16 October 2020, 10.11am EDT On September 3, 2020, the Ejido of Carrizalillo shut down the Los Filos gold mine in…
Landmark Rights of Nature Case To Be Heard in Ecuador’s Constitutional Court Could Affect Canadian Mining Companies
NEWS RELEASE 15 October 2020, 9.54 am EDT Source: Reserva Los Cedros, MiningWatch Canada The outcome of this significant case will…
U.S: Native Alaskans sue Trump administration over mining road
Published by MAC on 2020-10-14Source: Alaskapublic.org, Earthworks, Adn.com (2020-10-12) At the heart of one of the most spectacular and sensitive…
Renewed Call for Real Development in Papua New Guinea
Published by MAC on 2020-10-12Source: ACT NOW! (2020-10-11) From Extraction to Inclusion Report With the release of a new report,…
Zimbabwe: Pandemic Spurs Illegal Gold Rush in Zimbabwe Mountains
Thomson Reuters Foundation (London) By Farai Shawn Matiashe | @ZuzeShawn | Thomson Reuters Foundation Monday, 12 October 2020 04:00 GMT Chimanimani, Zimbabwe — Communities in…
The right to consent or reject mining projects in South Africa
Published by MAC on 2020-10-11Source: Businesslive.co.za (2020-10-10) And its recognition in the Mining Law On 12th of October 2020, social…
Campaign to Write Glacier Protection Into Chile’s New Constitution
Published by MAC on 2020-10-09Source: Columbia.edu, Mining.com (2020-10-08) A move that could hinder development of mining projects Chilean lawmakers will…
Chinese Security Contractors in Africa
As China’s engagement with African countries has grown over the past several years, Beijing is turning to security contractors to…
RMI Report 2020: Even the Best Mining Companies Fail to Protect Human Rights & the Environment
8 October 2020, 10.07am EDT Ugo Lapointe Canada Program Coordinator / Coordonnateur, programme nationale (MiningWatch Canada) As the extraction of minerals…
Brazil: Samarco Restoration ‘not on track’
Published by MAC on 2020-10-08Source: Reuters, Mining-technology.com (2020-10-08) None of the 42 projects to repair damage from the 2015 collapse…
