Ecuador: “Why We Mobilize” — Statement by Acción Ecológica as Mining-Impacted Communities Join National Strike

BLOG ENTRY 22 June 2022, 12.15pm EDT See the original statement by Acción Ecológica in Spanish here. Every day in Ecuador, … More

Botswana: Observer Group Calls for Broader Definition of Conflict Diamonds Amid Russia-Ukraine War

June 21, 2022 12:20 PM Mqondisi Dube Botswana’s Minister of Mineral Resources, Lefoko Moagi, says the meeting in the resort … More

Justice Delayed – Thirty Villagers Win Decades-Old Case Against Canadian Gold Mine in Philippines

NEWS RELEASE 21 June 2022, 8.00am EDT Source: MiningWatch Canada — Marinduque Council for Environmental Concerns — Legal Rights and Natural … More

Africa: Glencore Subsidiary Pleads Guilty to Bribery At African Oil Operations

(File photo) 21 JUNE 2022 Deutsche Welle (Bonn) Glencore Energy on Tuesday admitted to paying over $28 million (€26.5 million) … More

Nigeria: Tales Of Woes From Kogi Mining Communities

Tijani Labaran Fri, 17 Jun 2022 22:43:42 GMT The coal mining communities of Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State … More

Canada – Batteries and Polluted Water: Citizens Begin Independent Environmental Monitoring of NMG-Pallinghurst Project

NEWS RELEASE 16 June 2022, 7.00am EDT Source: MiningWatch Canada — Coalition Québec meilleure mine (Montreal/Saint-Michel-des-Saints) With the support of environmental organizations, … More

Baru Gold Ignores Court Order, Putting Lives of Indonesians at Risk

NEWS RELEASE 15 June 2022, 9.16am EDT (Ottawa) On Monday June 12, PT Tambang Mas Sangihe brought mining equipment onto Sangihe … More

Canada Pushes More Mining During PDAC 2022, Even as Indigenous Leaders are Detained in Ecuador

NEWS RELEASE 14 June 2022, 4.22pm EDT Source: MiningWatch Canada (Ottawa, ON) Despite widespread opposition to mining in Ecuador, government officials … More

Canada: Community Groups Resisting Mining from the Philippines to the High Arctic Block Entrance to World’s Biggest Mining Convention in Toronto

FRIENDS OF MININGWATCH 13 June 2022, 1.00pm EDT Source: Mining Injustice Solidarity Network TORONTO/TKARONTO — Representatives from communities impacted by mining … More

Canada: Communities in Argentina Denounce the Government for Promoting the Esquel Mine During PDAC 2022

FRIENDS OF MININGWATCH 13 June 2022, 12.00am EDT Source: Assembly “No a la Mina Esquel” Read the original statement in Spanish here. … More