Letter to Québec's Environment Minister: Request not to give in to pressure from mining company Falco Resources

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We are writing to encourage you not to give in to pressure from Falco Resources, which, in a recent media statement, publicly criticized you and the Ministry of the Environment, Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks (MELCCFP) regarding the delays in processing the file following the environmental impact assessment and review procedure (EIA). We would also like to point out that the civil society and local, regional, and national organizations that we support in this matter are well aware that the main cause of the delays in this case is attributable to the developer itself, namely its insistence on proposing a mining project that directly contravenes the strict application of Article 197 of the Regulation on Air Quality.

National Interest Bill Ignites Wave of Opposition

Energy Mix Staff, The Energy Mix. 

Environmental assessment specialists, nature protection advocates, Indigenous leaders, and other climate and energy analysts are aghast at the scope and potential impacts of the legislation introduce Friday by Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government that would grant it new powers to quickly push forward major projects the federal cabinet deems to be in the national interest.

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The Energy Mix
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Legal setback for mining company Aclara: Chile’s Supreme Court overturns ruling against environmental defenders

By J. Arroyo Olea - Resumen.cl

The Supreme Court of Chile overturned a ruling in favor of the Canadian mining company Aclara, marking a legal setback for the company after the local Concepción Court of Appeals had ruled in its favour in a case against environmental defenders in Penco who criticized its rare earth project.

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Resumen.cl

Calling on First Quantum Minerals to Definitely and Safely Close its Cobre Panama Mine

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The following blog was written by Viviana Herrera of MiningWatch Canada and Paulina Personius of Earthworks.

Today 101 organizations are calling on First Quantum Minerals to close its Cobre Panama mine, drop the international arbitration against Panama, and implement environmental remediation at the mine site. 

Historic opposition wins protections

The Alliance of municipalities of Petite-Nation Nord fulfills two of its promises regarding "La Loutre" mining project: a referendum and an expert committee.

Lac-des-Plages, June 3, 2025 - In 2024, the Alliance des municipalités Petite-Nation Nord (Alliance) launched a major participatory initiative: three large public meetings were held to ensure that the population was aware of the mining project, its location, and its advantages and disadvantages. Nearly 1,000 citizens participated! The Alliance listened to them and today announces that it is fulfilling its promises.

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The Alliance of municipalities of Petite Nation Nord

Letter to First Quantum Minerals re: Cobre Panama

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In 2018, the Panamanian Supreme Court of Justice found that the original concession contract for First Quantum Minerals' Cobre Panama mine violated five articles of the Panamanian Constitution and was therefore null and void. The primary cause of the violations was the lack of a required bidding process for the concession. In 2021, the Court dismissed a series of briefs filed by the company and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry against this unappealable decision, stating that these were dilatory actions and contrary to the Panamanian Constitution. The Mineral Resources Code of Panama establishes that mining operations can only be carried out pursuant to a mining concession. However, the Cobre Panama project continued to operate until the end of 2023 without a contract. Meanwhile, First Quantum Minerals (FQM) and the Panamanian government negotiated a new contract, again without a bidding process, that awarded the mining concession to its subsidiary, Minera Panama, in open contempt of the decision of the Supreme Court of Justice.

Carrizalillo Denounces Equinox Gold's Failure to Negotiate in Good Faith

Good morning and greetings from the Carrizalillo encampment with updates about the latest developments in the "Los Filos" project, which, since March 31, 2025, is indefinitely suspended. This category does not exist in our regulatory framework unless the suspension is temporary and it can be proven that it is due to force majeure. As far as we understand, not paying rent for the land is not at all a cause for force majeure.

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Carrizalillo Agricultural Board

Letter to Prime Minister Carney: Reset needed in Canada-Ecuador trade deal

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[W]e trust that the much-needed change you have promised will mean a reset on Canada’s trade negotiations with Ecuador. At a minimum, no agreement should move forward without meaningful consultation and the free, prior and informed consent of affected Indigenous Peoples. There must also be legislated mechanisms in Canada to hold Canadian corporations accountable for human rights violations. Finally, the deal must not include an investor-state dispute settlement process of any kind, as ISDS has been rejected by the Ecuadorian people.

Bill C-5 jeopardizes democratic process, environmental protections, and Indigenous rights: reaction from Climate Action Network Canada

Unceded Anishinaabe Algonquin Territories (OTTAWA) As Canada’s largest network of climate, environmental, labour unions, faith groups and Indigenous organizations, Climate Action Network Canada is deeply alarmed at the proposals in Bill C-5’s Building Canada Act, announced today by Prime Minister Mark Carney.

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Climate Action Network – Réseau action climat (CAN-Rac) Canada

Report: Impacts of Nouveau Monde Graphite's exploration work on water in Haute-Matawinie

Community and environmental groups have prepared an important report on the impacts of mining exploration activities by Nouveau Monde Graphite (NMG) in Matawinie. Following an independent community environmental monitoring campaign, the report identifies numerous cases of heavy metal concentrations in watercourses that exceed environmental protection criteria, likely attributable to exploration activities.

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