On May 9-11, Latin American and Canadian social and environmental activists, economists, and academics came together at York University in Toronto to set out a series of challenges for the mining industry and governments alike on the eve of a major industry conference.
"We wanted to provide an...
June 12-15 saw MiningWatch Canada staff participating in the North American Indigenous Mining Summit in Mole Lake, Wisconsin. The Summit brought together indigenous and non-indigenous people from across North America to share information and experience. Some of the most heavily-affected communities...
The new Metal Mining Effluent Regulations (MMERs) finally became law on June 19, 2002 with their publication in Part II of the Canada Gazette.
On July 28, 2001 the new (MMERs) were published in the Canada Gazette, Part I and a public consultation period was open until September 26, 2001. During...
Report from an international conference organised by CERLAC (the Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean at York University) and MiningWatch Canada, held in Toronto on May 9-11, 2002. This report was prepared by Tim Clarke and published as part of the CERLAC Colloquia Papers Series.
Part of a series of case studies on Placer Dome mines.
Part of a series of case studies on Placer Dome mines.
Part of a series of case studies on Placer Dome mines.
Provides a detailed description of Placer Dome's involvement.
What happened in 1996 when a Canadian-owned mining company took possession of the largest gold find in East Africa (by Stephen Kerr and Kelly Holloway, published in the Varsity and the Atkinsonian).
"At the moment, one large negotiation process is underway about how the world can achieve sustainable development. Rio+10, also known as the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa, will discuss this issue and take into...
The industrial project of GORO-NICKEL, involving the construction of a commercial plant, has already been the subject of a pre-inquiry that took place from February 4, 2002 to February 19, 2002, inclusively.
The present MEMORANDUM of the Customary Senate of New Caledonia is part of the actual...
by Catherine Coumans
New Caledonia is a French "Overseas Community" in the southwestern Pacific (21 degrees 30' S, 165 degrees 30' E). The archipelago is surrounded by a 2,000-km long reef system (44,000 square kilometres) that is the world's second largest coral massif after Australia's Great...
(Presentation by Joan Kuyek, National Coordinator)
Thank you for this opportunity to appear before the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.
MiningWatch Canada is a pan-Canadian coalition of environmental, Aboriginal, social justice, development and labour...