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Ejido 'La Sierrita' blockades Excellon Resources’s “La Platosa” mine and stops production

Press Release: On July 8, 2012, over 70 members of the Ejido (communal landowners) 'La Sierrita', in Tlahualilo, Durango, blockaded the La Platosa mine run by Minera Excellon de México S.A. de C.V., subsidiary of Canadian mining company Excellon Resources.

Monday, July 9, 2012
Mexico, Impact on Communities, Excellon
Union Recognition Vote at Excellon Resources' La Platosa Mine Plagued by Intimidation and Irregularities

News release: On July 5, 2012, workers at Excellon Resources' La Platosa mine voted to determine which union would control their Collective Bargaining Agreement. International observers and workers report on the complete absence of conditions for a fair vote.

Friday, July 6, 2012
Mexico, Labour, Excellon
Algonquin Chiefs Issue Ultimatum to Matamec & Toyota Tsusho Corp.: Finalize Exploration Agreement or Cease Activities at Rare Earths Deposit

News release: (Temiscaming, Quebec) This week, the Chiefs of Eagle Village and Wolf Lake issued an ultimatum to ensure that mineral developments proposed by Matamec Resources will not occur without their consent and without consultation and accommodation of their Aboriginal rights.

Thursday, June 28, 2012
Québec, Indigenous Rights, Matamec Explorations
Talks Falter Between Excellon Resources and Communal Landowners of the Ejido 'La Sierrita'

News release: Following complaints raised in Canada by Mexican landowners, Excellon Resources comes to the table. Refusal to address key issues on the part of the company, however, leads the community to doubt that a successful resolution is within sight.

Thursday, June 28, 2012
Mexico, Impact on Communities, Excellon
Chiefs Prepare Eviction Notice to Mining Companies Working in the Ring of Fire

News release: Six Northern Ontario First Nations who will be affected by the proposed mines and infrastructure development in the Ring of Fire are in the final stages of issuing a 30-day eviction notice to all mining companies with exploration and development camps in the region.

Monday, June 25, 2012
Ontario, Impact on Communities, Indigenous Rights, Cliffs
Ecuadorian Communities Welcome IAMGOLD’s Retreat, Warn INV Metals There’s No Social Licence for Quimsacocha

News release: Community leaders in Ecuador welcome the announcement that Canadian mining company IAMGOLD is selling its Quimsacocha project, located near the city of Cuenca in south-central Ecuador.

Friday, June 22, 2012
Ecuador, Impact on Communities, Water and fisheries, IAMGOLD
Nautilus Seabed Mining Experiment Falters: Dispute with PNG Government, Opposition by Pacific and Canadian Citizens, Financing Woes

News release: Today Canadians are standing in solidarity with civil society in the Pacific against deep sea mining. Nautilus Inc. is leading the rush to mine the sea floor in the Pacific. If it goes ahead, its Solwara 1 project in the Bismark Sea off Papua New Guinea will be the world’s first commercial deep sea mine.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Papua New Guinea, Subsea mining, Water and fisheries, Nautilus Minerals
KI Achieves Protection for 23,000 Square Kilometres; Ontario Makes Another Multi-million Dollar Buy-out

One of the most important messages Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) has been trying to send to Ontario is the need to respect the treaty relationship of shared decision making and mutual respect.

Friday, June 15, 2012
Ontario, Indigenous Rights, Platinex
Canada’s Subsidies to the Mining Industry Don’t Stop at Aid: Political Support Betrays Government Claims of Corporate Social Responsibility

In Honduras, the Canadian government is spending taxpayer dollars to help set up a favourable legal framework for Canadian mining operations against the will of Honduran civil society, while remaining silent about rampant targeted attacks and threats against the press and social movements.

Friday, June 15, 2012
Honduras, Health, Human Rights, Breakwater Resources, Goldcorp
Communities Shouldn’t Pay To Clean Up Goldcorp’s Mess in Central America

"Goldcorp has reaped the benefits of our communities and land while we have reaped the bitter consequences.” - Reina Gamero, teacher and member of the Siria Valley Environmental Committee in Honduras.

Friday, June 15, 2012
Guatemala, Honduras, Environment, Health, Impact on Communities, Goldcorp

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