Yukon

Keno City Residents and Businesses Suffering the Effects of Yukon Mining Boom as Alexco Takes Over the Town
Tuesday, March 20, 2012

A major mining boom is underway in Keno, as in other parts of the Yukon, driven by high mineral prices. But a boom that’s good for exploration and mining companies can have an underside  for communities. The pace of development surrounding Keno is creating conditions that one resident says is like “being trapped in a living hell.” The noise, dust, huge trucks rumbling through town and concerns over exposure to toxic by-products paint a not-so quaint picture of a contemporary mining town.

Abandoned Mines, Canada, Reforming Mining Laws and Policies, Environmental Planning, Economic Development, Yukon, Environment, Environmental Assessment, Impact on Communities
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
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
Mining’s “Bad Actors” May Finally be Held to Account
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
The Yukon Supreme Court has made a very significant decision (January 3, 2007) that grants the Canadian government leave to pursue the “oppression remedy” to “pierce the corporate veil” in order to hold perpetrators of bad mining practices responsible for their actions, even if they are operating under different corporate names. BYG Resources owned ...
Abandoned Mines, Economics & Taxation, Yukon
Yukon Pushes Weakened Reclamation Policy
Sunday, August 14, 2005
In the Yukon, there are 120 mines that have been abandoned by their owners, of which 45 have serious toxic and physical stability problems. (At present, placer mining is the only mining activity in the Yukon.) The costs of cleaning up these sites is estimated at over $400 million. Despite this overwhelming evidence, the Yukon government is still considering a reclamation policy that ...
Abandoned Mines, Yukon, Newsletter 17: Autumn 2004
Yukon Faces Renewed Mining Problems
Wednesday, August 10, 2005

On March 18-19, MiningWatch Canada facilitated a meeting in Whitehorse to assess resources and capacity in the Yukon to work on mining, prioritize issues, expand working relationships and work on strategies. Invitees included a number of individuals and representatives of local organizations.

Abandoned Mines, Water, Arsenic, Asbestos, Cyanide, Yukon, Newsletter 18: Winter/Spring 2004-2005, Indigenous Rights, Placer Mining, Water and fisheries
Abandoned Mines in the Yukon - Background
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
There are seven really significant "Type II" abandoned mine sites in the Yukon. Some of them are mired in ownership questions which have to be resolved before the final decommissioning can take place. The seven are: United Keno Hill, Clinton Creek, Mt. Nansen, Faro, Ketza, Sa Dena Hess and Brewery Creek. With the exception of Brewery Creek, these sites had inadequate reclamation bonds ...
Abandoned Mines, Yukon
More Protection for Yukon Fish: Placer Authorisation To Be Phased Out
Sunday, February 23, 2003
The federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Robert Thibault, has announced that the Yukon Placer Authorization will be phased out over the next four years. There have been serious, long-standing concerns about the impacts of placer mining on freshwater fish and salmon in the Yukon. The Yukon Placer Authorization is a blanket authorization under Section 35 of the Fisheries Act which ...
Newsletter 11: Winter 2002-2003, Yukon, Placer Mining
Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act a Step Backwards
Sunday, February 23, 2003

On December 5, 2002, MiningWatch Canada made a submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources regarding Bill C-2, the long awaited Development Assessment Process for the Yukon, now known as YESA, the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act.

Environmental Planning, Newsletter 11: Winter 2002-2003, Yukon, Environmental Assessment
Submission to Parliament re: The Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment Act
Thursday, December 5, 2002

While we understand that Bill C-2 is being presented as the implementation of a negotiated tripartite agreement, and the fulfilment of Chapter 12 of the Umbrella Final Agreement, it is our position that it should be carefully scrutinized with respect to its conformity to the UFA as well as to its integration into Canada's environmental safety net — the framework of environmental assessment laws and regulations in all jurisdictions that are intended to protect the environment and promote sustainable development.

Environmental Planning, Yukon, Environmental Assessment, Indigenous Rights

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