Organizations Alert World Bank to Risks of Colombian Mining Investment

News release: Delegation explains to the World Bank Group's International Finance Corporation (IFC) illegalities and possible harms to people and the environment from Eco Oro Mineral’s Angostura mine in Santurbán, Colombia.
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Committee for the Defence of the Water and Páramo of Santurbán - Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense (AIDA) - Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) - MiningWatch Canada

URGENT ACTION: Call on Goldcorp to Negotiate in Good Faith with the Ejido Carrizalillo or to Initiate Mine Closure Plan

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Join the Ejido's call for good faith negotiations without repression

Since the morning of Tuesday April 1, the Ejido Carrizalillo in Guerrero, Mexico has blocked operations at Goldcorp's Los Filos mine in revindication of their territorial rights following expiration of the company's land use contract with the community and its failure to negotiate a new one on time.

URGENT ACTION: Tell Environment Minister Kent to Listen Up and Respect Algonquin First Nations

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Update - August 6, 2013: The request for a joint review panel has been refused. The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is proceeding with a standard environmental assessment with no public hearings and much less accountability.

Local citizens, regional and provincial NGOs are now calling on Quebec to fill the gap calling for a provincial hearing through the "BAPE" (Bureau d'audiences publiques sur l'environnement).

OECD Complaint Filed Against ENRC Regarding Mining Communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo

News release: A complaint has been brought by Rights and Accountability in Development (RAID) concerning mining assets controlled by companies associated with ENRC in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), including Canadian company Africo Resources.

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Rights and Accountability in Development (RAID)

Kamloops Physicians Demand Rigorous Health Study for KGHM's Ajax Project

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A group of physicians from the city of Kamloops, British Columbia, are insisting on a rigorous assessment of the health impacts of the proposed Ajax Gold-Copper mine. They recently placed this ad in the local paper to help get their concerns out.

Tahoe Resources Investor Alert Calls Guatemala Project a Dangerous Investment

Investor Alert: Today, the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA) and MiningWatch Canada warned Tahoe Resources investors against further investment in the Escobal silver project, given lack of community support and increasing violence and repression in the area.

Report Reveals How Canadian Diplomacy Supported Deadly Blackfire Mining Project

News release: Documents released from the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) in response to a request under the access to information act reveal that Canadian authorities put public resources at the service of Calgary-based Blackfire Exploration despite connections with suspects in the murder of a local activist, mine suspension, and widely reported allegations of corruption.

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Common Frontiers - United Steelworkers - MiningWatch Canada

Mexican Landowners in Toronto to Demand Accountability from Excellon Resources for Abuses

News release: On Tuesday morning, communal landowners of the Ejido La Sierrita in Durango, Mexico attended Excellon Resources’ Annual General Meeting to testify to company mismanagement. Repeated attempts to dialogue with the company over incompliance with a land use agreement have failed and the Ejido has instead faced intimidation and violence against their protests.

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ProDESC (Proyecto de Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales)

Barrick Seeks Immunity from Rape Victims at its Porgera mine in Papua New Guinea

News release: Barrick Gold’s shareholder meeting today is the first since the company has started to implement a long-overdue remedy program for hundreds of alleged rape victims in Papua New Guinea. However, in return for individual benefit packages the women must provide Barrick legal immunity by signing an agreement never to sue the company for their rape.

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