Edgewater Exploration's Spanish Subsidiary in Critical Economic Situation

(Corcoesto, Galicia, 30 October 2014) Edgewater Exploration Ltd. and Mineira de Corcoesto Ltd. are hiding the true extreme of their financial weakness behind a smokescreen.  Ø  Mineira de Corcoesto’s accounts for the 2013 financial year show the company's non-compliance with Spanish accounting regulations as they have failed to amortize intangible assets.
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Plataforma pola Defensa de Corcoesto e Bergantiños

Enabling Canadian Mining at Any Cost in Latin America

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Presentation: Through its acts and omissions, the Canadian government plays a central role in enabling Canadian mining companies in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as tolerating and contributing to the systematic rights violations taking place.

Washington, D.C. hearing to spotlight the Canadian Government’s failure to prevent harm and ensure justice for mining-affected communities abroad

Media advisory: The Canadian Government has failed to respond to a decade’s worth of recommendations to prevent and provide effective recourse for harms related to Canadian mining operations in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to a report by the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability that will be presented in a public hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, October 28th.

Brief on Concerns Related to Project-Level Non-Judicial Grievance Mechanisms

This brief presents data derived from field assessments by MiningWatch Canada and partners at the Porgera Joint Venture mine, Papua New Guinea, and by MiningWatch Canada with Rights and Accountability in Development (RAID) at the North Mara gold mine, Tanzania. It was prepared for the Centre for Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility Workshop on Remedy, Ottawa, September 25, 2014, by Catherine Coumans.

Recent Events in NWT and Quebec Reveal Big Holes in Mine Closure Safety Nets

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[Update: As of November 6, 2014, the Government of the Northwest Territories accepted Dominion Diamonds' financial assurance for the Ekati mine. However, it came in the form of surety bonds - not, as is required in many jurisdictions, an irrevocable letter of credit - and therefore may not provide the same level of security.]

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Mount Polley and the Failure of Compliance

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As we wait for the conclusion of the technical review and criminal investigations, information revealed by various media investigations and disclosures by the BC government show that there were a number of warnings and red flags raised about the Mount Polley mine's tailings impoundment in recent years. Whether the issues identified in the past are directly related to the spill or not, the BC government's response to them tells us a lot about how the supervision of mining sites works in BC.

Supreme Court Should Not Impose Additional Hurdles for Indigenous Peoples Harmed by Transnational Corporations Trying to Access Justice

(Ottawa/Toronto) On Friday, the International Human Rights Program at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law (IHRP), MiningWatch Canada (MiningWatch) and the Canadian Centre for International Justice (CCIJ) filed their factum with the Supreme Court of Canada in Yaiguaje et al. v. Chevron.

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International Human Rights Program at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law (IHRP) - MiningWatch Canada - Canadian Centre for International Justice (CCIJ)

Witness for the Indefensible: A Cheat Sheet for Kevin McArthur on Tahoe Resources’ Tactics to Silence Opposition in Guatemala

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Mr. Kevin McArthur, the CEO of Tahoe Resources who came out of retirement after leaving Goldcorp in 2008 to develop the Escobal silver mine in southeastern Guatemala, has been summoned by a District Attorney’s office in Guatemala. He has been called to testify about the company’s tactics to put down opposition to the Escobal mine, such as through framing leaders on false or trumped up charges. We developed this cheat sheet, just in case Mr. McArthur's been busy and not paying close attention to dynamics on the ground around his company's only project.

Guatemalan Prosecutor Summons Tahoe Resources CEO to Testify about Criminalization of Community Leaders

Press Release: Kevin McArthur, CEO of Tahoe Resources Inc, has been summoned by the District Attorney’s office in Villa Nueva, Guatemala to provide his declaration with regard to the company's policy of criminalization against community leaders who are in peaceful resistance to the Escobal mine.
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Committee in Defense of Life and Peace of San Rafael Las Flores - Guatemalan Centre for Environmental, Social and Legal Action (CALAS)

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
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