An Argentinian court is expected to issue a ruling today in a case against eight community members from Chubut who participated in the 2021 “Chubutazo” – a powerful province-wide protest that succeeded in stopping government efforts to impose the Canadian-owned Navidad silver project and allow for industrial mining activities in parts of the province.
(Ottawa) MiningWatch Canada strongly supports the legal challenge filed today by Xatśūll First Nation against the British Columbia government’s approval of an increase in the height of the tailings dam at the Mount Polley Mine.
A B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled mining companies can receive tax credits on a broad range of activities to prove their mine is 'economically viable'
Stefan Labbé, Business in Vancouver
A Canadian company looking to advance a major B.C. mining project has won an appeal against the province after it denied the company tax credits for millions of dollars of exploration work.
Head of United Nations seabed authority warns unilateral action would violate international law and undermine multilateral efforts to govern the world's oceans.
Stefan Labbé, Business in Vancouver
The Deep Sea Mining Campaign has condemned The Metals Company’s (TMC) announcement that it will seek deep-sea mining permits through the United States as a cynical, desperate attempt to stay afloat, not a credible step forward.
In Canada, the National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) is the means by which Canadians can access information on pollutants released into the environment from emitting companies. It helps Indigenous Nations, governments, scientists and civil society identify priorities for action to protect public health and the environment.
Public access to the NPRI is through its web page.
Read the original declaration in Spanish here.
Grenville-sur-la-Rouge - Following a mobilization that began in 2017, the citizens of Grenville-sur-la-Rouge have achieved a significant victory against the junior mining exploration company, Canada Carbon. On March 18, 2025, the Quebec Agricultural Land Protection Commission (CPTAQ or Commission) issued a decision rejecting the graphite mine development project.