A report by Rights Action: The nexus of mining companies, the mainstream media, the Canadian government, International Finance Institutions and bought off NGOs work hard to keep the reality of large-scale, open pit mines out of picture, keep community resistance marginalized, and no matter what, to keep talking about “development.” This report is about bringing hard facts and community perspectives together to help North Americans become more informed about the nature of the mining industry.
On December 9, 2003, Canadian-owned Glamis Gold filed a Notice of Arbitration under the arbitration rules of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) demanding over $50 million in compensation.
The company is alleging that the government of the United States has breached its obligations under Chapter 11 of the North American Free Trade Agreement, including the following provisions:
On April 14-16, 2000, MiningWatch Canada hosted thirty participants from eleven different countries at a participatory workshop to look at the research needs of communities affected by mining. We had local community representatives and on-the-ground NGOs from Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Colombia, Suriname, Guyana, Mexico, Peru, Ghana, the United States and Canada.
