INV Metals Called Investment in Conflict in Ecuador as Local Governments Declare Area Free of Mining

(Cuenca, Ecuador/Ottawa, Canada) Local governments in the area affected by the Loma Larga mining project owned by Canadian company INV Metals have declared that they will prohibit mining in order to protect water sources, related ecosystems, and the affected population.

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In El Salvador, OceanaGold Must ‘Pay Up and Pack Up’

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After seven years, four murders and US$24 million in total legal costs, in October 2016, a little-known World Bank tribunal trashed OceanaGold’s claim that El Salvador either owed it a mining permit for a proposed gold mine or US$250 million dollars.

Persecution of Indigenous Leaders Persists in Ecuador

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With deep concern, we share the following statement from the Ecumenical Human Rights Commission of Ecuador (CEDHU its initials in Spanish) denouncing the arrest of a Shuar Indigenous leader in southeastern Ecuador.

280 Organizations with over 180 Million Members Worldwide Tell OceanaGold to Abandon Assault on El Salvador and to “Pack Up and Pay Up”

Today, 280 organisations based in five continents sent a statement to the CEO and Board of Canadian-Australian company OceanaGold ordering that it leave El Salvador and pay US$8 million to that government, as demanded by an investor-state tribunal in October.  OceanaGold persisted with an outrageous suit against El Salvador, launched by its predecessor Pacific Rim Mining in 2009.

Petition Appeals to Trudeau to Ensure Imperial Metals Faces the Music for Mount Polley Disaster

(Ottawa) While MiningWatch continues to battle in court, online advocacy group SumOfUs has launched a petition campaign urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Minister of Justice Hon. Jody Wilson-Raybould, and Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Hon. Dominic Leblanc, to enforce the Fisheries Act and hold Imperial Metals to account for the Mt. Polley Mining Disaster.

While Mining Company Launches Lawsuit Against Quebec, More Than 2000 Citizens Show Support for Barriere Lake Algonquin Nation

(Ottawa) More than 2000 people have signed a petition in support of Barriere Lake Algonquin First Nation. The petition was officially filed this morning in the Quebec National Assembly by Manon Masse, MNA. It calls on the Government of Quebec to suspend all mining activities on the Nation’s ancestral territory and to implement their co-management agreement for all resources on the territory.

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Algonquins of Barriere Lake
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European Report Features Tahoe Resources as a ‘Harmful Investment’, Reveals Billion Dollar Funds Have Divested

(Montreal/Ottawa/Reno/Guatemala) Tahoe Resources is one of fourteen companies featured as a dangerous investment in the fifth edition of ‘Dirty Profits’ launched today in Hamburg, Germany and edited by the organization Facing Finance.

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Comisión Diocesana de Defensa de la Naturaleza - Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking the Silence Network - MiningWatch Canada - PLAN Nevada - Projet Accompagnement Québec-Guatemala

Prosperity Mine – A Precautionary Tale: The Importance of Environmental Assessments

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Ecojustice and MiningWatch Canada head to court this week to defend Fish Lake ("Teztan Biny" in Tŝilhqot’in) from a risky mining project.

Mining projects often put communities and the environment in great peril – we only need to look to the Mount Polley tailings spill to see an example of the long-lasting devastation they can cause.

International Organizations Celebrate Precedent-Setting Step Toward Justice in Civil Suit Against Tahoe Resources in Canada for Violence in Guatemala

(Guatemala/Montreal/Ottawa/Reno/Tatamagouche/Toronto/Washington, DC) Canadian and US civil society organizations wholeheartedly welcome a British Columbia Court of Appeals’ decision that Vancouver is the preferred forum for a civil suit to be heard against Tahoe Resources concerning violence against peaceful opposition to its silver mine in Guatemala.

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Center for International Environmental Law - Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking the Silence Network - Mining Injustice Solidarity Network - MiningWatch Canada - Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala - Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada

Algonquin Nations denounce Quebec’s Mining Act

(Val d'Or, Québec) Meeting this morning at a press conference at Val d'Or, the Algonquin Nations are uniting their voices to denounce the Quebec Mining Act and the impacts that it causes on their territorial and Aboriginal rights. The Algonquins are asking the Government of Quebec to review the foundations of the law, which they believe are unconstitutional.

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