According to the OECD’s latest review (see chart...
MiningWatch Canada Is Pleased to Announce the Appointment of Rodrigue Turgeon as Canada Program Co-Lead
MiningWatch Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Rodrigue Turgeon as Canada Program Co-Lead, starting today.
Rodrigue is a lawyer and an engaged citizen with an impressive track record of environmental advocacy and solidarity with Indigenous peoples that will greatly...
Welcoming Alexandra Kazakova, Interim Fundraising and Operations Coordinator
MiningWatch is pleased to welcome Alexandra Kazakova as Interim Fundraising and Operations Coordinator, replacing Diana Martin while she is on maternity leave. Alexandra will oversee and lead all aspects of the fundraising portfolio and plans, as well as institutional operations.
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Words from Affected Communities as Mining Ban is Lifted in Chubut, Argentina
A good news update on December 22, 2021: After a massive public outcry, the province of Chubut has repealed last week's 14-11 vote to allow for open-pit mining in certain areas of the province. We celebrate this impressive display of people power, while lifting up the many voices of those...
Peaceful march against mine zoning law in Esquel - Chubut. December 17, 2021. Credit: Marco Antonio
International Solidarity Statement with Communities and Organizations of Chubut, Argentina Affected by Mine Zoning Law
A good news update on December 22, 2021: After a massive public outcry, the province of Chubut has repealed last week's 14-11 vote to allow for open-pit mining in certain areas of the province. We celebrate this impressive display of people power, while lifting up the many voices of those...
Credit: Otros Mundos Chiapas
The Abejas de Acteal Receive the 2021 Mariano Abarca Environmental Award
On the 12th anniversary of the murder of environmental defender Mariano Abarca, during an emotional ceremony in the sacred land of Acteal, the Abarca family presented the third Mariano Abarca Environmental Defence Award to the Civil Society Las Abejas de Acteal...
The Maersk Launcher. NORI photo via Facebook.
Comments on Nauru Ocean Resources Incorporated's Collector Test Environmental Impact Statement
MiningWatch Canada has reviewed and provided comments on Nauru Ocean Resources Incorporated (NORI)’s Environmental Impact Statement for a proposed “collector test” of seabed mining equipment. The EIS lays bare the fundamental flaw in proposed deep seabed mining – the lack of adequate...
Tens of thousands have voted in plebiscites over mining on their lands near Tahoe Resources' Escobal mine project in southeastern Guatemala; Photo: Ellen Moore
Marking Another Year of Community Resistance to the Escobal Mine in Mataquescuintla and San Carlos Alzatate
Nine years ago, faced with threats posed by mining operations, communities in southeastern Guatemala organized a municipal consultation in the town of Mataquescuintla. The question was simple — do residents want mining? — and the answer was clear. Over...
The 2021 Mariano Abarca Environmental Defence Award, presented to La Sociedad Civil las Abejas de Acteal, Chiapas, Mexico
International Solidarity Statement with 2021 Mariano Abarca Environmental Defence Award Recipient La Sociedad Civil las Abejas de Acteal, Chiapas, Mexico
November 27, 2021 marks 12 years since the assassination of Mexican environmental defender Mariano Abarca. As a founding member of the Mexican Network of Mining Affected People (REMA) and community leader, Mariano actively spoke out against the social and environmental impacts of a barite...
More electric vehicles will mean more large-scale nickel mining and smelting like this operation owned by Vale in Sorowako, Indonesia. Photo by Tracy Glynn.
Does the world need more electric vehicles? More Canada?
The shift to electric vehicles is sparking considerable new demand for metals and minerals, which some feel Canada should rush to fill. That is the argument Martin Wightman articulated in The Daily Gleaner on Nov. 15. However, mining watchdog groups, most recently at the UN climate...
Video recording of the round table with English interpretation.
Virtual Forum: Pillage by Arbitration?
Register here to join us on Zoom on November 29 to talk with grassroots movements in Colombia and Guatemala about their struggles and the dangers and injustices of Investor State...
Government of BC flood zones.
BC Rainfall: Risks of Mine Waste Site Failures
Following unusually heavy rainfalls and the increased risks of flooding and mudslides across large parts of British Columbia, MiningWatch Canada is concerned...
A view of Wells from Cow Mountain (2010). Photo courtesy Mica Jorgensen.
Breaking Cycles of Harm in Canada’s Mining Communities
By Mica Jorgenson and Dave Jorgenson*
In a regulatory system that evaluates individual proposals on their own merit, decision-makers at the provincial and federal levels have long struggled to account for the complexity of history. Mining on previously disturbed sites is...
Video recording of the event with English interpretation
Event: Mapping the Mining Impacts of the Energy Transition
Global launch of a new interactive map! – Webinar 23 November 2021
Affected communities, researchers, and international...
A memorial to Mariano Abarca is pictured in 2010. Dawn Paley photo via Flickr.
The Feds, Not Just Companies, Should Be Held to Account for Mining Harms Abroad
A case before the Federal Court of Appeal this week shines a light on why we urgently need not only corporate accountability, but government accountability when it comes to Canadian mining operations abroad. In 2009, Mexican environment defender Mariano Abarca was killed for denouncing...
We Can’t Mine Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis! Real Action Needed at Cop26
[Updated to add Publish What You Pay statement released Nov.1] The science is undeniable. If our world has a hope of limiting global warming to 2℃ and avoiding even greater climate catastrophe, we must limit our consumption of fossil fuels — and fast. But the rush towards the...