Eldorado Claims Arbitration Victory in Greece, but Legal Deadlock Remains

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Οn 4th April, 2018, it was reported that Hellas Gold, a subsidiary of Eldorado Gold, had won a crucial  arbitration battle in Greece. Hellas Gold, which is developing the Skouries and Olympias deposits in the Halkidiki peninsula of northern Greece, has faced years of local opposition and legal challenges.

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The Hidden Face of Transport Electrification: A “mining boom” that threatens to blow up the environment

Quebec City. While the “Objectif Nord” conference is being held today in Quebec City, a coalition of citizen and environmental organizations is sounding the alarm about the hidden face of transportation electrification, an unprecedented “mining boom” observed in many regions of Quebec and associated environmental impacts.

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Coalition Québec meilleure mine
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Victims at Barrick Mines in Papua New Guinea and Tanzania Demand Halt to Ongoing Violence and Fair Reparations for Human Rights Abuses

(Toronto) As shareholders assess the past year’s operations at Barrick Gold’s Annual General Meeting, victims of ongoing human rights abuses at the Porgera mine in Papua New Guinea and the North Mara mine in Tanzania demand that Barrick do more to halt violence by mine security and police at these mines, and ensure equitable remedy for all victims of mine-related human rights abuses. 

Letter to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change re: development of the Project List under the proposed Impact Assessment Act

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Thirteen environmental and nature groups sent a letter to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, on April 18, 2018, in response to the Discussion Paper on the Proposed Project List under the proposed Impact Assessment Act, Part 1 of Bill C-69, An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts that was published on February 8, 2018, to express concern about the public consultation process to revise the 

MiningWatch Annual Seminar – May 4, 2018

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This year we have two topics, with special guests to present and discuss them with us. All are invited.

“Silent No More: Women Resisting Mining and Demanding Justice”

Our partners in Canada and overseas call on the federal government to act to prevent harms and give access to remedies for women affected by Canadian mining here and abroad. With

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Park & Waters at Threat from Quebec Open Pit Graphite Mine for Electric Batteries

(Montreal, Quebec) Cottagers, residents and friends of the Association pour la Protection du Lac Taureau (APLT) oppose Nouveau Monde Graphite's open pit mine proposal located in one of the most famous tourist areas in Quebec, Canada, adjacent to both Mont Tremblant National Park and Lac Taureau Regional Park.

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Translated and modified from Association pour la protection du lac Taureau
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Salvadorans Reinforce Commitment to Sustain Historic Mining Ban on its First Anniversary

A year since El Salvador's legislature unanimously approved a law prohibiting all metal mining activities in the country, Salvadoran organizations including the National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining are reaffirming their commitment to ensure the small Central American country continues to be an example to the world in defence of precious water supplies. They are also warning of the risk that the law could be repealed.

Environmental Groups Give Federal Impact Assessment Act C-minus Grade

Organizations hopeful that amendments will help new legislation improve its score

(Ottawa) With Parliamentarians in the midst of their study of Bill C-69 in committee, a coalition of environmental organizations has released a report card grading the federal government’s proposed Impact Assessment Act.

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West Coast Environmental Law Association (WCEL) – Ecojustice – Environmental Defence – Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y) – MiningWatch Canada – Wildlife Conservation Society Canada – Centre québécois du droit de l’environnement (CQDE)

President of Nouveau Monde Graphite Under Investigation by Quebec Securities Commission for Alleged Illegal Financing

(Montréal) The Coalition Quebec meilleure mine, a civil society mining watchdog, is alerting the public and investors that Nouveau Monde Graphite’s president and CEO, Mr. Eric Desaulniers, appeared today at the Financial Markets Tribunal in Montreal. The Autorité des marches financiers (AMF or Securities Commission) alleges that Mr. Desaulniers participated  in “illegal financing” activities in violation of Quebec’s Securities Act.

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Coalition Québec meilleure mine – MiningWatch Canada
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Recommendations on Proposed Prohibition of Asbestos and Asbestos Products Regulations

Over 40 organizations and individuals, including MiningWatch Canada, submitted comments and recommendations in response to the Proposed Prohibition of Asbestos and Asbestos Products Regulations and Proposed Amendment to the Export of Substances on the Export Control List Regulations under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA), 1999.

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