Canada: Statement on the Alberta Court of Appeal Ruling on Federal Environmental Assessment Law

NEWS RELEASE 10 May 2022, 6.19pm EDT (Ottawa) The Alberta Court of Appeal today released its long-delayed opinion on the Government of … More

New mining investment opportunities for Africa

Monday, May 9, 2022 Mineral Resources and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe, says the just transition into a low-carbon future will … More

Canada – Galaxy Lithium: Baie James Project would cause important arsenic water contamination

FRIENDS OF MININGWATCH 9 May 2022, 11.38am EDT Source: Eau Secours Letter adressed on April 1st, 2022, to Mister Benoît Dubreuil … More

Guatemala – Statement: Summit of Peoples Affected by Pan American Silver

FRIENDS OF MININGWATCH 5 May 2022, 4.06pm EDT Source: Xinka People’s Parliament — Peaceful Resistance of Santa Rosa, Jalapa y Jutiapa … More

Canada: Is B.C. Really a World Leader When It Comes to Environmental Reviews of Metal Mines?

5 May 2022, 2.42pm EDT A new report by a renowned environmental lawyer concludes that British Columbia is “not yet a world … More

Argentinian Delegates Meet with Guatemalans at Regional Summit of Peoples Affected by Pan American Silver

4 May 2022, 9.00am EDT For close to twenty years, communities affected by proposed mining development in the Patagonia region … More

Catamarca, Argentina: Andalgalá Repressed, Many Wounded

FRIENDS OF MININGWATCH 3 May 2022, 12.52pm EDT Source: Andalgalá Somos Todos In view of the repression suffered this afternoon by … More

Canada: Barrick’s Rhetoric Belies the Lived Reality of Communities at its Mines Around the World

NEWS RELEASE – 3 May 2022, 10.30am EDT Source: MiningWatch Canada (Ottawa) As Barrick prepares to speak at its Annual General Meeting … More

Zimbabwe: “We are only celebrating the gift of life,” abused, poor mine workers say on Workers Day

2nd May 2022 News, Zimbabwe By Staff Reporter MINE workers have said there is nothing more to celebrate this year’s Workers Day … More

Zimbabwe: UK Firm Starts Lithium Exploration in Zim

29 APRIL 2022 The Herald (Harare) By Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter UNITED Kingdom-based Galileo Resources says it has started exploration … More