World Bank/International Financial Institutions

State of Mine: The Dominion Newspaper's Special Issue on Mining
Monday, November 17, 2008

The Dominion Newspaper is a cooperative, independent, grass roots publication. A special edition, State of Mine: An Investigation of Canada's Extractive Industries was published in November 2008 and is available online at: www.dominionpaper.ca/issue/55. The online edition features 37 articles on mining issues in Canada and internationally, including articles by MiningWatch Canada's Ramsey Hart and former National Coordinator Joan Kuyek.

Argentina, Asbestos in Québec, Congo - Democratic Republic, Labrador, Udon Thani - Asia Pacific Resources, British Columbia, Nevada, Newfoundland & Labrador, Tanzania, Coal, New Caledonia, Ecuador, Papua New Guinea, El Salvador, Ontario, Guatemala, Economics & Taxation, Mexico, Suriname, Impact on Communities, Tar Sands, Uranium, World Bank/International Financial Institutions
Canadian Mining Companies Destroy Environment and Community Resources in Ghana
Thursday, August 25, 2005

A report by Asad Ismi on the involvement of Canadian mining companies in the pillaging of Ghana's natural resources – as the Ghanaian government prepares to open forest reserves to mining. This document has raised the ire of some in the industry; see Mineweb's outraged editorial, which interestingly does not link to the original (footnoted) article.

Ghana, AMI Resources, AngloGold Ashanti, AXMIN, Birim Goldfields, World Bank/International Financial Institutions, Golden Star, IAMGOLD, Moydow, Nevsun Resources, PMI Ventures, Rio Tinto Alcan
Leaked Review Slams World Bank Over Canadian Mine in Guatemala
Monday, August 22, 2005

MiningWatch Canada – Friends of the Earth Canada – Halifax Initiative

(Ottawa, 22 August, 2005) A leaked internal audit assessing the World Bank’s involvement in a controversial Canadian gold mine in Guatemala has exposed glaring deficiencies in the due diligence undertaken by the Bank prior to approving a $45 million loan for the mine.

Guatemala, World Bank/International Financial Institutions, Glamis Gold, Goldcorp
Internal Review Slams World Bank Over Lapses at Guatemala Mine - Backgrounder
Monday, August 22, 2005
A forthcoming report by the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO), a body responsible for conducting internal reviews at the World Bank’s private sector lending arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), identifies glaring deficiencies in the due diligence the institution conducted for a controversial new gold-mining project in Guatemala. The project, currently under construction by Canadian ...
Guatemala, World Bank/International Financial Institutions, Glamis Gold, Goldcorp
Two Killed So Far Protesting Glamis Gold in Guatemala
Friday, August 12, 2005

Canadian mining investment has been implicated in the violation of human rights and indigenous rights as well as environmental problems at Glamis Gold’s Marlin mine project in San Marcos in the western highlands of Guatemala. The project is operated by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Glamis, Montana Exploradora. It has been the focus of protests and violent repression by the Guatemalan government and now private security contractors and anonymous actors as well.

Guatemala, Newsletter 18: Winter/Spring 2004-2005, World Bank/International Financial Institutions, Glamis Gold, Goldcorp
Seven Deadly Secrets: What Export Development Canada does not want you to know: Canadian Companies May Be Wreaking Havoc with Taxpayers' Support
Friday, January 10, 2003

A report by the NGO Working Group on the EDC (of which MiningWatch is a member) reveals that a Crown Corporation, Export Development Canada, may be helping to finance a number of projects under development by Canadian companies without the necessary environmental and social due diligence. EDC continues to hide the environmental and social risks of its investments from the public, despite a report from the Auditor-General calling for disclosure and transparency.

Alumysa, INCO in Sulawesi, Sulawesi, Chile, Indonesia, New Caledonia, Export Development Canada, Peru, Human Rights, World Bank/International Financial Institutions, Gabriel Resources, Noranda/Falconbridge, Vale (incl. Inco), Xstrata (Falconbridge/Noranda)
Romania: World Bank Rejects Controversial Gold Mine Project
Saturday, November 30, 2002
On October 10, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank's private lending arm, announced that it would not financially support the controversial Rosia Montana gold mine project in Romania's Apuseni mountains. The project had come under fire from an international coalition of NGOs based on fundamental problems in the ...
Romania, Newsletter 10: Autumn 2002, World Bank/International Financial Institutions, Gabriel Resources
"Canadian Mining Companies in Latin America: Community Rights and Corporate Responsibility" Conference Held At York University
Wednesday, August 14, 2002

On May 9-11, Latin American and Canadian social and environmental activists, economists, and academics came together at York University in Toronto to set out a series of challenges for the mining industry and governments alike on the eve of a major industry conference.

Corporate Accountability, Latin America and the Caribbean, Corporate Social Responsibility, Newsletter 09: Summer 2002, Export Development Canada, World Bank/International Financial Institutions
SPECIAL: Battling the Mining Industry on the World Stage
Friday, March 15, 2002

Negotiating for the planet

"At the moment, one large negotiation process is underway about how the world can achieve sustainable development. Rio+10, also known as the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa, will discuss this issue and take into account the results that come out of regional, national and international consultations and multi-stakeholder dialogues.

Corporate Accountability, Corporate Social Responsibility, Newsletter 08: Winter/Spring 2002, World Bank/International Financial Institutions
Reforms Introduced for Export Development Corporation
Friday, July 20, 2001

In June, International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew announced that he intends to introduce amendments to the Export Development Act this fall to give the Export Development Corporation (EDC) new policies on disclosure and environmental review.

Corporate Accountability, Newsletter 06: Spring/Summer 2001, Environmental Planning, Environmental Assessment, Export Development Canada, World Bank/International Financial Institutions

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