More than 100 International Organizations Call on Argentinian Authorities to Stop Criminalizing Environmental Defenders in the Province of Chubut

Ottawa-Chubut — In an open letter sent to the provincial authorities of Chubut, 115 Argentinian and international organizations, unions and coalitions express deep concern about the criminalization of six environmental defenders due to their efforts to protect water and local ecosystems from Canadian mining.

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MiningWatch Canada, No to the Esquel Mine Assembly, Union of Community Assemblies of Chubut (UACCh)

The Metals Company Goes Rogue in Desperate Move to Monetize the Deep Seabed

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Vancouver based The Metals Company (TMC) holds concessions for exploration of polymetallic nodules in the Clarion Clipperton Zone, in Pacific international waters, granted to it through the International Seabed Authority (ISA) because of its partnerships with the Pacific Island country of Nauru and the Kingdom of Tonga.

Unable to Access Barrick Shareholder Meeting, Mining-Impacted Communities Speak Out

Barrick Gold Corp. (Barrick) has chosen, once again, not to hold its annual shareholder meeting in-person in Toronto this year and instead, has moved proceedings to a highly-controlled online format.   For many years community members, often Indigenous peoples, from villages surrounding Barrick mines have travelled from as far away as Papua New Guinea and Chile to Toronto to be able to speak directly to shareholders and the board of directors.

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MiningWatch Canada

Update on Barrick's Days in Court in Canada

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In 2022, [1] and again in 2024, [2] Indigenous Kuria from villages surrounding North Mara Gold Mine in Tanzania filed cases in Canada against Barrick Gold Corporation [3] (Barrick) for alleged “acts of extreme violence committed by Mine Police in the service of Barrick in and around the North Mara Mine.” [4] The 29 plaintiffs include victims

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