Wealth in the Congo, a UN panel struck to research this issue, submitted its report to the United Nations. The five-member panel said that the different strategies for the illegal...
The CanTung mine is located in the southwestern NWT, just inside the boundary with the Yukon. Road access is through the Yukon and the closest community is Watson Lake. The tungsten deposit was first staked in 1954 and went into production in 1962. The mine closed...
By MiningWatch Canada and the Green Budget Coalition.
Presentation for Philippine Delegation to Canada by Catherine Coumans, Ph.D.:
On September 12 to 13, MiningWatch Canada participated in a conference in Ottawa sponsored by the International Ban Asbestos Network entitled Canadian Asbestos: A Global Concern. The Conference was co-chaired by Joe Comartin (NDP MP for Windsor) and Elizabeth May of the Sierra Club of Canada. The...
Over the past three years, members of Bedford Mining Alert (north of Kingston, Ontario) have brought several disputes before the Provincial Mining Recorder and the Mining and Lands Commissioner.
Most have challenged the “right of free entry” by prospectors on private lands. As the Mining and...
I have divided my talk into two sections: an overview of asbestos mining in Canada and some strategic considerations for taking on the issue here.
For the past four months, the Rhéébù Nùù Committee has politely observed a silent stance on the situation regarding the Goro Nickel project being implemented on our lateritic land in the South.
During Mrs. Dutilleul's visit* and again during the French President's visit, the committee issued a...
I am honoured to be here today and to share with you a non...
I have been to New Caledonia many times in the last few years and have always been extremely pleased by the warm reception I received from the people in Yaté and Mt. Doré. You have always been...
Mines owned or run by Meridian Gold have created serious toxic pollution in at least three locations in the United States. One of the largest emitters of atmospheric mercury in the US is the Jerritt Canyon Mine in Nevada, which was part-owned by Meridian until its recent sale. This mine emits more...
There is strong public interest in "Looking Beneath the Surface", the in-depth report on mining subsidies prepared by the Pembina Institute and MiningWatch Canada, and released on October 28, 2002.
Over 8000 copies of the report and the executive summaries were downloaded from the website or...