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Quebec drags First Nation back to Court over landmark mining decision

04.12.2024
News Release

Environment and community groups applaud BC Supreme Court ruling to reform province’s mineral staking regime

28.09.2023
Friends of MiningWatch

Illegal Mining Claims Discovered Inside Protected Area of Nopiming Provincial Park, Manitoba

12.09.2023
MiningWatch in the News

B.C. miners push province to aggressively support critical mineral exploration

13.08.2023
News Release

Intervenors join Gitxaała in court to argue against BC’s mineral claim regime

11.04.2023
MiningWatch in the News

This court case could change the future of mining in B.C.

03.04.2023
MiningWatch in the News

B.C. law reform group applies to be intervener in First Nation’s petition against mining claims

16.12.2022
MiningWatch in the News

Why doesn’t B.C. have mining regulations that Brazil, Ecuador and China already have?

05.10.2022
News Release

Report Highlights 8 Recent Cases: B.C. Fails to Meet Indigenous Consent Standard for Mining

06.12.2021
News Release

First Nation’s Legal Action Challenges B.C.’s Colonial Mining Law – Groups Urge Reform

26.10.2021
News Release

Busting British Columbia’s "Sustainable" Mining Myths – Backgrounder

13.09.2021
News Release

New Poll Shows Strong Support to Reform Mining, Create New Protected Areas in B.C.

21.10.2020
News Release

From Bad to Worse on Mining: Groups Urge B.C. Government to Reform Outdated Laws  

04.07.2019
News Release

New Expert Report Finds Canada Carbon Project Uneconomic, $96 Million Damage Claim Against Municipality Unfounded – Complaint Filed with B.C. Securities Commission

22.05.2019
Blog

Guatemalan Communities Deliver Message of Resistance to New CEO of Tahoe Resources

15.08.2018
Blog

Guatemalan Communities Denounce Tahoe Resources for Trying to Provoke Conflict During Suspension of Escobal Mine

22.02.2018
News Release

B.C. Rejects Ajax Mine – Groups Urge Governments to Learn Lessons and Change Laws

15.12.2017
News Release

NGOs Encourage GNWT to Produce Modern Mining Legislation

06.12.2017
Publication

A New Mineral Resources Act for the Northwest Territories

01.12.2017
Friends of MiningWatch

Algonquin Nation Takes Mining Fight to Company's AGM: “No Means Never”

01.06.2017
Blog

Latin American Organizations Denounce the Deadly Impacts of Mining During PDAC 2017

06.03.2017
News Release

Algonquin Nations denounce Quebec’s Mining Act

26.01.2017
Friends of MiningWatch

First Nations Women Stake Mining Claim on Minister Bill Bennett’s Property

24.01.2017
News Release

US Securities and Exchange Commission asked to investigate Tahoe Resources’ failure to disclose secret lawsuits

11.08.2016
News Release

Guatemalans Demand Answers from Distastefully-Named Gunpoint Exploration

06.07.2016
Blog

In Wake of Guatemala Corruption Scandals, Tahoe Resources’ Escobal Licence Faces Legal Challenge

14.07.2015
News Release

B.C. Mining Code Review Welcome, But Needs Broad Scope

26.06.2015
News Release

Time to Renew Ontario’s Mineral Development Strategy - For Real This Time

11.05.2015
Friends of MiningWatch

Indigenous Peoples File for Injunctions Against Mining Concessions in Mexico

14.04.2015
Blog

HudBay Responds to Our Report on its Environmental and Human Rights Track Record

23.07.2014
Blog

The Grassy Narrows Decision

17.07.2014
News Release

Canadian Mining Watchdog Warns Arizonans of HudBay Minerals’ Poor Track Record on Pollution and Human Rights

10.07.2014
Friends of MiningWatch

Provincial Candidates Support Goal of Full Protection for Wolf Lake Old Growth Forest

10.06.2014
Friends of MiningWatch

Human Rights and Environmental Organizations Denounce De Facto State of Emergency in Intag, Ecuador

10.06.2014
Friends of MiningWatch

Premier Gold Proposes Mine with Significant Environmental Damage, Minimal Environmental or First Nations Scrutiny

30.05.2014
News Release

Wolf Lake Coalition to Press Provincial Candidates’ and Leaders’ Commitment to Protecting World’s Largest Old Growth Red Pine Forest

28.05.2014
Friends of MiningWatch

Supreme Court Hears Grassy Narrows' Legal Case for Treaty Rights and Against Clearcut Logging

15.05.2014
Friends of MiningWatch

Ejido Carrizallillo Announces Agreement with Goldcorp, Ending 33-Day Strike

03.05.2014
News Release

Mexican Landowners Demand Respect from Goldcorp as Blockade at ‘Los Filos’ Mine Enters Fifth Week

30.04.2014
Friends of MiningWatch

Five Major Mining Challenges for Quebec's New Government to Address

11.04.2014
Blog

Ejido Carrizalillo Denounces Insults and Rejects Goldcorp’s Austerity Offer for New Lease at Los Filos

11.04.2014
Blog

URGENT ACTION: Call on Goldcorp to Negotiate in Good Faith with the Ejido Carrizalillo or to Initiate Mine Closure Plan

07.04.2014
Blog

Sixteen Canadian and US organizations send letter of solidarity to Ejido Carrizalillo, Guerrero, Mexico

05.04.2014
Friends of MiningWatch

Community to File Suit for Restoration of Lands as Goldcorp Refuses Dignified Terms at Los Filos Mine

04.04.2014
Blog

Yukon Stories: Mining's Unbalanced Influence in the North

03.03.2014
News Release

Film Premiere: "Honour Your Word" Documents Years of Struggle by Barriere Lake Algonquin to Protect their Land and Culture

10.02.2014
News Release

White River First Nation Says Yukon’s Response to Ross River Dena “Free Entry” Court Decision Inadequate

07.01.2014
News Release

Yukon Government Finally Listens - Terminates Tarsis Resources' Class 3 Mining Licence Application

16.10.2013
Blog

The Bell Tolls for Free Entry in Canada: Legal Victory for Yukon First Nation Will Have Implications Across the Country

27.09.2013
Blog

ICMM’s Tentative Commitment to Indigenous Rights and FPIC

03.06.2013
News Release

Imperial Metals Operating Without Consent: First Nations Oppose Mining on Indigenous Lands

29.05.2013
Blog

Ça Bouge! Quebec Coalition Makes Progress on Reforms

11.04.2013
Friends of MiningWatch

Algonquins of Barriere Lake Affirm Opposition to Copper One’s Rivière Doré Project and All Claim Staking and Mineral Exploration in their Territory

13.03.2013
Blog

Neskonlith Opposition, A Reasonable Response to Imperial Metals' Ruddock Creek Project

22.02.2013
News Release

BC’s Mining Sector Needs More Than Slaps on the Back and Market Hype – NGOs Release Mining Reform Top 40

31.01.2013
Blog

Top 40 Mining Reforms for BC

31.01.2013
Blog

Is this the Future of Kamloops?

17.01.2013
News Release

MiningWatch Urges Caution in Sensitive Yukon Ecosystem

12.12.2012
Friends of MiningWatch

Taku River Tlingit Joint Clan Forum Rejects Proposed Tulsequah Chief Project

28.11.2012
Blog

Ontario First Nations Put a Damper on Ring of Fire Development

26.11.2012
Guest Publication

No Means No: The Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug and the Fight for Resource Sovereignty

26.11.2012
Blog

We Love Our Land: Neskantaga First Nation Speaks Out about the 'Ring of Fire'

20.11.2012
News Release

Peel Mining Claims Worth Little: MiningWatch Canada Report for Yukon Conservation Society

19.11.2012
Blog

Is This What Responsible Resource Development Looks Like? Some thoughts on PM Harper's northern tour

24.08.2012
Publication

Introduction to the Legal Framework for Mining in Canada

18.07.2012
Blog

#MiningBalanceFail: Ontario Mining Leases vs. Largest Remaining Old Growth Red Pine Forest

16.07.2012
Blog

Local Votes and Mining in the Americas

14.05.2012
News Release

First Nation and Conservation Groups Seek Investigation of Exploration Company God’s Lake Resources by Securities Regulator

20.03.2012
Blog

Indigenous Rights and Mining: Submissions to the UN Committe on Elimination of Racial Discrimination

23.02.2012
News Release

Wahgoshig First Nation (Ontario) Wins Injunction Against Solid Gold Resources' Exploration

04.01.2012
News Release

Decision Pending in Wahgoshig First Nation's Injunction Motion against Solid Gold Resources Corp.

22.12.2011
Guest Publication

Decolonizing Environmental Management: A Case Study of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug

02.12.2011
News Release

Wahgoshig First Nation To Seek Inunction Against Solid Gold Resources Corp.

23.11.2011
Blog

Civil Society Organizations Call On Canadian Mining Companies To Respect the Right to Consent in Colombia

15.11.2011
Blog

Robert Lovelace Address to Amnesty International, Toronto

01.11.2011
News Release

Northern Ontario First Nation Calls On McGuinty to Stop Mining Activity on Sacred Burial Sites

27.09.2011
News Release

Algonquins Oppose Quebec Mining Act and Proposed Changes in Bill 14

22.08.2011
Blog

Elmtree Mine Proposal Raising Concerns

02.08.2011
News Release

Innu Forced to Protest Cap-Ex Ventures’ Exploration Activities

28.07.2011
News Release

Barriere Lake First Nation Celebrates Mining Company's Retreat!

22.07.2011
Blog

Ontario Ministry of Mines' Problematic Approach to Environmental Assessment of Mining Projects

07.06.2011
Blog

Outdated Mining Act Leads to Multiple Conflicts Over Exploration and Mine Development in Quebec

06.06.2011
Blog

Quebec Mining Conflicts from East to West, North to South

06.06.2011
News Release

Barriere Lake Algonquin affirm opposition to mine during Montreal company meeting: threat of mining on their land exposes failure of Quebec’s Mining Act

20.05.2011
Blog

Newfoundland and Labrador Mineral Strategy

02.05.2011
News Release

Constance Lake First Nation Seeks Urgent Court Injunction To Stop Drilling by Zenyatta Ventures Ltd.

28.04.2011
News Release

Terra Firma Withdraws from Restigouche: An Important Win for Baie des Chaleurs Uranium Opposition

20.04.2011
Blog

Action Alert: No Means No! Put an End to the Prosperity Mine Proposal

21.03.2011
News Release

Algonquins Are More Than Stakeholders: Wolf Lake and Eagle Village Demand Review Process to Examine Concerns About Proposed Open Pit Rare Earth Project

10.03.2011
Blog

Taseko's Zombie Mine - Prosperity Gold-Copper Project Update

04.03.2011
News Release

Government & Industry Steam Ahead on Ring of Fire Developments, First Nations Left Waiting on the Platform

13.01.2011
News Release

Federal Panel on Proposed Prosperity Gold-Copper Mine Finds Project Would Have Significant Negative Environmental Effects and Be a Significant Loss to First Nations

02.07.2010
Blog

Ontario’s New Mining Act Leaves Gaping Holes

05.01.2010
News Release

Victory for KI an Expensive Lesson for Ontario

15.12.2009
News Release

A “Free for All” As Mining Claims More Than Double In Carbon-rich Ecosystem - Public Interest Groups Call For Land Withdrawals To Ease Pressure

14.12.2009
Blog

Proposed Prosperity Gold-Copper Mine

03.12.2009
Blog

Proposed Mt. Milligan Gold-Copper Project

20.11.2009
Blog

MiningWatch Canada Responds to Ontario's Proposals for a Modernized Mining Act

12.06.2009
News Release

What’s Missing in Mining Act Changes? The Right to Say NO. Proposed Amendments Do Little To Prevent Conflicts

25.05.2009
News Release

Fulfilling the Premier’s Vision to Modernize and Reform the Ontario Mining Act

05.09.2008
Publication

Boreal Forest’s Wildlife and Communities Threatened by Impacts from Exploration, Mining – Revised 'Boreal Below' Report

12.05.2008
News Release

Groups call for comprehensive reform of Ontario’s outdated mining laws: Courts being used to punish people who peacefully oppose mining projects

17.03.2008
Blog

A Matter of Conscience

13.03.2008
Blog

MPP Randy Hillier and MP Scott Reid Letter of Support for Ardoch Algonquins and Bob Lovelace

23.02.2008
Friends of MiningWatch

Union of BC Indian Chiefs Support Ardoch Algonquins' Human Rights

22.02.2008
Friends of MiningWatch

Lack of Respect, Indifference Mark Ontario's Treatment of First Nations' Concerns

22.02.2008
Friends of MiningWatch

Algonquin Leader Faces Jail Time While Ontario Government Ignores the Law

20.02.2008
Friends of MiningWatch

Jailing Aboriginal Leaders to Promote Uranium Mining in Ontario

19.02.2008
News Release

Judge Reserves Sentencing in Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug Free Entry Case

13.02.2008
Friends of MiningWatch

Ardoch Algonquin First Nation Statement on Uranium Issue

11.02.2008
News Release

Aboriginal Leaders Face Jail Time in Spreading Disputes over First Nations Rights and Mining Claims - Consultation and Conservation Demands Conflict with Outdated Mining Law across Canada's Boreal Forest

28.01.2008
Blog

End Mining’s Privileged Access to Land! Communities Across Canada Outraged by Free Entry System

21.01.2008
News Release

Environmental Commissioner of Ontario Calls for Major Overhaul of Mining Act

04.12.2007
News Release

Takla First Nation Blocks Access to Traditional Territory

11.09.2007
News Release

Algonquins Demanding Moratorium on Uranium Exploration on Traditional Territory

31.08.2007
Blog

Concerned Citizens of Michipicoten Bay

28.08.2007
Blog

Our Story: Uranium Prospecting in our Backyard

12.06.2007
Blog

Uranium Hype Hits Indigenous Opposition Globally, Provokes Conflict in the North

02.02.2007
Blog

Communities Divided Over Uranium Exploration in the Outaouais

02.02.2007
Blog

Why is Québec the mining industry’s favourite province?

02.02.2007
Blog

Mining Investors and the Tax System

02.02.2007
Blog

Landlords and Political Traps: how mineral exploration companies seek access to First Nations territory

01.11.2006
News Release

First Nations Speak at Kemess North Hearings Under Protest: Call on Governments to Protect Environment and Act Honourably

30.10.2006
Blog

Analysis of Platinex Inc. v. Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation case

15.09.2006
News Release

Grandmother Arrested at Iskut Blockade

11.09.2006
News Release

Ontario Securities Commission asked to investigate Platinex

16.08.2006
News Release

Ontario First Nation Wins Injunction to Halt Mining Company

31.07.2006
Blog

Mining's Privileged Access to Land Under Challenge Across the Country

19.07.2006
News Release

Iskut Women Stop Mining Company from Destroying Trout Spawning Stream

19.07.2006
News Release

Far North Peoples Walk 2100 Kilometres to Say No to Mining

21.06.2006
News Release

Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation Says Ontario Mining Act Unconstitutional

26.05.2006
News Release

First Nations Declare a Moratorium on Mining Exploration and Forestry in the Far North: No Means No

27.10.2005
Blog

Staking a Claim in Manitoba

28.06.2005
Blog

Bring the Ontario Mining Act into the 21st Century

23.06.2005
Blog

The Assault on First Nation Lands in British Columbia

23.02.2005
Blog

Undermining Our Future: How Mining’s Privileged Access to Land Harms People and the Environment

29.01.2004
Blog

Ruling on Private Land in Ontario

27.12.2003
Blog

Ontario: The Old Mining Act Works!

19.09.2003
Blog

Activist Workshop on Canadian Mining Coming Soon: October 4-6

14.08.2002
Blog

Mining's Privileged Access to Land Challenged: Bedford Mine Alert

24.11.2001
Blog

EMCBC Mining and the Environment Primer: Mineral Exploration

30.03.1998

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