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Fight for Public Involvement in Environmental Assessment Heads To Supreme Court: First Time Environmental Group Granted Leave to Appeal to Supreme Court of Canada

A long battle over the public's right to be consulted on large mines and other industrial projects is now heading to the Supreme Court of Canada. The Supreme Court decided on December 18, 2008 to allow MiningWatch Canada to appeal the decision of the Federal Court of Appeal on the environmental assessment of the proposed Red Chris mine in British Columbia.

Thursday, December 18, 2008

British Columbia, Environmental Assessment, Imperial Metals

Letter to Shareholder Group re: Human Rights Impact Assessment for Goldcorp's Guatemala Mine

In a letter dated December 4, 2009, MiningWatch Research Coordinator Catherine Coumans detailed serious concerns with the Human Rights Impact Assessment for Goldcorp's Marlin mine in Guatemala, announced April 24, 2008 as a response to pressure from shareholder groups (see announcement, below). A followup letter was sent March 16, 2010. Shareholder initiatives should be carefully constructed so as not to harm the groups and communities they are supposed to be supporting.

Monday, December 15, 2008

Corporate Social Responsibility, Guatemala, Goldcorp

Modernizing Mining in Ontario

On August 5th, 2008, the Ontario government announced a public consultation process to “modernize the Ontario Mining Act”. The consultations were focused around the government’s discussion paper Modernizing Ontario’s Mining Act, Finding a Balance posted online on August 11th. Closed door stakeholder and open public consultations took place from August 11th to September 8th in Timmins, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Kingston and Toronto.

Monday, December 15, 2008

Ontario, Indigenous Rights

Accueil favorable à la publication du rapport de revisitation des contrats miniers congolais

Des organisations non gouvernementales congolaises et internationales saluent aujourd’hui la publication de l’examen des contrats miniers par le gouvernement de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) et demandent à ce dernier de veiller à ce que la renégociation des contrats se déroule ouvertement et de manière équitable.

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Congo - Democratic Republic

IUCN Assembly Opposes Mining In Central America

GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION OF THE IUCN, BARCELONA, SPAIN

CGR4.MOT141 Exploration and exploitation of open-cast mining activities in Mesoamerica

(UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION)

WHEREAS there are decisions to invest in the exploitation of metallic minerals in the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor that will affect thousands of hectares of primary forests, key watersheds in the area, and marine coastal areas rich in biodiversity, and thus human health and food security for the population;

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Aura Minerals, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Goldcorp, HudBay Minerals, Inmet, Pacific Rim, Petaquilla Minerals, Skye, Infinito Gold/Vanessa, Yamana Gold

Thanksgiving the “Cortez” Way - U.S. Ignores Western Shoshone Objections – Barrick Gold Readies Itself to Carve Up Mount Tenabo

Drill cap on Mt.

Friday, November 28, 2008

Nevada, Barrick Gold

Alert to Investors re: Petaquilla Minerals and the Molejón Gold Mine in Panama

For Immediate Release

MiningWatch Canada today released an Alert to Investors regarding Petaquilla Minerals and its Molejón gold mine in Panama, timed to coincide with the company’s annual meeting in Vancouver.

The report documents a number of serious problems that the organisation alleges are not being properly disclosed to investors. According to MiningWatch spokesman Jamie Kneen, “Investors should be fully informed of the realities surrounding Petaquilla Minerals’ flagship property.”

Friday, November 28, 2008

Panama, Inmet, Petaquilla Minerals

Unreleased Report Forecasts Water Troubles

(Ottawa) The Council of Canadians and MiningWatch Canada have made public a report drafted by Environment Canada in December 2007 revealing that the agency had documented crucial information regarding the looming freshwater crisis in Canada.

Friday, November 28, 2008

Metal Mining Effluent Regulations

Open Letter to His Excellency President Martín Torrijos Espino

[On November 12, 2007, a coalition of ten major environmental groups appealed to Panamanian President Martin Torrijos to put a moratorium on mining in the country.

Friday, November 28, 2008

Panama, Inmet, Petaquilla Minerals

Boreal Forest’s Wildlife and Communities Threatened by Impacts from Exploration, Mining – Report

Joint news release with Northwatch: A major new report highlights serious impacts on the Canadian boreal forest from all phases of mining activity, from exploration to closure. Two respected mining industry watchdogs – Northwatch and MiningWatch Canada – say they published The Boreal Below (an all-new and expanded version of a widely circulated 2001 report) in response to growing demand from communities across Canada for information and analysis to help understand the impacts of mining on their lives and livelihoods. It provides a carefully-documented analysis of the social, environmental, and cultural impacts of mining from prospecting to mine closure, as well as an overview of the current situation by province and territory.