Val Croft

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Why We Say No: Ecuadorian Indigenous women and rights defenders bring message of concern to Canada amid high-stakes trade negotiations
Canada's Mining Footprint in Ecuador: A brief on the impacts of mining as trade negotiations advance
“Free the Santa Marta Five” International Speaking Tour Will Feature Events in Canada, USA, and Germany, Sept. 23 – Oct. 7
Porgera is Burning, Where is Barrick?
Comments on the Federal Government's Emergency Decree to Protect the Habitat of the Boreal Caribou in Quebec
Communities in the Dominican Republic Call on Government for Immediate Relocation away from Gold Mine
Yukon gold mine disaster sparks fears of soaring taxpayer bill
25 Years: A Bedrock for Mining Justice
A decade after disastrous breach, Mount Polley mine tailings dam could get even bigger
Glencore's coal takeover draws ire of MPs
Public Statement: Human Rights Organizations in Ecuador Denounce Police Takeover of Indigenous Headquarters
Sale of B.C. coal mines to Glencore was bad deal for Canada: report
Quebec Mining Bill: QMM Priorities Absent, Ambitious Revision is Necessary
Putting Voices at Risk: Brief to UN Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor on Canada's support for mining over human rights
White River First Nation Statement on Victoria Gold Mine Situation – Calls for Public Inquiry
Canada’s Updated Critical Minerals List ‘Effectively Meaningless’, Critics Warn
Annual Report 2023: Key Highlights
Yukon government considers subsidies for mining companies to reduce emissions
Energy transition or more militarism? US defence subsidies for a graphite mine near Montreal provokes anger in civil society
As miner quells protests in Ecuador, Canadian firms’ rights record faces scrutiny
Mayan Q'eqchi' Ancestral Council and human rights defenders speak out about possible reactivation of Fénix mine in Guatemala
Report Reveals Serious Human Rights Violations as First Quantum Enters Annual Shareholder Meeting
Communiqué from the Panama is Worth More without Mining Movement following the May 5, 2024 election results
Ottawa’s revised environmental rules won’t reduce permitting stage, lawyers say
Human Rights Violations, Abuses, and Incidents Registered During the Protests Against the Mining Contract in Panama (October-November 2023)
Ottawa Cedes Authority Over GHG Emissions in Impact Assessment Act Amendments
Barrick accused of using virtual AGM format to misrepresent or ignore shareholder concerns
Human Rights Organizations Sound Alarm as Canada-Ecuador Trade Talks Get Underway
25 Years Building Mining Justice
Government proposes new regulation granting natural resources minister new powers over conservation authorities' permits
Salvadoran Court Decried for Letting Case Against 'Santa Marta 5' Continue
International Community Condemns April 10 Ruling in El Salvador’s Court on the Santa Marta Five Water Defenders
In Ecuador, government sees mining as the future. But communities are divided
Indigenous Ecuadorians warn against Canada-Ecuador free trade pact
The Metals Company Under Huge Financial Pressure
A Canadian Corporation is Poisoning My Argentinian Community
Canada is Assessed at the UN, Receiving Recommendations to Curb Abuse by its Companies and Financial Institutions
Nine Prominent International Organizations Call on Salvadoran Attorney General to Drop All Charges against Five Water Defenders
Indigenous and Campesino Organizations in Ecuador Denounce Criminalization in Mining-Affected Area
Gold mine with history of contaminating B.C. creek fined $276K
Transnational mining company Red Eagle’s loss in Santurbán could mean a victory if Colombia pulls out of the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) system
Why the Ecuador trade deal Canada wants hinges on a misleading referendum question
Indigenous organization levels complaint against Canadian mining company
Trade deal could put corporate profits over people, say groups
Shuar Arutam People Speak Out Against Solaris Resources' Cooperation Agreement
Letter to Canadian Ambassador to Ecuador: Ecuadorian Organizations Denounce Efforts to Promote More Canadian Mining Investment at PDAC
President of Ecuador in Toronto to Attract Mining Investment Amid Human Rights Concerns
Solaris Resources: Request to Investigate Failure to Disclose Material Information
All emissions from Faro mine cleanup must be offset, review board says
Complaint by Ecuadorian Indigenous Nation Asks British Columbia Securities Commission to Investigate Solaris Resources
Putting an End to Free Mining | 100 signatures on letter in support of Mitchikanibikok Inik First Nation's legal action
Over 100 International Organizations Denounce Belo Sun’s Efforts to Criminalize Brazilian Land Defenders
Human-rights groups decry rising trend of corporate SLAPP lawsuits
Ecuador's Constitutional Court Upholds Suspension of Mining in Kimsakocha
Plane crash a reminder ‘getting to work is dangerous’ for many miners
Peru: Plan Unidos and the Boluarte Administration’s Insistence on Expanding Mining
Global Allies Call for Charges to be Dropped Against 5 Salvadoran Water Defenders
New Report from Leading Research and Civil Society Organizations Reveals New Information on the Arrests of Water Defenders and the State of Human Rights in El Salvador under the Bukele Administration
State of Deception
As Canada vies for UN Human Rights Council seat, some Indigenous leaders from the Amazon raise red flags
From Ontario to Panama, Indigenous communities are rising up to resist Canada’s mining industry
Evicted for Gold Profits: Indigenous Kuria forced off land in expansion of Barrick Gold’s North Mara Gold Mine in Tanzania
Forced Evictions at Barrick’s North Mara Gold Mine: Report details gross violations of human rights in Tanzania
Decades of Protecting Water and Opposing Mining in the Páramo de Kimsakocha
Indigenous Organization Opposes Sale of Controversial Warintza Mining Project in Ecuadorian Amazon
Sayona Mining Must Equitably Share with Indigenous Peoples
Mining claim 'boom' pits prospectors against public in suburban Gatineau
The Shuar Arutam People Reiterate Opposition to the Warintza Project After Announced Advanced Exploration
PSHA Timeline
Impacts of Mining Activities on Water: A technical and legislative guide to support collective action
Launch of the First Citizen's Guide on the Impacts of Mining
While The Metals Company construct their own reality, commercial deep sea mining is a long way off
Review of the Environmental Impact Study for a New Facility for Co-Disposal of Tailings and Waste Rock at the Barrick Gold Pueblo Viejo Mine, Dominican Republic
Communities Demand Accountability for Mining Injustices in the Dominican Republic
Media Advisory: Community Protest Against Mine Expansion in the Dominican Republic
People Power and Pushback: First Quantum’s Stock Price Plummets Amidst Massive Protests in Panama
Guatemalans Participate in Historic National Strike to Defend Democracy
Long Point First Nation Hosts a Day to Affirm its Sovereignty over its Traditional Territory - KAKINWAWIGAK NIDAKINAN
Going Upstream: The impact of industrial mining on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
International Organizations Express Concern for Democracy in Guatemala Amidst Attacks
Supreme Court of Canada Finds Impact Assessment Act Unconstitutional in Part
Environment and community groups applaud BC Supreme Court ruling to reform province’s mineral staking regime
Challenging Mining Corporations at the International Level
Many Manitoba parks are open to mining. Now an industry group wants to ‘suspend all protected areas’
Mining companies are abusing a little-known loophole to avoid cleanup
Barrick’s Major Mine Expansion in the Dominican Republic Brings Extreme and Unreported Risks, says Safety Expert
Contemporary Forms of Slavery and the Canadian Mining Industry
Amazon Watch Launches Report "Unmasking Canada: Rights Violations Across Latin America"
Stop ISDS: Report of the International Mission to Colombia
International Mission Urges Colombia to Withdraw from 'ISDS' System of Corporate Abuse and Impunity
Argentine communities present 71,000 signatures to Buenos Aires court, demanding an investigation into Barrick Gold’s mining disaster
Ontario minister was privately urged to fix ‘high-risk gap’ to avoid mining disaster
The oceans are rich in critical minerals. But will miners be allowed to get them?
Statement by ENTRE on Expert Visit to Review Barrick's Plans for Expansion in the Dominican Republic
New Report Takes a Critical Look at Critical Minerals
As Solaris Shareholders Meet, Indigenous Communities in the Ecuadorian Amazon Reaffirm their Opposition to the Warintza Mine
Community slams company for the poisoning of their river multiple times: ‘Spilled toxic chemicals into the water’
MNRF’s 2023-2027 Strategic Plan Fails to Address Environmental Issues and Public Demands
Petition Filed Against Canada at Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Supporters of slain mining activist take case against Canada to international body
Did Canada Fail to Protect a Human Rights Defender Assassinated for His Opposition to a Canadian Mine in Mexico?
Communities Demand Transparency in the Approval of Barrick Gold's Dominican Republic Mine Expansion
Petition Against Canada for Violations of the Right to Life and Other Rights of Mariano Abarca
The Dirty Dozen: 12 cases that undermine B.C.’s claim to be a world-class mining jurisdiction
International Mission to Colombia to Share Ways to Stop Abusive Corporate Claims
Neskantaga Chief Christopher Moonias Issues Response to Premier Doug Ford's Statement that He Will Move Forward with Mining the Ring of Fire Despite Indigenous Opposition
Campaigners push corporations to divest in deep sea mining, as major shipping company Maersk pulls investment
Pan American Silver Acquires More Toxic Assets with Yamana Merger
Arbitrary Arrests of Water Defenders in El Salvador Puts at Risk Peace Accord
Indigenous leaders, conservation charity not huge fans of Mining Act changes
Surging Demand for Critical Minerals Drives Fears of Unjust Transition
Intervenors join Gitxaała in court to argue against BC’s mineral claim regime
Rhetoric vs Record: Communities Call out Barrick for Falling Short on Human Rights
Canadian Diplomats Prioritize Mining at the Expense of Human Rights, Legal Experts Tell the UN
Canada’s Systematic Failure to Fulfill its International Obligations to Human and Environmental Rights Defenders Abroad
This court case could change the future of mining in B.C.
Greenpeace confronts deep sea mining expedition in the Pacific Ocean
Public Interest Groups at Supreme Court of Canada to Defend Federal Environmental Law from Alberta Challenge
Then & Now: Technology and the changing hazards in mining
Environmental activists have their (quick) say at PDAC
UN ‘High Seas Treaty’ good news for oceans, but finer details not yet clear
Ontario's bid to shorten time needed to build mines about making regulation more 'effective': George Pirie
Activists Disrupt the Flow of the World’s Largest Mining Convention to Say ‘Water is Life!’
Updates to the Mining Act look to boost mining activity in the north
'Lithium rush' boosts sales of mineral claims in N.S.
Global mining giants are flocking to Manitoba. Here’s what that means for the province
Submission Regarding a Possible Canada-Ecuador Free Trade Agreement
Ecuador-Canada Free Trade Agreement: a new attack on communities, Indigenous peoples, and the environment
77 Global and National Human Rights and Environmental Groups in Six Countries Expose OceanaGold as an Irresponsible Mining Company and Oppose its Expansion
Recording - "Lithium mining in Mexico: Public interest or transnational extractivism?"
Summary: Lithium Mining in Mexico - Public interest or transnational extractivism?
Bloom Lake: Federal Government Urged To Not Rush Any Decision and Demand an Alternative to Save Lakes from Becoming Mine Waste Dumps
Canadian companies linked to allegations of human rights abuse abroad including killings, torture and forced labour – new reports, testimony
Canada Misses Opportunity to Join Global Leaders in Calling for a Moratorium on Deep Seabed Mining
2 workers dead after incident at Vancouver company's gold mine in Ghana
Scientists alarmed by video of deep sea mining company spewing waste into the ocean
Demonstration over deep sea mining
Demonstrators Call on Canada to Commit to Real Ocean Protection and Put the Brakes on Deep-Sea Mining
End of the Road for Justice in Canada: Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Appeal by Family of Murdered Mexican Environment Defender
Mining claims: Elected officials in Abitibi join the national movement to change the law
Undercover videos expose deep-sea mining companies’ ‘blatant disregard’ for environment
International deep seabed mining kicks off under “secrecy agreement”
'Smoke and mirrors': Northern miners call for more support for critical minerals
Despite Indigenous resistance, Mexico authorizes mining concessions in protected areas
Institute for Policy Studies calls on Salvadoran government to release from prison leading Water Defenders arrested on January 11
Situation at the Caribou Mine requires immediate response from Premier Higgs, and legislative hearings into contaminated site management in New Brunswick
Watch: Footage alleges Vancouver company leaked mining waste into sea
Undercover Video and Scientist Testimonies Show Deep Sea Mining Tests Tainted by Pollution and Flawed Monitoring
Canadian officials ignored their obligation to support activist detained in 2017 over mining dispute in Peru: report
B.C. law reform group applies to be intervener in First Nation’s petition against mining claims
Environmental Organizations Apply to Intervene in Gitxaała Nation’s Legal Case Against Unwanted Mining
Indigenous nations in the Amazon urge Canada to strengthen mining rules
Faster Push for Critical Minerals Threatens Environment, Indigenous Rights
Canada Program Co-Lead Jamie Kneen on CBC's The National and the World at Six
The Two Faces of Canadian Diplomacy: Undermining Human Rights and Environment Defenders to Support Canadian Mining
Report Finds that Canada's Policies on Human Rights and Environment Defenders are Effectively Meaningless
Ottawa's Critical Minerals Strategy: Mixed Reactions on the North Shore
A battery-powered green future? Canada has a strategy for that
Ottawa's critical mineral strategy calls for faster project approvals
Canada seeks to shore up critical minerals supply chain as geopolitical tensions rise
Canada Program Co-Lead Rodrigue Turgeon on CBC's The National
Canadian Companies Can Continue to Profit from Modern Slavery
Canada's top five federal contaminated sites to cost taxpayers billions to clean up
'Barrick is responsible for the violence': New lawsuit filed in Ontario about troubled Tanzania mine
Barrick Gold faces Ontario lawsuit for alleged killings and abuses at Tanzanian mine
Barrick Slapped with Third Lawsuit on Same Human Rights Abuses at Tanzanian Mine: ‘Business as Usual’? 
Barrick Gold
Barrick Gold’s ongoing chapter in Canadian mining history
Mining Claims: the Urgent Need for a Moratorium
Barrick Gold under fire by UN for toxic spills from Veladero mine in Argentina
UN Calls Out Polluting Argentine Mine
A new mine could position Quebec as a lithium leader, but its rocky past worries locals
B.C. company watching closely as opposition grows to deep-sea mining
COP27: Local communities must not pay the price as the world scrambles to extract transition minerals
Comments on Proposed Federal Approval Conditions for the Marathon Palladium Mine
Climate changed: Mining industry digs into alternative methods as risks rise
Barrick in Charge: Ongoing Killings of Local Kuria by Mine Police and Forced Evictions at the North Mara Gold Mine
“He was murdered”: Violence against Kuria High after Barrick Takeover of Mine
Mining Accountability Conference Asserts “We Can’t Mine our Way out of Climate Change”
Independent Study Confirming Serious Risks with Loma Larga: Coverage in the Financial Post
Why doesn’t B.C. have mining regulations that Brazil, Ecuador and China already have?
A Ticking Time Bomb: Independent Review Reveals Serious Risks at Proposed Loma Larga Mine
New Modelling Predicts Deep Sea Mining by Tonga and The Metals Company to Pollute Hawaii and Kiribati Waters
OECD Faults Canada Over Handling of Complaint Related to Malaysian Political Family’s Real Estate Group
Mining claims: Movement expands to 9 RCMs representing 142 municipalities
Canada’s Critical Minerals Strategy – A Response to the Department of Natural Resources Discussion Paper
Canadian EV Battery Industry Could Hit $48B Per Year
Canadian-owned mining company and executives found guilty of involuntary homicide after Burkina Faso flood disaster
Pressure is on to start mining the deep sea. Is it worth it?
A tiny fraction of the high seas are protected. Why a UN treaty is needed now more than ever
Greenwashing at the World’s Biggest Mining Convention
How the energy transition was used as justification to continue mining during the pandemic
Health, Environment, Economy: Quebec Must Stop Being a Mining Wild West, Says New Survey
U.K. court to hear lawsuit for victims of deadly Brazil mine collapse and flood
B.C. has a growing mine waste problem. The risks could be catastrophic.
New Analysis Confirms High Risk, Threats Posed by B.C.'s Booming Mining Sector
B.C. company reigniting race to mine the ocean floor
Coalition Against the Mining Pandemic - Africa Synthesis Report: People in Lockdown, Extractives in Business
Coalition Against the Mining Pandemic - Europe Regional Synthesis Report
Coalition Against the Mining Pandemic - North America Regional Synthesis Report
Asia Pacific: Mining and Pandemic Regional Report
Justice Delayed - Thirty Villagers Win Decades-Old Case Against Canadian Gold Mine in Philippines
B.C. mining company recovers final two bodies of eight workers killed in Burkina Faso flood
Batteries and Polluted Water: Citizens Begin Independent Environmental Monitoring of NMG-Pallinghurst Project
Rally calls for environmental accountability of mining companies
Baru Gold Ignores Court Order, Putting Lives of Indonesians at Risk
Canada Pushes More Mining During PDAC 2022, Even as Indigenous Leaders are Detained in Ecuador
Don’t be Fooled by Greenwashing. We Can’t Mine our Way Out of the Climate Crisis!
Community Groups Resisting Mining from the Philippines to the High Arctic Block Entrance to World’s Biggest Mining Convention in Toronto
Indigenous people protest opening of world’s largest mining fair
Indonesian Women Win Legal Victory to Protect Small Island Home From Canadian Baru Gold
Extreme Weather is Making Mining Waste a Major Problem
Blink and It's Gone: TMC's First AGM is a Sham
Canadian company criticized following deadly mine flooding
Mining Industry Standard Failing to Make Waste Dams Safe
Updated: Safety First – The Peoples’ Tailings Standard To End Mine Waste Disasters
Bodies of two more missing workers found at B.C. company’s Burkina Faso mine
'Astonishingly poor response': Industry watchdog criticizes B.C. company after deaths of 4 Burkina Faso miners
Organizations Ask Minister to Withdraw 5161 Mining Claims Affecting Eskers of Abitibi-Témiscamingue
No Reprieve: For life and territory - COVID-19 and resistance to the mining pandemic
African Mine Disaster Turns Spotlight on Canadian Mining Firms
Statement: Summit of Peoples Affected by Pan American Silver
Canadian Companies Expected to Uphold Ethical Standards Abroad Under New Strategy
More Pain for The Metals Company in Quarterly Results
Abitibi-Témiscamingue Groups Launch Petition in Support of Long Point First Nation
‘Deeply disturbing’ report raises questions about federal interventions supporting Canadian mining companies overseas despite human rights concerns
NDP MPs table private bills to improve accountability of Canadian companies abroad
Two Bills Tabled in Parliament Today Pave Way Towards Corporate Accountability in Canada
The Meseta is Not a Sacrifice Zone
Canadians Call for a Moratorium on Deep Seabed Mining
Seabed mineral exploration licences approved in the Cook Islands
Sham Company, Sham Process, Sham Regulatory Authority
Canadian Mining Investments in Chile: Extractivism and Conflict
Mapping Community Resistance to the Impacts of Mining for the Energy Transition in the Americas
Movement of Dam-Affected People (MAB) Partners with Brazilian Public Universities to Study Impacts of Dam Breach
Canadian Investors Injected Over US$ 2 billion into Mining Companies with History of Human Rights and Environmental Violations in the Brazilian Amazon
Lake Babine Celebrates BC's Rejection of Proposed Morrison Mine
Oversights and overstatements: where B.C.’s mine waste audit fell short
Indigenous Sovereignty: Consent for Mining on Indigenous Lands
New Report Recommends First Nations in B.C. Take Immediate Control of Mining in Their Territories
ArcelorMittal has increased its environmental violations
Words from Affected Communities as Mining Ban is Lifted in Chubut, Argentina
International Solidarity Statement with Communities and Organizations of Chubut, Argentina Affected by Mine Zoning Law
The Metals Company’s Fortunes Sink As Deep Sea Governance Body Meets to Rush Rules
The Abejas de Acteal Receive the 2021 Mariano Abarca Environmental Award
Closing the loop: B.C.’s role in recycling battery metals and minerals to power the electric vehicle revolution
B.C. Fails to Meet Indigenous Consent Standard for Mining – 8 recent cases
Report Highlights 8 Recent Cases: B.C. Fails to Meet Indigenous Consent Standard for Mining
25 Municipalities Urge Quebec for Increased Environmental Protection From a Graphite Mining Boom
Marking Another Year of Community Resistance to the Escobal Mine in Mataquescuintla and San Carlos Alzatate
New Report Maps Mining Impacts of the Energy Transition
Backgrounder: Mapping Community Resistance to Mining for the Energy Transition in the Americas
BC Rainfall: Risks of Mine Waste Site Failures
We Can’t Mine Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis! Real Action Needed at Cop26
Mexican Organisations Call for Investigation into Canadian Embassy in Mexico
International Arbitration Tribunal rules in favour of a Canadian company and puts foreign investment above Colombia's legitimate right to protect Santurbán