Blog Letter to Québec's Environment Minister: Request not to give in to pressure from mining company Falco Resources 12.06.2025
Friends of MiningWatch The Alliance of municipalities of Petite-Nation Nord fulfills two of its promises regarding "La Loutre" mining project: a referendum and an expert committee. 11.06.2025
News Release Matawinie Graphite Project: New Report Reveals Impacts on Water from Exploration of a “Strategic” Mineral in Lanaudière, Québec 05.06.2025
Friends of MiningWatch Important victory for citizens: CPTAQ denies Canada Carbon project for a graphite mine 20.03.2025
Publication Analysis on Bill 63 in Quebec, An Act to Amend the Mining Act and other provisions 22.01.2025
Blog Open letter | When will Quebec's mining laws respect the rights of Indigenous Peoples? 12.12.2024
Friends of MiningWatch Quebec drags First Nation back to Court over landmark mining decision 04.12.2024
Friends of MiningWatch No Consent = No project: LPFN Asserts Anicinabe Rights and Titles During BAPE Hearings on Falco's Horne 5 Mining Project 31.10.2024
MiningWatch in the News Quebec won’t fund graphite mine project tied to Pentagon; locals claim ‘victory’ 19.09.2024
Publication Comments on the Federal Government's Emergency Decree to Protect the Habitat of the Boreal Caribou in Quebec 17.09.2024
Publication A Bad Deal for Canada: Mining giant Glencore’s Canadian expansion threatens climate and communities 22.07.2024
MiningWatch in the News Quebec town leaders, residents unite to decide fate of mine with ties to Pentagon 13.07.2024
News Release Energy transition or more militarism? US defence subsidies for a graphite mine near Montreal provokes anger in civil society 03.06.2024
News Release Putting an End to Free Mining | 100 signatures on letter in support of Mitchikanibikok Inik First Nation's legal action 19.02.2024
MiningWatch in the News Mining claim 'boom' pits prospectors against public in suburban Gatineau 28.11.2023
Publication Impacts of Mining Activities on Water: A technical and legislative guide to support collective action 21.11.2023
Friends of MiningWatch Long Point First Nation Hosts a Day to Affirm its Sovereignty over its Traditional Territory - KAKINWAWIGAK NIDAKINAN 17.10.2023
News Release MNRF’s 2023-2027 Strategic Plan Fails to Address Environmental Issues and Public Demands 15.06.2023
Blog Consultation on the Mining Framework: QMM Coalition Briefing Documents for Participants 27.04.2023
News Release Activists Disrupt the Flow of the World’s Largest Mining Convention to Say ‘Water is Life!’ 06.03.2023
News Release Bloom Lake: Federal Government Urged To Not Rush Any Decision and Demand an Alternative to Save Lakes from Becoming Mine Waste Dumps 21.02.2023
News Release Mining claims: Elected officials in Abitibi join the national movement to change the law 23.01.2023
MiningWatch in the News A new mine could position Quebec as a lithium leader, but its rocky past worries locals 15.11.2022
MiningWatch in the News Climate changed: Mining industry digs into alternative methods as risks rise 20.10.2022
Friends of MiningWatch Mining claims: Movement expands to 9 RCMs representing 142 municipalities 19.09.2022
Friends of MiningWatch Unprecedented Boom in Mining Claims Around Mont Tremblant and Southern Quebec: Call for Moratorium 18.08.2022
News Release Health, Environment, Economy: Quebec Must Stop Being a Mining Wild West, Says New Survey 02.08.2022
Publication Coalition Against the Mining Pandemic - North America Regional Synthesis Report 27.06.2022
News Release Batteries and Polluted Water: Citizens Begin Independent Environmental Monitoring of NMG-Pallinghurst Project 16.06.2022
News Release Organizations Ask Minister to Withdraw 5161 Mining Claims Affecting Eskers of Abitibi-Témiscamingue 25.05.2022
News Release Weakening Quebec Nickel Standards: A Dangerous Attack on Public Health and the Environment 06.04.2022
Friends of MiningWatch Galaxy Lithium's James Bay Project Would Cause Important Arsenic Contamination 01.04.2022
Friends of MiningWatch Abitibi-Témiscamingue Groups Launch Petition in Support of Long Point First Nation 31.03.2022
Blog Petition on Lithium Mining Project on Unceded Territory: Stand with Long Point First Nation Against Sayona Mining 30.03.2022
Friends of MiningWatch Long Point First Nation Requests Indigenous-Led Impact Assessment and a Cumulative Impact Assessment on All Sayona Mining Lithium Activities 21.03.2022
Publication Mapping Community Resistance to the Impacts of Mining for the Energy Transition in the Americas 04.03.2022
Blog The Quebec Government Announced it Will Lower Air Quality Regulations for Nickel. This is Why That’s a Bad Idea. 04.03.2022
News Release 25 Municipalities Urge Quebec for Increased Environmental Protection From a Graphite Mining Boom 06.12.2021
News Release Investor Alert: Nouveau Monde Graphite’s Top Environmental, Social, Governance Risks for EV Batteries 29.06.2021
Friends of MiningWatch Sayona Mining Exploration in Témiscamingue: Long Point First Nation Asks Government to Immediately Suspend the Tansim Project 13.05.2021
MiningWatch in the News ‘Too risky’: Atikamekw blockade targets open-pit mining project in Northern Quebec 03.03.2021
Friends of MiningWatch The Atikamekw of Manawan Firmly Denounce the Government Decree Granted to Nouveau Monde Graphite for an Open Pit Mine in Ancestral Territory 12.02.2021
News Release Quebec Authorizes the Largest Graphite Mine on the Continent, Adjoining Mont-Tremblant National Park 10.02.2021
MiningWatch in the News Quebec to spend $90 million developing minerals used in new technology 01.11.2020
Blog From Mines to Electric Vehicles: Three conditions to ensure electrification isn’t a mining disaster 23.10.2020
News Release Investor Alert: Social, Environmental & Financial Risks for Nouveau Monde Graphite 01.03.2020
MiningWatch in the News Western Quebec municipalities, activists aim to curb mining operations 23.02.2020
News Release Canada Carbon Drops $96 Million Lawsuit Against Grenville-sur-la-Rouge: A First Citizen Victory! 20.02.2020
News Release Another Spill at Tata Steel's Iron Mine: Quebec Minister of the Environment Must Take Action 29.05.2019
News Release New Expert Report Finds Canada Carbon Project Uneconomic, $96 Million Damage Claim Against Municipality Unfounded – Complaint Filed with B.C. Securities Commission 22.05.2019
MiningWatch in the News Proposed Lithium Mine in Quebec Town Galvanizes Residents Who Fear for Their Water Supply 29.11.2018
News Release The Hidden Face of Transport Electrification: A “mining boom” that threatens to blow up the environment 24.04.2018
News Release Park & Waters at Threat from Quebec Open Pit Graphite Mine for Electric Batteries 13.04.2018
News Release President of Nouveau Monde Graphite Under Investigation by Quebec Securities Commission for Alleged Illegal Financing 23.03.2018
News Release Asbestos Is The Biggest Killer Of Quebec Workers: Urgent Appeal to Political Leaders To Take Action 20.02.2018
News Release Arcelor Mittal's Mont Wright Expansion Project: Five Recommendations from Quebec Meilleure Mine 24.01.2018
Friends of MiningWatch Algonquins of Barriere Lake Welcome Quebec Settlement with Copper One But Remain Opposed to any Mining Activities within our Territory 16.11.2017
Friends of MiningWatch Algonquin Nation Takes Mining Fight to Company's AGM: “No Means Never” 01.06.2017
News Release Landmark Decision: Quebec Court Approves Class Suit Against Gold Giant Canadian Malartic 05.05.2017
News Release While Mining Company Launches Lawsuit Against Quebec, More Than 2000 Citizens Show Support for Barriere Lake Algonquin Nation 16.02.2017
News Release Mining Affected First Nations and Citizens Join Efforts in Urging the Quebec Government to Respect Their Rights 21.11.2016
Friends of MiningWatch Quebec Stealthily Lifts Mining Moratorium; Algonquins Respond by Preparing to Defend Their Ancestral Territorial Waters, Lands & Wildlife 12.09.2016
News Release New Analysis – British Columbia Ranks Worst in Canada for Unsecured Environmental Liability of Mine Sites 30.05.2016
News Release Malartic Mine Expansion: Quebec Environment Minister Rushes into Public Hearings Despite Community Concerns 29.05.2016
News Release $200 Million Needed to Fully Address Community Impacts from Malartic Open Pit Mine, Quebec 15.05.2016
News Release Health & Community Impacts: Kamloops Delegation Learns Hard Lessons from Malartic Open Pit Mine 03.05.2016
News Release Groups Oppose Expansion of Canadian Malartic Mine, Urge Quebec to Strengthen Laws 01.04.2016
News Release Canada’s Mines Ministers ‘Open’ to Taking Action to Prevent Future Mine Waste Disasters, But Concrete Commitments Lacking 21.07.2015
News Release Canadian Mines Ministers Conference in Halifax: Provinces & Territories Must Act To Avoid Mine Waste Disasters 20.07.2015
Friends of MiningWatch Red Light for Uranium Mining in Quebec: Quebec meillure mine Coalition Welcomes the Independent Panel Conclusions 17.07.2015
News Release International Delegates from Five Continents Sign Declaration of World Uranium Symposium 22.04.2015
Friends of MiningWatch Exclusive at the World Uranium Symposium: Naoto Kan, Prime Minister of Japan during the Fukushima Catastrophe 06.04.2015
Friends of MiningWatch Algonquins Critical of Quebec's Conflict of Interest with High Risk $4 Million Investment in Rare Earths Open Pit Mining Project 14.02.2015
Friends of MiningWatch Open Pit Mega-mines in Quebec – Size Really Does Matter: Citizens’ coalition says independent assessment and new regulations are urgently needed 20.08.2014
News Release MiningWatch Canada to Participate in First Round of Quebec’s Consultations on Uranium 22.05.2014
Friends of MiningWatch Five Major Mining Challenges for Quebec's New Government to Address 11.04.2014
News Release Film Premiere: "Honour Your Word" Documents Years of Struggle by Barriere Lake Algonquin to Protect their Land and Culture 10.02.2014
Friends of MiningWatch Canadian Aboriginal group will not back down in fight against Rio Tinto's IOC - Buyer beware - Warning to potential purchasers 09.07.2013
Blog Algonquin Communities Push for Joint Review for Matamec’s Rare Earths Project Under New Federal Environmental Assessment Rules 04.06.2013
Blog URGENT ACTION: Tell Environment Minister Kent to Listen Up and Respect Algonquin First Nations 24.05.2013
Friends of MiningWatch Algonquins of Barriere Lake Affirm Opposition to Copper One’s Rivière Doré Project and All Claim Staking and Mineral Exploration in their Territory 13.03.2013
Friends of MiningWatch Algonquin Chiefs Issue Ultimatum to Matamec & Toyota Tsusho Corp.: Finalize Exploration Agreement or Cease Activities at Rare Earths Deposit 28.06.2012
Blog “I Thought They Were Shareholders.” My First Look at a Hearing with the CNSC, Our Nuclear Watchdog 08.06.2012
News Release MiningWatch Canada to Oppose Licencing of Strateco’s Matoush Uranium Project at Hearings in Mistissini 04.06.2012
Blog Mining Injustice Conference: Resisting Extractivism, Lessons and Inspiration from Front-line Communities and Fellow Activists 08.05.2012
Friends of MiningWatch Algonquin First Nations Have Serious Concerns About Proposed Rare Earth Open Pit Mine on Traditional Lands: Seek MOU With Matamec 01.05.2012
News Release Canadian Embassies Bring Journalists to Mining Convention from Countries Mired in Conflict 06.03.2012
Publication Troubled Waters: How Mine Waste Dumping is Poisoning Our Oceans, Rivers and Lakes 28.02.2012
News Release Royalties, Environment and Citizens’ Rights: Survey Results Support Demands of Quebec Mining Reform Coalition 27.02.2012
News Release Quebec Coalition Appalled by Minister Kent's Approval for Matoush Uranium Exploration Project 06.02.2012
News Release No Social Licence and a Long List of Inadequacies, Yet Federal Review Panel Recommends Approval of Matoush Uranium Exploration Project 28.07.2011
News Release Over 200 Health Advocates Tell Prime Minister Harper - “It’s time to put human health ahead of asbestos!” 14.06.2011
Blog Outdated Mining Act Leads to Multiple Conflicts Over Exploration and Mine Development in Quebec 06.06.2011
News Release Barriere Lake Algonquin affirm opposition to mine during Montreal company meeting: threat of mining on their land exposes failure of Quebec’s Mining Act 20.05.2011
News Release Terra Firma Withdraws from Restigouche: An Important Win for Baie des Chaleurs Uranium Opposition 20.04.2011
News Release Algonquins Are More Than Stakeholders: Wolf Lake and Eagle Village Demand Review Process to Examine Concerns About Proposed Open Pit Rare Earth Project 10.03.2011
News Release Oil and Gas Company Tries to Stifle Debate: Sues Quebec Mining Coalition Spokesperson 03.02.2011
News Release Project to restart asbestos mine in Quebec: A forest in Australia, a cemetery in India? 09.12.2010
Blog Award Winning Mining Company Being Sued for Violent Death of Community Leader: Industry Out of Step with Canadian Values and Expectations 02.12.2010
News Release Matoush Uranium Project Should be Rejected say MiningWatch, Cree Nation of Mistissini and Others 23.11.2010
News Release The Innu Takuaikan Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam Restate the Facts: Labrador Iron Mines' Schefferville Project Still Requires Our Consent 15.09.2010
News Release The Innu Takuaikan Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam Position is Clear: No Exploration or Mining Without Consent of the Uashannuat 26.08.2010
News Release Innu of Uashat mak Mani-Utenam call for moratorium on uranium exploration and mining 17.08.2010
News Release Incomplete Reporting Still Reveals Mining Companies' Toxic Threat: Environmental groups worry some of Canada's mines are dragging feet on federal order to report toxic mining waste 10.08.2010
News Release Mining projects in Schefferville: Newfoundland and Labrador government undermining Innu rights 10.06.2010
News Release Innu, Doctors, Elected Officials, Local Residents Oppose Uranium Exploration on North Shore of Quebec 11.12.2009
Publication Boreal Forest’s Wildlife and Communities Threatened by Impacts from Exploration, Mining – Revised 'Boreal Below' Report 12.05.2008
Blog End Mining’s Privileged Access to Land! Communities Across Canada Outraged by Free Entry System 21.01.2008
News Release Niobium Mine at Oka Closer to Operation Despite Widespread Protest from Local Residents 27.12.2003