United States: Canada ruining our land with mining

Sacred Headwaters, with Wade Davis and photos by Paul Colangelo

Friday, January 18, 2013

National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis describes the Sacred Headwaters – where three of British Columbia's greatest salmon-bearing rivers are formed. The area is under threat by mining developments.

Idle No More Movement Transcends Canada-Alaska Border

Thursday, January 10, 2013

The Idle No More grassroots protest movement that started in the province of Saskatchewan has stretched across Canada and is now being joined by Alaskans who are concerned about the threats to Alaskan waters and salmon from British Columbia’s (BC) aggressive industrial development plans. Indigenous Peoples and supporters will host an Idle No More rally at Town Square Park downtown Anchorage at noon on Friday, January 11th.

       

 

Frustrations with Chieftain and Canadian Agencies Lead to Calls for New Cleanup Plan

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

News release from Rivers Without Borders: Concerns and frustration are growing on both sides of the border in response to Chieftain Metals’ closure in June of the water treatment plant at the Tulsequah Chief site. Some stakeholders are now urging Canadian agencies to investigate solutions to the acid mine drainage problem that are not dependent on the mining company or a developed mine project.
 

FPIC: The 'C' stands for 'Consent'

Friday, May 20, 2011

Free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) is clearly established as an international human rights norm. The right of Indigenous peoples to grant or withhold approval for actions affecting their rights is an integral element of the right of self-determination. Article 3 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) reflects the right of self-determination in common article 1 of the two human rights Covenants.
 

   

 

Sunday, January 4, 2009

In the latest salvo in a long-standing dispute with the world’s largest gold mining company, Toronto-based Barrick Gold, the South Fork Band Council of Western Shoshone, the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe, the Western Shoshone Defense Project,
 

Thanksgiving the “Cortez” Way - U.S. Ignores Western Shoshone Objections – Barrick Gold Readies

 Itself to Carve Up Mount Tenabo

Friday, November 28, 2008

Drill cap on Mt.

        The Dominion Newspaper's Special Issue on Mining

Monday, November 17, 2008

The Dominion Newspaper is a cooperative, independent, grass roots publication. A special edition, State of Mine: An Investigation of Canada's Extractive Industries was published in November 2008 and is available online at: www.dominionpaper.ca/issue/55. The online edition features 37 articles on mining issues in Canada and internationally, including articles by MiningWatch Canada's Ramsey Hart and former National Coordinator Joan Kuyek.

       

Sunday, May 4, 2008

A report by Rights Action: The nexus of mining companies, the mainstream media, the Canadian government, International Finance Institutions and bought off NGOs work hard to keep the reality of large-scale, open pit mines out of picture, keep community resistance marginalized, and no matter what, to keep talking about “development.” This report is about bringing hard facts and community perspectives together to help North Americans become more informed about the nature of the mining industry.

       

Thursday, September 13, 2007

A report on the activities of Goldcorp around the world: “Given the rapid pace of mergers and acquisitions that Goldcorp has made over the last few years, it is too early to see how the new expanded company will behave in the real world, and what kind of social and environmental responsibility it will assume.”

 

Barrick's Dirty Secrets: Communities Protest Gold Mining Impacts Around the World

Wednesday, May 2, 2007

On May 2nd, 2007, as part of an "International Day of Action" against Barrick, protests took place in six different countries as well as in Toronto, Canada, where Barrick is based.
On the same day, Canada's second largest gold mining company, GoldCorp, was protested at their annual meeting in Vancouver.

Halifax Initiative Publishes Canadian Mining Map

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

The Canadian mining map was produced by the Halifax Initiative during the National Roundtables on Corporate Social Responsibility and the Canadian Extractive Industry in Developing Countries. The Roundtables, which took place between June and November of 2006, fulfilled one of the recommendations made in the groundbreaking report, Mining in Developing Countries and Corporate Social Responsibility, tabled by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade (SCFAIT) in June 2005.

Uranium Mining and its Impact on Laguna Pueblo: A Study Guide for an Interdisciplinary Unit

Friday, February 9, 2007

This study guide was developed by Philip Sittnick for the Laguna Middle School in Laguna, New Mexico. It's designed to help students in grade 7 understand the impacts of uranium mining based on the experience of their community and their families with the the Jackpile/Paguate uranium mine. It involves Science, Social Studies (New Mexico History), Language Arts, and Math, and provides background about related topics. It is presented here in the hope it will be useful to others

Uranium Hype Hits Indigenous Opposition Globally, Provokes Conflict in the North

Friday, February 2, 2007

The Indigenous World Uranium Summit

The Indigenous World Uranium Summit, held in Window Rock, Arizona, on November 30 to December 2, 2006, was a vindication of the Navajo Nation’s ban on uranium mining in Navajo Nation Territory and a regrouping of Indigenous opposition to uranium mining globally. People from Indigenous communities around the world spoke about their experiences living with the effects of the mining and use of uranium, from Fiji to India to the North America.

Laguna Pueblo Indian Reservation Case Study: Jackpile-Paguate Mine, New Mexico

Monday, January 8, 2007

For over 30 years, up until 1982, one of the world’s largest open pit uranium mines, the Jackpile-Paguate Mine, was operated on the Laguna Pueblo Indian Reservation in New Mexico. The mine has had a tremendous impact on the Pueblo: socially, economically, and environmentally. While the mine has been inactive for almost fifteen years, and the tribe is currently attempting to reclaim the land, the impact of the mine’s presence continue to reverberate through Laguna society

Environmental Impacts Fact Sheet

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

This useful fact sheet was prepared by Alaskans for Responsible Mining in 2004.

Fish Are Our Gold Mine: Backgrounder on Northern Dynasty's Proposed Pebble Mine

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Alaskans for Responsible Mining

The Pebble project is a proposed gold, copper, and molybdenum mine in Southwestern Alaska, 24 kilometers north of Lake Iliamna. Northern Dynasty Minerals, a Canadian company based out of Vancouver, owns the rights to the mineral deposit.

North American Indigenous Peoples Mining Summit, July 27-30, 2005

Wednesday, September 7, 2005

The North American Indigenous Peoples' Mining Summit brought Indigenous Peoples together from throughout North America to share their stories about how the mining industry has affected their communities and to discuss strategies and solutions.

Glamis Gold Demands $50 Million Compensation for Not Destroying Quechan Nation Lands

Sunday, March 7, 2004

On December 9, 2003, Canadian-owned Glamis Gold filed a Notice of Arbitration under the arbitration rules of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) demanding over $50 million in compensation.
The company is alleging that the government of the United States has breached its obligations under Chapter 11 of the North American Free Trade Agreement, including the following provisions:

Meridian Gold's Toxic History in the USA

Wednesday, March 12, 2003

Mines owned or run by Meridian Gold have created serious toxic pollution in at least three locations in the United States. One of the largest emitters of atmospheric mercury in the US is the Jerritt Canyon Mine in Nevada, which was part-owned by Meridian until its recent sale. This mine emits more than 10 times the amount of mercury released by a typical US power plant. The tailings facility at Jerritt Canyon has been leaking since it was constructed in the 1980s.

Placer Dome Case Study: Golden Sunlight Mine (Montana, USA)

Tuesday, April 30, 2002

Part of a series of case studies on Placer Dome mines.

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