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Val Croft
Communications Lead
Blog Entries
Mining claim 'boom' pits prospectors against public in suburban Gatineau
28.11.2023
The Shuar Arutam People Reiterate Opposition to the Warintza Project After Announced Advanced Exploration
23.11.2023
PSHA Timeline
23.11.2023
Impacts of Mining Activities on Water: A technical and legislative guide to support collective action
21.11.2023
Launch of the first Citizen's Guide on the Impacts of Mining
21.11.2023
While The Metals Company construct their own reality, commercial deep sea mining is a long way off
15.11.2023
Review of the Environmental Impact Study for a New Facility for Co-Disposal of Tailings and Waste Rock at the Barrick Gold Pueblo Viejo Mine, Dominican Republic
15.11.2023
Communities Demand Accountability for Mining Injustices in the Dominican Republic
15.11.2023
Media Advisory: Community Protest Against Mine Expansion in the Dominican Republic
10.11.2023
People Power and Pushback: First Quantum’s Stock Price Plummets Amidst Massive Protests in Panama
01.11.2023
Guatemalans Participate in Historic National Strike to Defend Democracy
31.10.2023
Long Point First Nation Hosts a Day to Affirm its Sovereignty over its Traditional Territory - KAKINWAWIGAK NIDAKINAN
17.10.2023
Going Upstream: The impact of industrial mining on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
15.10.2023
International Organizations Express Concern for Democracy in Guatemala Amidst Attacks
13.10.2023
Supreme Court of Canada Finds Impact Assessment Act Unconstitutional in Part
13.10.2023
Environment and community groups applaud BC Supreme Court ruling to reform province’s mineral staking regime
28.09.2023
Challenging Mining Corporations at the International Level
12.09.2023
Many Manitoba parks are open to mining. Now an industry group wants to ‘suspend all protected areas’
09.09.2023
Mining companies are abusing a little-known loophole to avoid cleanup
08.09.2023
Barrick’s Major Mine Expansion in the Dominican Republic Brings Extreme and Unreported Risks, says Safety Expert
06.09.2023
Contemporary Forms of Slavery and the Canadian Mining Industry
06.09.2023
Amazon Watch Launches Report "Unmasking Canada: Rights Violations Across Latin America"
01.09.2023
Stop ISDS: Report of the International Mission to Colombia
24.08.2023
International Mission Urges Colombia to Withdraw from 'ISDS' System of Corporate Abuse and Impunity
15.08.2023
Argentine communities present 71,000 signatures to Buenos Aires court, demanding an investigation into Barrick Gold’s mining disaster
31.07.2023
Ontario minister was privately urged to fix ‘high-risk gap’ to avoid mining disaster
24.07.2023
The oceans are rich in critical minerals. But will miners be allowed to get them?
14.07.2023
Statement by ENTRE on Expert Visit to Review Barrick's Plans for Expansion in the Dominican Republic
10.07.2023
New Report Takes a Critical Look at Critical Minerals
29.06.2023
As Solaris Shareholders Meet, Indigenous Communities in the Ecuadorian Amazon Reaffirm their Opposition to the Warintza Mine
23.06.2023
Community slams company for the poisoning of their river multiple times: ‘Spilled toxic chemicals into the water’
20.06.2023
MNRF’s 2023-2027 Strategic Plan Fails to Address Environmental Issues and Public Demands
15.06.2023
Petition Filed Against Canada at Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
08.06.2023
Supporters of slain mining activist take case against Canada to international body
07.06.2023
Did Canada Fail to Protect a Human Rights Defender Assassinated for His Opposition to a Canadian Mine in Mexico?
05.06.2023
Communities Demand Transparency in the Approval of Barrick Gold's Dominican Republic Mine Expansion
05.06.2023
Petition Against Canada for Violations of the Right to Life and Other Rights of Mariano Abarca
05.06.2023
The Dirty Dozen: 12 cases that undermine B.C.’s claim to be a world-class mining jurisdiction
25.05.2023
International Mission to Colombia to Share Ways to Stop Abusive Corporate Claims
23.05.2023
Neskantaga Chief Christopher Moonias Issues Response to Premier Doug Ford's Statement that He Will Move Forward with Mining the Ring of Fire Despite Indigenous Opposition
16.05.2023
Campaigners push corporations to divest in deep sea mining, as major shipping company Maersk pulls investment
15.05.2023
Pan American Silver Acquires More Toxic Assets with Yamana Merger
10.05.2023
Arbitrary Arrests of Water Defenders in El Salvador Puts at Risk Peace Accord
25.04.2023
Indigenous leaders, conservation charity not huge fans of Mining Act changes
17.04.2023
Surging Demand for Critical Minerals Drives Fears of Unjust Transition
11.04.2023
Intervenors join Gitxaała in court to argue against BC’s mineral claim regime
11.04.2023
Rhetoric vs Record: Communities Call out Barrick for Falling Short on Human Rights
11.04.2023
Canadian Diplomats Prioritize Mining at the Expense of Human Rights, Legal Experts Tell the UN
05.04.2023
Canada’s Systematic Failure to Fulfill its International Obligations to Human and Environmental Rights Defenders Abroad
04.04.2023
This court case could change the future of mining in B.C.
03.04.2023
Greenpeace confronts deep sea mining expedition in the Pacific Ocean
26.03.2023
Public Interest Groups at Supreme Court of Canada to Defend Federal Environmental Law from Alberta Challenge
21.03.2023
Then & Now: Technology and the changing hazards in mining
13.03.2023
Environmental activists have their (quick) say at PDAC
07.03.2023
UN ‘High Seas Treaty’ good news for oceans, but finer details not yet clear
06.03.2023
Ontario's bid to shorten time needed to build mines about making regulation more 'effective': George Pirie
06.03.2023
Activists Disrupt the Flow of the World’s Largest Mining Convention to Say ‘Water is Life!’
06.03.2023
Updates to the Mining Act look to boost mining activity in the north
05.03.2023
'Lithium rush' boosts sales of mineral claims in N.S.
05.03.2023
Global mining giants are flocking to Manitoba. Here’s what that means for the province
03.03.2023
Submission Regarding a Possible Canada-Ecuador Free Trade Agreement
02.03.2023
Ecuador-Canada Free Trade Agreement: a new attack on communities, Indigenous peoples, and the environment
01.03.2023
77 Global and National Human Rights and Environmental Groups in Six Countries Expose OceanaGold as an Irresponsible Mining Company and Oppose its Expansion
01.03.2023
Recording - "Lithium mining in Mexico: Public interest or transnational extractivism?"
27.02.2023
Summary: Lithium Mining in Mexico - Public interest or transnational extractivism?
23.02.2023
Bloom Lake: Federal Government Urged To Not Rush Any Decision and Demand an Alternative to Save Lakes from Becoming Mine Waste Dumps
21.02.2023
Canadian companies linked to allegations of human rights abuse abroad including killings, torture and forced labour – new reports, testimony
14.02.2023
Canada Misses Opportunity to Join Global Leaders in Calling for a Moratorium on Deep Seabed Mining
09.02.2023
2 workers dead after incident at Vancouver company's gold mine in Ghana
07.02.2023
Scientists alarmed by video of deep sea mining company spewing waste into the ocean
06.02.2023
Demonstration over deep sea mining
04.02.2023
Demonstrators Call on Canada to Commit to Real Ocean Protection and Put the Brakes on Deep-Sea Mining
04.02.2023
End of the Road for Justice in Canada: Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Appeal by Family of Murdered Mexican Environment Defender
23.01.2023
Mining claims: Elected officials in Abitibi join the national movement to change the law
23.01.2023
Undercover videos expose deep-sea mining companies’ ‘blatant disregard’ for environment
20.01.2023
International deep seabed mining kicks off under “secrecy agreement”
17.01.2023
'Smoke and mirrors': Northern miners call for more support for critical minerals
17.01.2023
Despite Indigenous resistance, Mexico authorizes mining concessions in protected areas
16.01.2023
Institute for Policy Studies calls on Salvadoran government to release from prison leading Water Defenders arrested on January 11
13.01.2023
Situation at the Caribou Mine requires immediate response from Premier Higgs, and legislative hearings into contaminated site management in New Brunswick
12.01.2023
Watch: Footage alleges Vancouver company leaked mining waste into sea
10.01.2023
Undercover Video and Scientist Testimonies Show Deep Sea Mining Tests Tainted by Pollution and Flawed Monitoring
10.01.2023
Canadian officials ignored their obligation to support activist detained in 2017 over mining dispute in Peru: report
27.12.2022
B.C. law reform group applies to be intervener in First Nation’s petition against mining claims
16.12.2022
Environmental Organizations Apply to Intervene in Gitxaała Nation’s Legal Case Against Unwanted Mining
15.12.2022
Indigenous nations in the Amazon urge Canada to strengthen mining rules
15.12.2022
Faster Push for Critical Minerals Threatens Environment, Indigenous Rights
12.12.2022
Canada Program Co-Lead Jamie Kneen on CBC's The National and the World at Six
12.12.2022
The Two Faces of Canadian Diplomacy: Undermining Human Rights and Environment Defenders to Support Canadian Mining
11.12.2022
Report Finds that Canada's Policies on Human Rights and Environment Defenders are Effectively Meaningless
11.12.2022
Ottawa's Critical Minerals Strategy: Mixed Reactions on the North Shore
09.12.2022
A battery-powered green future? Canada has a strategy for that
09.12.2022
Ottawa's critical mineral strategy calls for faster project approvals
09.12.2022
Canada seeks to shore up critical minerals supply chain as geopolitical tensions rise
09.12.2022
Canada Program Co-Lead Rodrigue Turgeon on CBC's The National
07.12.2022
Canadian Companies Can Continue to Profit from Modern Slavery
29.11.2022
Canada's top five federal contaminated sites to cost taxpayers billions to clean up
27.11.2022
'Barrick is responsible for the violence': New lawsuit filed in Ontario about troubled Tanzania mine
23.11.2022
Barrick Gold faces Ontario lawsuit for alleged killings and abuses at Tanzanian mine
23.11.2022
Barrick Slapped with Third Lawsuit on Same Human Rights Abuses at Tanzanian Mine: ‘Business as Usual’?
23.11.2022
Barrick Gold
23.11.2022
Barrick Gold’s ongoing chapter in Canadian mining history
22.11.2022
Mining Claims: the Urgent Need for a Moratorium
21.11.2022
Barrick Gold under fire by UN for toxic spills from Veladero mine in Argentina
17.11.2022
UN Calls Out Polluting Argentine Mine
16.11.2022
A new mine could position Quebec as a lithium leader, but its rocky past worries locals
15.11.2022
B.C. company watching closely as opposition grows to deep-sea mining
10.11.2022
COP27: Local communities must not pay the price as the world scrambles to extract transition minerals
01.11.2022
Comments on Proposed Federal Approval Conditions for the Marathon Palladium Mine
27.10.2022
Climate changed: Mining industry digs into alternative methods as risks rise
20.10.2022
Barrick in Charge: Ongoing Killings of Local Kuria by Mine Police and Forced Evictions at the North Mara Gold Mine
11.10.2022
“He was murdered”: Violence against Kuria High after Barrick Takeover of Mine
11.10.2022
Mining Accountability Conference Asserts “We Can’t Mine our Way out of Climate Change”
07.10.2022
Independent Study Confirming Serious Risks with Loma Larga: Coverage in the Financial Post
07.10.2022
Why doesn’t B.C. have mining regulations that Brazil, Ecuador and China already have?
05.10.2022
A Ticking Time Bomb: Independent Review Reveals Serious Risks at Proposed Loma Larga Mine
29.09.2022
New Modelling Predicts Deep Sea Mining by Tonga and The Metals Company to Pollute Hawaii and Kiribati Waters
28.09.2022
OECD Faults Canada Over Handling of Complaint Related to Malaysian Political Family’s Real Estate Group
26.09.2022
Mining claims: Movement expands to 9 RCMs representing 142 municipalities
19.09.2022
Canada’s Critical Minerals Strategy – A Response to the Department of Natural Resources Discussion Paper
15.09.2022
Canadian EV Battery Industry Could Hit $48B Per Year
15.09.2022
Canadian-owned mining company and executives found guilty of involuntary homicide after Burkina Faso flood disaster
15.09.2022
Pressure is on to start mining the deep sea. Is it worth it?
04.09.2022
A tiny fraction of the high seas are protected. Why a UN treaty is needed now more than ever
26.08.2022
Greenwashing at the World’s Biggest Mining Convention
05.08.2022
How the energy transition was used as justification to continue mining during the pandemic
04.08.2022
Health, Environment, Economy: Quebec Must Stop Being a Mining Wild West, Says New Survey
02.08.2022
U.K. court to hear lawsuit for victims of deadly Brazil mine collapse and flood
22.07.2022
B.C. has a growing mine waste problem. The risks could be catastrophic.
14.07.2022
New Analysis Confirms High Risk, Threats Posed by B.C.'s Booming Mining Sector
14.07.2022
B.C. company reigniting race to mine the ocean floor
04.07.2022
Africa Synthesis Report: People in Lockdown, Extractives in Business
27.06.2022
Europe Regional Synthesis Report
27.06.2022
North America Regional Synthesis Report
27.06.2022
Asia Pacific: Mining and Pandemic Regional Report
27.06.2022
Justice Delayed - Thirty Villagers Win Decades-Old Case Against Canadian Gold Mine in Philippines
21.06.2022
B.C. mining company recovers final two bodies of eight workers killed in Burkina Faso flood
20.06.2022
Batteries and Polluted Water: Citizens Begin Independent Environmental Monitoring of NMG-Pallinghurst Project
16.06.2022
Rally calls for environmental accountability of mining companies
15.06.2022
Baru Gold Ignores Court Order, Putting Lives of Indonesians at Risk
15.06.2022
Canada Pushes More Mining During PDAC 2022, Even as Indigenous Leaders are Detained in Ecuador
14.06.2022
Don’t be Fooled by Greenwashing. We Can’t Mine our Way Out of the Climate Crisis!
14.06.2022
Community Groups Resisting Mining from the Philippines to the High Arctic Block Entrance to World’s Biggest Mining Convention in Toronto
13.06.2022
Indigenous people protest opening of world’s largest mining fair
13.06.2022
Indonesian Women Win Legal Victory to Protect Small Island Home From Canadian Baru Gold
10.06.2022
Extreme Weather is Making Mining Waste a Major Problem
02.06.2022
Blink and It's Gone: TMC's First AGM is a Sham
01.06.2022
Canadian company criticized following deadly mine flooding
31.05.2022
Mining Industry Standard Failing to Make Waste Dams Safe
31.05.2022
Updated: Safety First – The Peoples’ Tailings Standard To End Mine Waste Disasters
31.05.2022
Bodies of two more missing workers found at B.C. company’s Burkina Faso mine
30.05.2022
'Astonishingly poor response': Industry watchdog criticizes B.C. company after deaths of 4 Burkina Faso miners
26.05.2022
Organizations Ask Minister to Withdraw 5161 Mining Claims Affecting Eskers of Abitibi-Témiscamingue
25.05.2022
No Reprieve: For life and territory - COVID-19 and resistance to the mining pandemic
24.05.2022
African Mine Disaster Turns Spotlight on Canadian Mining Firms
10.05.2022
Statement: Summit of Peoples Affected by Pan American Silver
05.05.2022
Canadian Companies Expected to Uphold Ethical Standards Abroad Under New Strategy
29.04.2022
More Pain for The Metals Company in Quarterly Results
31.03.2022
Abitibi-Témiscamingue Groups Launch Petition in Support of Long Point First Nation
31.03.2022
‘Deeply disturbing’ report raises questions about federal interventions supporting Canadian mining companies overseas despite human rights concerns
30.03.2022
NDP MPs table private bills to improve accountability of Canadian companies abroad
29.03.2022
Two Bills Tabled in Parliament Today Pave Way Towards Corporate Accountability in Canada
29.03.2022
The Meseta is Not a Sacrifice Zone
26.03.2022
Canadians Call for a Moratorium on Deep Seabed Mining
24.03.2022
Seabed mineral exploration licences approved in the Cook Islands
15.03.2022
Sham Company, Sham Process, Sham Regulatory Authority
09.03.2022
Canadian Mining Investments in Chile: Extractivism and Conflict
04.03.2022
Mapping Community Resistance to the Impacts of Mining for the Energy Transition in the Americas
04.03.2022
Movement of Dam-Affected People (MAB) Partners with Brazilian Public Universities to Study Impacts of Dam Breach
23.02.2022
Canadian Investors Injected Over US$ 2 billion into Mining Companies with History of Human Rights and Environmental Violations in the Brazilian Amazon
22.02.2022
Lake Babine Celebrates BC's Rejection of Proposed Morrison Mine
08.02.2022
Oversights and overstatements: where B.C.’s mine waste audit fell short
04.02.2022
Indigenous Sovereignty: Consent for Mining on Indigenous Lands
27.01.2022
New Report Recommends First Nations in B.C. Take Immediate Control of Mining in Their Territories
27.01.2022
ArcelorMittal has increased its environmental violations
20.12.2021
Words from Affected Communities as Mining Ban is Lifted in Chubut, Argentina
20.12.2021
International Solidarity Statement with Communities and Organizations of Chubut, Argentina Affected by Mine Zoning Law
20.12.2021
The Metals Company’s Fortunes Sink As Deep Sea Governance Body Meets to Rush Rules
09.12.2021
The Abejas de Acteal Receive the 2021 Mariano Abarca Environmental Award
08.12.2021
Closing the loop: B.C.’s role in recycling battery metals and minerals to power the electric vehicle revolution
08.12.2021
B.C. Fails to Meet Indigenous Consent Standard for Mining – 8 recent cases
07.12.2021
Report Highlights 8 Recent Cases: B.C. Fails to Meet Indigenous Consent Standard for Mining
06.12.2021
25 Municipalities Urge Quebec for Increased Environmental Protection From a Graphite Mining Boom
06.12.2021
Marking Another Year of Community Resistance to the Escobal Mine in Mataquescuintla and San Carlos Alzatate
02.12.2021
New Report Maps Mining Impacts of the Energy Transition
23.11.2021
Backgrounder: Mapping Community Resistance to Mining for the Energy Transition in the Americas
22.11.2021
BC Rainfall: Risks of Mine Waste Site Failures
17.11.2021
We Can’t Mine Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis! Real Action Needed at Cop26
29.10.2021
Mexican Organisations Call for Investigation into Canadian Embassy in Mexico
18.10.2021
International Arbitration Tribunal rules in favour of a Canadian company and puts foreign investment above Colombia's legitimate right to protect Santurbán
12.10.2021