The following was written by Jan Morrill, Tailings Campaign Manager with Earthworks and Viviana Herrera, Latin America Program Coordinator with MiningWatch Canada. 

Representatives of communities impacted by Barrick Gold’s operations in Argentina, along with their allies in the U.S. and Canada, were taken aback by the company’s actions to restrict participation in its 2024 Annual General Shareholder Meeting on April 30th.

We, the undersigned organizations, express our solidarity with and support for the affected communities and the petitioners against Canadian mining firm OceanaGold Philippines, Inc. Several petitioners, representing different sectors and affected groups, have filed a case to cancel the renewal of OceanaGold’s mining agreement  (Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement/FTAA) with the Philippine government. They contend that OceanaGold’s  large-scale mining operations in the province of Nueva Vizcaya have  violated Philippine laws (case name: ‘Mangalinao et al. v.

Protests over the Canadian company’s Panamanian copper mine were met with violence

Original in Spanish at Radio Temblor, May 6, 2024 | Translated by Common Frontiers

Colin McClelland, Mining.com 

The federal government’s proposed changes to environmental rules for resource projects could limit Ottawa’s oversight, but probably won’t shorten approval times, according to a law firm’s analysis.

Panamanian organizations released a report documenting the rights violations and criminalization of activists during last year’s large-scale protests over First Quantum Minerals’ copper mine, Cobre Panamá.

Simon Hopkins and Mia Rabson, Canadian Press with files from the Energy Mix

Environmental groups say the Liberal government is giving up its authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) through proposed amendments to the federal Impact Assessment Act (IAA).

Budget bill amendments diminish feds’ role in assessing climate impacts of major projects

OTTAWA / Traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg people – Environmental and public interest groups are expressing deep frustration over proposed amendments to the Impact Assessment Act introduced in the Budget Implementation Act. The groups are concerned that with these amendments, the government is abdicating its responsibility to properly assess the climate impacts of projects across Canada.

Niall McGee, The Globe and Mail

Barrick Gold Corp. is being accused of using the virtual format for its annual general meeting to suppress critical questions from stakeholders.

After holding a hybrid AGM last year that allowed stakeholders to show up in person, the Toronto-based gold mining company, which is the world’s second biggest by market value, went to a virtual-only format this year.

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OTTAWA, ON – Surging violence surrounding Canadian mining projects in Ecuador should raise red flags for the Canadian government as it commences trade talks with the Ecuadorian government, MiningWatch Canada, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, and Amnesty International Canada said Tuesday.