In Mexico, speculation on lithium reserves is sparking fears about the impact of mining—and calls for nationalization

The extraction of lithium, an essential mineral for mobile phone batteries, electric cars, and solar panels, has begun to reshape geopolitical relations, intensifying speculation by mining companies and deepening socio-environmental conflicts in areas where the deposits are located. The Global South is increasingly being impacted by the promotion and advancement of the “energy transition”.

Santa Cruz, Bolivia. On October 12th, 2021 leaders of the Comité Cívico Potosinista (COMCIPO) and members of the Municipal Council of Potosi blocked the entranceway to the San Bartolome oxides plant, owned by Canadian company Andean Precious Metals (TSX: APM) in Potosi, Bolivia. They claim that the company’s mining operations are responsible for the ongoing destruction of the Cerro Rico de Potosi — a UNESCO World Heritage Site and sacred to the Indigenous Qaraqara people.

Federal Court of Appeal hearing scheduled for November – We want an investigation into the Canadian Embassy in Mexico

MiningWatch Canada is excited to announce that Valerie Croft has joined our staff as Communications Coordinator. Her skills and experience will bring us added capacity and will allow us to be more creative, more thorough, and more effective in our public communications, media work, and social media presence. 

Oaxaca, September 29th, 2021

To the media

To the general public

To our sisters and brothers of Turtle Island

In the context of the “Oaxaca-Canada 2021 Indigenous Encounter” organized by the governments of Canada and Mexico from September 20—October 8 in the city of Oaxaca de Juárez, we have decided to make known some relevant issues that have been omitted or misrepresented in the official announcements and press conferences.

Bucaramanga, Bogotá, Washington, Ottawa. National and international civil society organizations are widely rejecting the decision made by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) on September 10 in the case of Eco Oro v.

(Ottawa) MiningWatch Canada is supporting the filing of a formal complaint by Amsterdam-based OECD Watch against a Canadian government agency that is meant to address human rights and environmental complaints brought against Canadian multinational corporations.

Geoffrey York, Africa Bureau Chief
Zecharias Zelalem
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With a devastating war still raging on, the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia has become a land of famine, massacres and brutal destruction. Its suffering has led to allegations of genocide, threats of sanctions and fears of a humanitarian catastrophe.

Letter to Dominican Republic officials warns against conflict of interest in evaluating Barrick Gold’s proposal

We, the undersigned organizations, express our continued solidarity with the communities in Monte Plata resisting Barrick Gold’s expansion activities in the Dominican Republic.