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Wave of foreign lawsuits against local miners hits Canadian courts: Human rights groups are backing several claims against firms operating in Guatemala, Eritrea
April 19, 2016, 6 a.m. Law & Politics By Nelson Bennett In the coming months, the BC Supreme Court is … More
How a $900-million lawsuit is shaping the future of Canada’s natural resource landscape
Damon van der Linde Friday, Apr. 15, 2016 SEPT-ÎLES, QUE. — Flying in a helicopter over the Bay of Sept-Îles, … More
Mexican Indigenous Protests Shine a Spotlight on the Damage Done by Canadian Mines
By Nathaniel Janowitz April 13, 2016 Indigenous groups and small farmers from six Mexican states have been marching in the … More
Tanzania: Acacia Mining to Pay U.S.$20 Million in Corporate Tax in 2016
12th April 2016 ACACIA Mining PLC is to pre-pay 20 million US dollars in corporate taxes this year after signing … More
London-listed Acacia Mining accused of “sophisticated tax evasion” in Tanzania
Thursday 7 April 2016 14:15 GMT London-listed gold miner Acacia Mining has been accused of engaging in “a sophisticated scheme … More
Guatemalan Women’s Claims Put Focus on Canadian Firms’ Conduct Abroad
By SUZANNE DALEY, APRIL 2, 2016 LOTE OCHO, Guatemala — Her husband was away in the fields, she said, when … More
South Africa: Community Voices Muted At Alternative Mining Indaba
18 FEBRUARY 2016 GroundUp (Cape Town) OPINION By Christopher Rutledge By giving corporations a bigger stake, the people affected by … More
Africa: We Need a Real ‘Alternatives to Mining’ Indaba
By Farai Maguwu And Christelle Terreblanche 16th February 2016 This year’s alternative to mining conference in South Africa was a … More
Tanzania: In Defence of the Rights of the Poor to Land, Extractives Resources
1st January 2016 ANALYSIS By Deodatus Mfugale In September 2015, a group comprising eight non-governmental organisations that deal with land … More