Blackfire

Two Years On, Canadian Government Silent on Blackfire Case of Corruption and Murder in Chiapas, Mexico
Thursday, March 15, 2012

News release: Two years after filing a complaint with the RCMP for corruption allegations against Calgary-based Blackfire Resources, a group of Canadian civil society organizations would like to know where Canadian authorities stand on the company's controversial operations in Chiapas, Mexico. But, after an eighteen-month wait, a request for information to the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade under the Access to Information Act is still unanswered.

Corporate Accountability, Corporate Social Responsibility, Mexico, Blackfire
Mexico and Canada uphold impunity in Blackfire case
Thursday, March 15, 2012

Communiqué: The Mexican Network of Mine Affected Communities – Chiapas echoes calls for an end to impunity in the case of Blackfire Exploration and for greater responsiveness from both Canadian and Chiapas authorities to requests for further information.

Corporate Accountability, Corporate Social Responsibility, Mexico, Human Rights, Blackfire
Policía canadiense allana a minera por alegaciones de coima
Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Traducción: Versión en español de la noticia original sobre el allanamiento por la Policía Montada Real Canadiense (RCMP por sus siglas en inglés) de las oficinas de Blackfire Exploration Ltd. por alegaciones de coima el 20 de julio de 2011.

Corporate Accountability, Corporate Social Responsibility, Mexico, Impact on Communities, Blackfire
Canadian Civil Society Welcomes RCMP Raid on Blackfire Exploration
Monday, August 29, 2011

News release: MiningWatch Canada, Common Frontiers, the United Steelworkers (USW), and Council of Canadians welcome news of an RCMP raid on the Calgary office of Blackfire Exploration, the privately-held company whose barite mine in Chiapas, Mexico has been in the news since the November 2009 murder of anti-mining activist Mariano Abarca.

Corporate Accountability, Corporate Social Responsibility, Mexico, Impact on Communities, Blackfire
Statement from the Mexican Network of Communities Affected by Mining Regarding RCMP Raid on Blackfire Offices
Monday, August 29, 2011

Communiqué: The Mexican Network of Communities Affected by Mining - Chiapas chapter released a statement following revelations that the RCMP raided Blackfire Exploration's Calgary-based offices on July 20, 2011.

Corporate Accountability, Corporate Social Responsibility, Mexico, Impact on Communities, Blackfire
First Anniversary Update on Complaint filed with RCMP over Canadian Mining Company’s Apparent Involvement in Mexican Corruption Case
Thursday, March 10, 2011

Joint news release with Common Frontiers: A year ago today a coalition of nine Canadian non-governmental groups filed a memo with the RCMP asking that Calgary-based Blackfire Exploration Ltd. and its Mexican subsidiary be investigated under the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act.

Corporate Accountability, Corporate Social Responsibility, Mexico, Blackfire
Corruption and Oppression in Chiapas, Mexico
Sunday, July 18, 2010

In late November 2009, community activist Mariano Abarca Roblero was gunned down outside his home in the State of Chiapas in the south of Mexico. Mariano was a leader of the Mexican Network of People Affected by Mining (REMA). REMA had brought public attention to the region’s struggle against Canadian company Blackfire Exploration which has a barite mining project in Chiapas. Before his death, Mariano stated that, “If anything happens to me, I blame the Canadian mining company Blackfire.” Three men linked to Blackfire were quickly arrested in relation to his murder.

Corporate Accountability, Mexico, Blackfire, Newsletter 28: Summer 2010
Canadian Fact-finding Delegation Discovers Mexican Community Devastated by Mining Activities of Blackfire Exploration
Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Joint news release with Common Frontiers and United Steelworkers: A Canadian delegation that visited Chiapas, Mexico following the murder of social activist Mariano Abarca and the involvement of several employees of the Calgary-based mining company Blackfire Exploration has concluded that Blackfire should leave Chiapas, and the Canadian Parliament needs to act now to prevent further international mining conflicts from turning deadly.

Mexico, Blackfire
Groups File Documentation with RCMP on Canadian Mining Company’s Involvement in Mexican Corruption Case
Wednesday, March 10, 2010

MiningWatch Canada – Common Frontiers – Council of Canadians – United Steelworkers – Comité pour les droits humains en Amérique latine – Atlantic Regional Solidarity Network – Sierra Club Canada – L’Entraide missionnaire –

Mexico, Blackfire
Blackfire adding threats to injury in Mexico: Canadian mining firm looks to pocket $800 million via NAFTA Ch. 11
Monday, February 22, 2010

Joint news release with Common Frontiers, United Steelworkers, Council of Canadians, and Sierra Club Canada: A coalition of Canadian organizations is condemning the threatened use of NAFTA by Blackfire Exploration to extract 800 million dollars from the impoverished Mexican state of Chiapas. The Calgary-based mining company is embroiled in accusations of corruption of Mexican public officials and the murder of a prominent environmental activist in the Mexican State of Chiapas.

Mexico, Blackfire, International Trade and Investment

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