The Ejido of Carrizalillo has written an open letter to Equinox Gold CEO Greg Smith and Board Chairman Ross Beaty calling on the company to commit to fair negotiations of their temporary land use and social agreements for the operations of the Los Filos mine in Guerrero, Mexico. The agreements are...

Communities in Ecuador are denouncing an attempt to advance a consultation in the southern community of Escaleras on the issue of mining –  a consultation they say is being carried out with only a select handful of people and one that is not necessary, given communities have already voted against...

This open letter was originally published in French in Le Devoir here.

Twice in recent weeks, the Québec government has missed historic opportunities to ensure that its mining laws and practices respect the rights of Indigenous Peoples. First, the province rejected proposed amendments to its Mining...

“We felt displaced in our own homes,” says Rosa Masapanta, the President of the small farmers’ cooperative Associación Flor de Caña in northern Ecuador. On March 11 and 12, 2024, a reported 1000 members of Ecuador’s state security forces descended on Rosa’s community of Palo Quemado and the...

We are posting this SOMO longread by Bart-Jaap Verbeek and Abdurrahman Erol as a guest blog.

The Kirazlı gold mining conflict in Türkiye’s Mount Ida region (Kaz Dağları) highlights the steep challenges local communities face when their rights and livelihoods collide with foreign-backed extractive...

On October 27, 2024, the Ecuadorian military entered the small parish of Palo Quemado in northern Ecuador, temporarily militarizing the community for the third time in less than two years.

According to community residents, at least eight trucks and several vans arrived in Palo Quemado in the early...

MiningWatch Canada applauds the Mitchikanibikok Inik First Nation's major victory over the Quebec government in Quebec Superior Court!

From a statement from the Centre québecois du droit de l'environnement: "Represented by lawyers from the Centre québécois du droit de l’environnement (CQDE) and Ecoju...

The following was written by Dave Jorgenson, a member of Friends of Responsible Economic Development (FRED) in Wells, British Columbia. This article is republished with permission and was originally posted here.

Government seizes Barkerville Gold’s sister operation in Yukon after mis-management and ...

MiningWatch Canada celebrates its 25th anniversary this year as the only national organization in Canada solely dedicated to protecting peoples and the planet from the impacts of mining. In acknowledgement of this important milestone, we’re launching “25 Years: A Bedrock for Mining Justice,” a...

MiningWatch Canada is a signatory to the following letter sent to the Government of Canada on May 28, 2024 expressing concern over Canada's engagement at recent International Seabed Authority meetings where regulations to advance deep sea mining are being negotiated. Among other requests, the letter...

In October and November 2023, Panamanians took to the streets in record numbers to denounce a mining contract between Canada’s First Quantum Minerals and the Government of Panama. For years, First Quantum has operated its massive open-pit copper mine in legal limbo, as its concession was declared...

The following was written by Jan Morrill, Tailings Campaign Manager with Earthworks and Viviana Herrera, Latin America Program Coordinator with MiningWatch Canada. 

Representatives of communities impacted by Barrick Gold’s operations in Argentina, along with their allies in the U.S. and Canada, were...

We, the undersigned organizations, express our solidarity with and support for the affected communities and the petitioners against Canadian mining firm OceanaGold Philippines, Inc. Several petitioners, representing different sectors and affected groups, have filed a case to cancel the renewal of...

Join us May 14 to hear from the Panamanian organizations and communities impacted by Canada's First Quantum Minerals and criminalization by the Panamanian government. In October and November of 2023, Panama experienced its second-greatest uprising since the United States invaded the country. For 39...

On May 6, 2024, a regulatory amendment to the Regulation respecting mineral substances other than petroleum, natural gas and brine will come into force in the province of Quebec. The purpose of this regulatory amendment is to better take into account the concerns of populations affected by "impact"...

MiningWatch is turning 25! Join us for our in-person conference in Ottawa on June 7, which will be a special opportunity to reflect on where we were when MiningWatch Canada first formed 25 years ago and the challenges posed by a global intensification of mining today. We set out to bring people...