(Panama City, Panama) Representatives of social movements and environmental organizations met today to deliver a report, Human Rights Violations, Abuses, and Incidents Registered During the Protests Against the Mining Contract in Panamá, October-November 2023, to the Canadian Embassy in Panama City. 

Some environmental advocacy groups are speculating the company behind the Eagle Gold Mine – site of a cyanide spill in Yukon last month – may soon go bankrupt.

Lomiko Metals Inc. received $11.4 million from U.S. government for mining project

Joe Bongiorno · The Canadian Press

Five Quebec municipalities located by a proposed site for a graphite mine with ties to the Pentagon have created an alliance to accelerate public consultations on the project and pressure the provincial government to listen to what locals have to say.

To accompany a meeting with UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, we provide six case studies spanning 17 years that demonstrate Canada's failures to respect human rights when it comes to mining. The first two case studies precede Canada’s adoption in 2016 of Voices at Risk: Canada’s Guidelines on Supporting Human Rights Defenders (Voices at Risk). Events outlined in the four subsequent case studies take place after the adoption of Voices at Risk.

Beaver Creek, Yukon: White River First Nation (“WRFN”) is watching closely the developments with the disaster at the Victoria Gold Mine. WRFN stands in full support of Na-Cho Nyak Dun First Nation, and all Yukoners in hoping for both the best possible resolution for this immediate crisis, and a path forward to ensure that this never happens again in the Yukon. 

On Monday, June 24, Solaris Resources Inc. is holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM). This year, Solaris will be focused on pitching shareholders on its expansion program drilling and recent financing.

Christopher Bonasia, The Energy Mix

The priority list for the critical minerals that Ottawa calls the “building blocks for the green and digital economy” is “effectively meaningless”, critics say, with broad, subjective criteria that lack sufficient focus on the energy transition.

Our annual report provides some key highlights from MiningWatch's work in 2023, with additional information about our financial position in 2023.

International Campaigns: Holding government and industry accountable for mining abuses abroad 

Internal gov't documents suggest move is to ensure investments in industry don’t wither

Julien Gignac, CBC News

The Yukon government may subsidize mining companies to help them reduce emissions, according to documents obtained through an access to information request.