Saskatchewan

Troubled Waters: How Mine Waste Dumping is Poisoning Our Oceans, Rivers and Lakes
Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Each year, mining companies dump more than 180 million tonnes of hazardous mine waste into rivers, lakes, and oceans worldwide, threatening vital bodies of water with toxic heavy metals and other chemicals poisonous to humans and wildlife, according to report released today by two leading mining reform groups.

Canada, Metal Mining Effluent Regulations, Water, British Columbia, Ok Tedi Mine - BHP-Billiton/Inmet, Manitoba, Porgera Mine - Barrick, Indonesia, Newfoundland & Labrador, Waste Rock and Tailings, Northwest Territories, Reforming Mining Laws and Policies, Papua New Guinea, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Environment, Barrick Gold, BHP-Billiton, Cliffs, Submarine/Subaqueous Tailings Disposal, Water and fisheries, Goldcorp, Iron Ore Company of Canada, Labrador Iron Mines, Newmont, Northern Dynasty, Placer Dome, Rio Tinto Alcan, Rio Tinto, Taseko, Teck, Vale (incl. Inco), Xstrata (Falconbridge/Noranda)
Indigenous Rights and Mining – Recent Developments, Opportunities and Challenges
Tuesday, November 29, 2011

One of MiningWatch’s core areas of work is the promotion of Indigenous rights and recognition of title and the stewardship role that Indigenous people maintain across Canada and internationally. This article offers an overview of recent developments, including hopeful signs but also the considerable challenges in reconciling Indigenous rights and title with the mining industry and Canadian governments.

Canada, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Reforming Mining Laws and Policies, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon, Newsletter 31: Autumn 2011
Delegation Hasn't Addressed Quebeckers' Concerns About Uranium
Friday, January 14, 2011

News release: For the last three days MiningWatch Canada’s Canada Program Coordinator Ramsey Hart has been participating in a delegation examining the uranium mining industry in Saskatchewan. The group of thirty made stops in Regina, Saskatoon, at the Rabbit Lake Mine and at a mill in northern Saskatchewan.

Reforming Mining Laws and Policies, Areva/Cogema, Québec, Saskatchewan, Cameco, Uranium
Lakes, Liabilities, and Legacies - The Real Impacts of "Modern" Uranium Mining
Thursday, August 26, 2010

Jamie Kneen presents at the Fourth Keepers of the Water conference, held in Wollaston Lake, Saskatchewan, August 19-23, 2010.

Water, Reforming Mining Laws and Policies, Areva/Cogema, Environmental Planning, Saskatchewan, Impact on Communities, Indigenous Rights, Cameco, Denison, Uranium, Water and fisheries
Incomplete Reporting Still Reveals Mining Companies' Toxic Threat: Environmental groups worry some of Canada's mines are dragging feet on federal order to report toxic mining waste
Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Joint news release with Ecojustice and Great Lakes United: New data released Friday in response to a lawsuit won last year by Ecojustice, on behalf of Great Lakes United and MiningWatch Canada, is beginning to shine a light on the toxic legacy of Canada's mining and tar sands industries. Unfortunately, despite a lawsuit and a government order to report pollutant releases, some facilities have failed to comply.

Alberta, Canada, LAB Chrysotile, Labrador, Water, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Northwest Territories, Areva/Cogema, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Barrick Gold, BHP-Billiton, Breakwater Resources, Cameco, Cliffs, Crew, De Beers, Toxics/National Pollutant Release Inventory, Goldcorp, HudBay Minerals, IAMGOLD, Imperial Metals, Inmet, Iron Ore Company of Canada, LAB Chrysotile, Newmont, Northgate, Rio Tinto, Teck, Vale (incl. Inco), Xstrata (Falconbridge/Noranda)
Boreal Forest’s Wildlife and Communities Threatened by Impacts from Exploration, Mining – Report
Friday, November 28, 2008

The Boreal BelowJoint 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.

Abandoned Mines, Alberta, Canada, Acid Mine Drainage, British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland & Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon, Environment, Free Entry/Land Access, Impact on Communities, Indigenous Rights, Parks and Protected Areas, Publications
Uranium Hype Hits Indigenous Opposition Globally, Provokes Conflict in the North
Friday, February 2, 2007

The Indigenous World Uranium Summit

The Indigenous World Uranium Summit, held in Window Rock, Arizona, on November 30 to December 2, 2006, was a vindication of the Navajo Nation’s ban on uranium mining in Navajo Nation Territory and a regrouping of Indigenous opposition to uranium mining globally. People from Indigenous communities around the world spoke about their experiences living with the effects of the mining and use of uranium, from Fiji to India to the North America.

Labrador, Nevada, Newfoundland & Labrador, New Mexico, Northwest Territories, United States, Reforming Mining Laws and Policies, South Dakota, Areva/Cogema, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Free Entry/Land Access, Indigenous Rights, Newsletter 24: Winter 2006-2007, Cameco, Denison, Uranium
Cameco Comes Under Fire for Mismanagement at McArthur River Uranium Mine
Friday, August 12, 2005
On September 15, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) conducted the second day of hearings into the renewal of Cameco Corporation’s licence to operate the McArthur River underground uranium mine and Key Lake uranium mill in northern Saskatchewan. ...
Saskatchewan, Newsletter 16: Spring/Summer 2004, Cameco, Uranium
Canadian Laws Inadequate - ICUCEC Refused Leave to Appeal McClean Lake Court Case
Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Statement by the Inter-Church Uranium Committee Educational Cooperative (ICUCEC): The decision not to grant leave for the Inter-Church Uranium Committee Educational Cooperative to appeal its case to the Supreme Court of Canada represents a hollow victory for the nuclear industry, vindication for ICUCEC and a dark day for the environment and for present and future generations.

Areva/Cogema, Environmental Planning, Saskatchewan, Environmental Assessment, Uranium
Mining Companies Try to Duck Liabilities at Old Uranium Mines
Sunday, March 7, 2004
Recent months have seen mining companies trying to get out of their obligations at the closed-out uranium mines in Cluff Lake, Saskatchewan and Elliot Lake, Ontario. In January, Denison Mines Limited (now known as Denison Energy) brought an application to the Canadian ...
Abandoned Mines, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Newsletter 15: Winter 2003-2004, Denison, Uranium

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