NEWS RELEASE, 21 December 2020, 9.26 am EST Source: MiningWatch Canada – Observatorio Latinoamericano de Conflictos Ambientales de Chile OLCA The company’s…
Chile: Toxic cloud over the Caimanes Community – is Minera Los Pelambres the culprit?
By Richard | Dec 18, 2020 | News The Caimanes community, part of the Los Vilos commune in Chile, has for decades been suffering negative…
Secretive ‘gold rush’ for deep-sea mining dominated by handful of firms, report
Mining firms see the deep-sea bed as the last frontier for a mineral extraction boom. Published by MAC on 2020-12-18Source:…
US Federal Appeals Court Turns Down Maxima Acuña’s Case Against Newmont
Published by MAC on 2020-12-17Source: ERI (2020-12-16) Ruling fails to address family’s claims of abuse suffered at the hands of…
Indigenous communities under pressure from corporate mining in Chubut, Argentina
By Richard Dec 14, 2020 By Luis Claps, Mines and Communities network Three companies are now charging for a mining zoning bill…
The curse of ‘white oil’: electric vehicles’ dirty secret
The race is on to find a steady source of lithium, a key component in rechargeable electric car batteries. But…
Resisting Green Extractivism: The Unjust Cost of the Energy Transition
By Saul Dec 14, 2020 A central demand of climate movements has been to move to ‘100% renewable energy’ —…
Uganda: Museveni, Kigezi youth disagree on iron ore mining
Monday, December 14, 2020 Summary UTILITY. Endowed with minerals, Uganda has estimated 55m metric tonnes of recoverable iron ore deposits valued…
Philippines: Opposition to Presidential order to negotiate OceanaGold’s license renewal
Gov. Carlos Padilla has appealed to President Duterte to discontinue mining operations. Source: Statement, Manila Times, Philippine Star 2020-12-14 Published…
Canada: Nouveau Monde Graphite Still Has No Consent from Atikamekw Nation
Source: Atikamekw Council of Manawan FRIENDS OF MININGWATCH, 11 December 2020, 11.19am EST (Manawan, Quebec) While the Chairman and CEO of Nouveau…
