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Fix Mining Laws

Many facets of Canadian mining laws date back to another era and are out of step with current values and expectations. Mining is given priority over Indigenous peoples' lands, parks and protected areas and private property.

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Ontarians on the Hook for Water & Mine Site Clean-Up Costs – Alarming Report from Eco-Commissioner

10.11.2015
News Release

Strateco’s Lawsuit: Quebec Must Stand Up To Uranium & Nuclear Lobbies

03.11.2015
News Release

No Full Disclosure for New Mining Transparency Act in Quebec

22.10.2015
News Release

Environmental Groups Present Clear Plan for Modernizing B.C.’s Mining Laws

16.10.2015
News Release

Groups Call for Public Inquiry on Investissement Quebec’s Arnaud Mine Fiasco

16.10.2015
Blog

New Study Indicates Increasing Mine Disasters Worldwide - Why is the industry incapable of learning from its biggest mishaps?

07.08.2015
Blog

Mount Polley Mine Disaster’s First Anniversary No Reason to Celebrate

31.07.2015
News Release

Canada’s Mines Ministers ‘Open’ to Taking Action to Prevent Future Mine Waste Disasters, But Concrete Commitments Lacking

21.07.2015
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Canadian Mines Ministers Conference in Halifax: Provinces & Territories Must Act To Avoid Mine Waste Disasters

20.07.2015
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Mount Polley Mine Reopens Despite Ongoing Investigations

10.07.2015
News Release

B.C. Mining Code Review Welcome, But Needs Broad Scope

26.06.2015
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B.C. & Alaska Indigenous Leaders Attending Seabridge Gold Shareholder Meeting To Protest Risky Mine Plan

24.06.2015
News Release

Time to Renew Ontario’s Mineral Development Strategy - For Real This Time

11.05.2015
Guest Publication

Ontarians for a Just Accountable Mineral Strategy (OJAMS) Submission to the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines re: Revisions to the Ontario Mineral Development Strategy 2015

08.05.2015
News Release

Canadians and Americans Demand No More Mount Polleys

28.04.2015
News Release

International Delegates from Five Continents Sign Declaration of World Uranium Symposium

22.04.2015
News Release

Ontario Urgently Needs a Comprehensive “Value-for-Money” Cost-Benefit Analysis for Mining

10.04.2015
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
News Release

“Business as Usual” Cannot Continue: Mount Polley Report on Tailings Dam Safety

06.02.2015
MiningWatch in the News

Unfiltered: Mt. Polley: How should the mining industry be policed?

04.02.2015
Blog

Recent Events in NWT and Quebec Reveal Big Holes in Mine Closure Safety Nets

22.10.2014
Blog

Mount Polley and the Failure of Compliance

21.10.2014
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
Blog

Catastrophic Tailings Spill at Mount Polley Mine

08.08.2014
Blog

Federal Government Ignores First Nations and Public Input on Environmental Assessment – Its Own Legislation Makes It Hard Not To

22.07.2014
Blog

The Grassy Narrows Decision

17.07.2014
Friends of MiningWatch

Taseko Mines Limited Remains in Denial Post Title Decision

02.07.2014
Blog

We’re Celebrating Fifteen Years of Action in Support of Communities Affected by Mining

05.06.2014
Friends of MiningWatch

OSC Forces Chieftain Metals to Correct 2013 AIF and Retract Corporate Presentation

02.06.2014
News Release

MiningWatch Canada to Participate in First Round of Quebec’s Consultations on Uranium

22.05.2014
Friends of MiningWatch

Supreme Court Hears Grassy Narrows' Legal Case for Treaty Rights and Against Clearcut Logging

15.05.2014
Friends of MiningWatch

Five Major Mining Challenges for Quebec's New Government to Address

11.04.2014
Blog

Yukon Stories: Mining's Unbalanced Influence in the North

03.03.2014
News Release

Film Premiere: "Honour Your Word" Documents Years of Struggle by Barriere Lake Algonquin to Protect their Land and Culture

10.02.2014
Blog

Indigenous Struggle and Survival in the Face of Canadian Colonialism and Mining

28.01.2014
News Release

White River First Nation Says Yukon’s Response to Ross River Dena “Free Entry” Court Decision Inadequate

07.01.2014
News Release

Is Ontario Getting a Fair Share for Our Mineral Resources? An open letter to Bonnie Lysyk, Auditor General for Ontario

12.12.2013
Blog

Algonquins of Barriere Lake Need and Deserve Our Support

29.11.2013
News Release

Spilled Coal Slurry Not Inert But Laced with Arsenic, Toxic Metals, and Carcinogenic PAHs

15.11.2013
Blog

The Giant Mine: Will Reason Prevail?

25.10.2013
News Release

Yukon Government Finally Listens - Terminates Tarsis Resources' Class 3 Mining Licence Application

16.10.2013
Friends of MiningWatch

Chieftain Metals’ Announcement of Feasibility Study Review Ignores Major Flaws and Uncertainties of Tulsequah Chief Mine Proposal

07.10.2013
Blog

The Bell Tolls for Free Entry in Canada: Legal Victory for Yukon First Nation Will Have Implications Across the Country

27.09.2013
News Release

Guatemalan Indigenous Organizations File Complaint over Mining Law with Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

03.09.2013
Blog

The Africa Mining Vision: A Limited Field of View?

22.08.2013
Blog

Is Mine Closure in Ontario Protecting the Public?

04.06.2013
Blog

Ontarians Still Waiting for Review of Mining Tax

04.06.2013
Blog

ICMM’s Tentative Commitment to Indigenous Rights and FPIC

03.06.2013
News Release

Imperial Metals Operating Without Consent: First Nations Oppose Mining on Indigenous Lands

29.05.2013
Blog

Familiar-sounding Australian Report Reveals Exaggerated Benefits and Underestimated Costs

23.04.2013
Blog

Ça Bouge! Quebec Coalition Makes Progress on Reforms

11.04.2013
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
News Release

Sandy Pond Alliance Court Case to Decide Fate of Lakes Across Canada

25.02.2013
News Release

BC’s Mining Sector Needs More Than Slaps on the Back and Market Hype – NGOs Release Mining Reform Top 40

31.01.2013
Blog

Top 40 Mining Reforms for BC

31.01.2013
Friends of MiningWatch

Chieftain Metal's Tulsequah Chief Mine Proposal Continues to Face Major Risks and Uncertainties Despite New Feasibility Study

30.01.2013
Blog

Sacred Headwaters, with Wade Davis and photos by Paul Colangelo

18.01.2013
News Release

Idle No More Movement Transcends Canada-Alaska Border

10.01.2013
News Release

Joint Statement Supporting Chief Spence and "Idle No More"

02.01.2013

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