Labrador Iron Mines

Troubled Waters: How Mine Waste Dumping is Poisoning Our Oceans, Rivers and Lakes
Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Each year, mining companies dump more than 180 million tonnes of hazardous mine waste into rivers, lakes, and oceans worldwide, threatening vital bodies of water with toxic heavy metals and other chemicals poisonous to humans and wildlife, according to report released today by two leading mining reform groups.

Canada, Metal Mining Effluent Regulations, Water, British Columbia, Ok Tedi Mine - BHP-Billiton/Inmet, Manitoba, Porgera Mine - Barrick, Indonesia, Newfoundland & Labrador, Waste Rock and Tailings, Northwest Territories, Reforming Mining Laws and Policies, Papua New Guinea, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Environment, Barrick Gold, BHP-Billiton, Cliffs, Submarine/Subaqueous Tailings Disposal, Water and fisheries, Goldcorp, Iron Ore Company of Canada, Labrador Iron Mines, Newmont, Northern Dynasty, Placer Dome, Rio Tinto Alcan, Rio Tinto, Taseko, Teck, Vale (incl. Inco), Xstrata (Falconbridge/Noranda)
Quebec Mining Conflicts from East to West, North to South
Monday, June 6, 2011

The Algonquin Nation’s traditional territory straddles the Quebec-Ontario border extending along Quebec’s western border up the Gatineau and Ottawa River watersheds. The Algonquins have never signed a treaty and are not party to the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, so there are no established protocols for consultation or participation in the review of mineral exploration or development projects in their territory.

Reforming Mining Laws and Policies, Environmental Planning, Québec, Free Entry/Land Access, Indigenous Rights, Cartier Resources, Newsletter 30: Spring 2011, Labrador Iron Mines, Matamec Explorations, Niocan, Strateco, Terra Ventures
Canadian Lakes, Streams and Wetlands at Risk
Friday, November 12, 2010

Google map: Canadian Lakes, Streams and Wetlands at RiskThese natural lakes and streams have been or are at risk of being "re-classified" as waste dumps for the mining industry. This is possible to thanks to Schedule 2 of the Fisheries Act's Metal Mining Effluent Regulations which was added in 2002. The first listings were used to 'grandfather' ongoing operations, but since 2006 it has been used to condemn pristine lakes and streams.

Colour code: yellow markers are original listings from 2002, purple are lakes that have been listed since 2002, red are in the process of being listed and blue were at risk but have been saved by citizen action and environmental reviews.

Metal Mining Effluent Regulations, Water, Country, Aur Resources, Environment, Maps, Water and fisheries, Imperial Metals, Labrador Iron Mines, Northgate, Taseko, Vale (incl. Inco)
The Innu Takuaikan Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam Restate the Facts: Labrador Iron Mines' Schefferville Project Still Requires Our Consent
Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Innu Takuaikan Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam News Release: (Mani-Utenam/Sept-Íles, Québec) Despite recent statements by Labrador Iron Mines (LIM) and the approval of its operating permits by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, there are several outstanding issues to be resolved between the company and the Innu of Uashat mak Mani-Utenam (ITUM). In fact, ITUM has a court case pending in Newfoundland & Labrador challenging the company's permits, based on the failure of the Crown to duly consult & accommodate the Innu.

Reforming Mining Laws and Policies, Québec, Indigenous Rights, Labrador Iron Mines
Mining projects in Schefferville: Newfoundland and Labrador government undermining Innu rights
Thursday, June 10, 2010

MATIMEKUSH-LAC JOHN, QC, June 9 /CNW Telbec/ - The Innu communities of Matimekush-Lac John and of Uashat mak Mani-Utenam, supported by the member communities of the Innu Strategic Alliance, are undertaking concrete actions to have their rights respected and to make the governments understand that no mining development is to take place on the territory without prior consent of the Innu people. Legal recourse is also among the measures considered by the Innu to have their rights respected and to emphasize that any and all development requires their prior consent.

Québec, Iron Ore Company of Canada, Labrador Iron Mines

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