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Environmental and Health Effects of Chromium
Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Cliffs Natural Resources is proposing to develop a large chromite deposit in a remote area of northern Ontario that has been dubbed the Ring of Fire. Recognising that chromium is a toxic metal that has never been mined in Canada, MiningWatch has conducted a literature review of environmental and human health issues associated with mining and processing the metal. The complete literature review and three summary fact sheets are available here.

Ontario, Environment, Health, Cliffs, Publications
Mining Injustice Conference: Resisting Extractivism, Lessons and Inspiration from Front-line Communities and Fellow Activists
Tuesday, May 8, 2012

A concern about the social and environmental destruction caused by Canadian mining companies brought me to the fourth annual Mining Injustice Conference organized by the Mining Injustice Solidarity Network, held at the University of Toronto.

Canada, Water, Corporate Accountability, Coal, Ontario, Québec, Economic Development, Environmental Assessment, Health, Indigenous Rights, Cartier Resources
Karl Morgan: Father of Radiation Safety
Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Robert Del Tredici starts his narrative with an explanation of why Dr. Morgan looks somewhat somber in the portrait taken of him - it is the classic case of having your words taken out of context.

Canada, Reforming Mining Laws and Policies, Health, Uranium
Gordon Edwards of CCNR: should uranium mining be allowed?
Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Dr. Gordon Edwards gives a brief overview of risks and issues particular to uranium mining, citing regulatory changes that could make it safer. But the question still remains: should uranium mining go ahead at all?

Canada, Waste Rock and Tailings, Health, Impact on Communities, Uranium
Over 200 Health Advocates Tell Prime Minister Harper - “It’s time to put human health ahead of asbestos!”
Tuesday, June 14, 2011

In an open letter released today, over two hundred environmental and health groups, labour unions and scientists from Asia, Africa, North & South America and Europe [including MiningWatch Canada], call on Prime Minister Harper to stop preventing the UN Rotterdam Convention from adding chrysotile asbestos to its list of hazardous substances. Chrysotile asbestos represents 100% of the global asbestos trade.

Asbestos in Québec, Asbestos, Reforming Mining Laws and Policies, Québec, Health
Undermining human rights: A report back from northwestern Guatemala
Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Photo essay: Despite repeated recommendations from the international community during 2010 to suspend Goldcorp’s controversial Marlin mine in the northwestern highlands of Guatemala, the open-pit mine continues operating. Its presence in the indigenous municipalities of San Miguel Ixtahuacán and Sipacapa has led to allegations of serious human rights violations and social upheaval.

Corporate Accountability, Corporate Social Responsibility, Guatemala, Health, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Women, Glamis Gold, Goldcorp
Project to restart asbestos mine in Quebec: A forest in Australia, a cemetery in India?
Thursday, December 9, 2010

Québec. A forest in Australia, a cemetery in India? If Quebeckers felt proud to have an Australian forest named after Québec Premier Jean Charest for his actions to address climate change, how would they feel if, one day, a cemetery in India was named after their Premier to commemorate the victims of Québec asbestos?

Asbestos in Québec, LAB Chrysotile, Corporate Accountability, Asbestos, Québec, Health
Focus on Mining Giant Vale at World Social Forum
Tuesday, January 5, 2010

At the invitation of Brazilian activists who are supporting communities struggling against multinational mining giant Vale (formerly Companhia Vale do Rio Doce) in Brazil, and with support from the Steelworkers Humanity Fund and the Canadian Auto Workers Social Justice Fund, MiningWatch’s Catherine Coumans attended the World Social Foru

Goro and Prony, INCO in Sulawesi, Labrador, Sulawesi, Brazil, Indonesia, Newfoundland & Labrador, New Caledonia, Ontario, Health, Labour, Newsletter 27: Winter 2009-2010, Vale (incl. Inco)
Innu, Doctors, Elected Officials, Local Residents Oppose Uranium Exploration on North Shore of Quebec
Friday, December 11, 2009

One of MiningWatch Canada's fundamental principles is that mining activiities, including exploration should only occur with the support of local communities. Our uranium policy also calls for a moratorium on new uranium projects.

Canada, Québec, Health, Indigenous Rights, Uranium, Terra Ventures
Mining & Health: A Community-Centred Health Assessment Toolkit
Friday, November 6, 2009

Mining & Health: A Community-Centred Health Assessment ToolkitPublished by the Canary Research Institute for Mining, Environment, and Health, this Community-Centred Health Assessment Toolkit will help members of mining-affected communities conduct their own assessment of the health of their community and guide them in taking steps towards supporting and improving the conditions for health in their communities.

The Toolkit is designed to be used by aboriginal and non-aboriginal communities where there is mining exploration or development or closed or abandoned mines. It can also be used by individuals, support groups, or institutions (academic, health) from outside the community that may be invited to help guide community members through parts, or all, of the health assessment and project planning process.

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