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Canadian Organizations Welcome First Step Toward Extractive Industry Transparency; Further Mandatory Measures Needed for Real Accountability

News release: Canadian civil society organizations that have worked together for the adoption of mandatory corporate accountability measures for almost a decade, join together to welcome Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s announcement in London yesterday that Canada will be establishing new mandatory reporting standards for Canadian extractive companies.

Thursday, June 13, 2013
Corporate Social Responsibility, Economics & Taxation
Complaint Asks Ontario Securities Commission to Investigate Tahoe Resources After Wiretap Evidence Implicates Employees in Violence at Guatemala Mine

News release: On Friday, the Justice and Corporate Accountability Project (JCAP) called on the Ontario Securities Commission to investigate Tahoe Resources for poor disclosure in the wake of wiretap evidence linking two of its security personnel to shootings at its only mine project in southeast Guatemala.

Monday, June 3, 2013
Guatemala, Human Rights, Goldcorp, Tahoe Resources
Greek Delegation Asks Canadians to Help Stop Canadian Mining Company Eldorado Gold

News release: (Ottawa) The situation around Eldorado Gold Corporation’s mining projects in northern Greece is extremely tense. In the face of negative official response to social and environmental concerns from the company, Greek authorities, and even the Canadian Ambassador – a delegation from the affected area has come to ask Canadians for help.

Thursday, May 30, 2013
Greece, Corporate Social Responsibility, Eldorado Gold
Imperial Metals Operating Without Consent: First Nations Oppose Mining on Indigenous Lands

News release: (Vancouver, Unceded Coast Salish Territories) – Today, members of the Neskonlith Secwepemc Nation and Ancestral Pride Ahousaht Sovereign Territory will join other First Nations and allies in voicing opposition to Imperial Metals (TSX: III) operations across British Columbia.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Canada, British Columbia, Free Entry/Land Access, Indigenous Rights, Imperial Metals
Chilean Organizations Call Ruling on Barrick's Pascua Lama Project 'Dangerous Precedent'

Public Declaration: Eleven Chilean organizations, representing groups living downstream of Barrick Gold's Pascua Lama project, speak out against the recent fine and suspension imposed on the company for not going far enough. Barrick Gold faces a record fine of $16.4 million and must halt operations until it takes measures to prevent water contamination.

Saturday, May 25, 2013
Chile, Environment, Barrick Gold
Violence Around Eldorado Gold's Mining Projects in Northern Greece Brings Critics to Canada

Media advisory: A delegation from northern Greece will be visiting Canada from May 26th to 31st, 2013, to alert Canadians to the current situation with Vancouver-based Eldorado Gold’s proposed Skouries and Perama Hill mining projects. The Greek delegation includes the Mayor of Alexandroupoli, Vaggelis Lampakis; Tolis Papageorgiou of Halkidiki; and Maria Kadoglou of Hellenic Mining Watch.

Friday, May 24, 2013
Greece, Corporate Social Responsibility, Eldorado Gold
Industry-controlled Responsible Jewellery Council Fails to Fulfil Promise of Preventing Conflict Diamonds and Dirty Gold

News release: In a new report, More Shine Than Substance: How RJC certification fails to create responsible jewellery, an international coalition of labour and environmental groups indicts the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC)’s certification system as misleading jewellery consumers. The RJC holds its annual meeting in Milan on May 23.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Corporate Social Responsibility
EAO Rejects Raven Coal Mine Application

News release from CoalWatch: The British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office has decided not to accept the Raven Coal Mine application for detailed review. In a May 16th letter to John Tapics, CEO of Compliance Energy Corporation, the EAO refers to “the major information requirements” the EAO considers not to have been adequately addressed in Compliance’s  submission.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Canada, British Columbia, Coal, Environment, Environmental Assessment, Impact on Communities
OECD Complaint Filed Against ENRC Regarding Mining Communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo

News release: A complaint has been brought by Rights and Accountability in Development (RAID), a human rights organisation, concerning mining assets controlled by companies associated with ENRC in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), including Canadian company Africo Resources.

Monday, May 13, 2013
Congo - Democratic Republic, Africo Resources, Corporate Social Responsibility
Tahoe Resources Investor Alert Calls Guatemala Project a Dangerous Investment

Investor Alert: Today, the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA) and MiningWatch Canada warned Tahoe Resources investors against further investment in the Escobal silver project, given lack of community support and increasing violence and repression in the area.

Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Guatemala, Human Rights, Goldcorp, Tahoe Resources

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