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Remember, PM Carney has promised to impose a massive expansion of "critical minerals" mining for armaments manufacturing/profiteering in order to fulfil his commitment to NATO's astonishing new 5%-of-GDP arms spending targets. But he can't afford to fund housing, health care, or education.

Teck certainly has its own issues. The news from Highland Valley is only the latest. But it's hard to see how being taken over by Anglo will improve its accountability.

More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in eastern DRC, officials say Rubaya mine produces about 15% of the world’s coltan, which is processed into tantalum, used in mobile phones

This is so shocking - years after the EU put together conflict minerals legislation precisely because of the abuses and conflict associated with coltan mining in the DRC so little has changed

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Ejidatarios de Carrizalillo exigen intervención de Sheinbaum en caso de minera Equinox Gold La representación agraria del ejido de Carrizalillo realizó su exigencia por la negativa de la empresa a negociar un precio justo por la ocupación de sus tierras o a cerrar y remediar los daños causad...

Carrizalillo community members demand @EquinoxGoldCorp meet them half-way, pay them fairly for occupying their land or properly close the Los Filos mine. They urge @claudiasheinbaum.bsky.social to ensure the 🇨🇦 company respect the law. bit.ly/4sOSeLb

So in Doug Ford's Ontario, local governments can develop protections for their own water supply, only to have them gutted by the province. Ontario, open for business!

BC First Nation flags water quality concerns as proposed coal mine expansion advances The Ktunaxa First Nations council said a proposed expansion of BC's largest coal mine should not move into the environmental assessment process because of outstanding problems with water quality and c...

Ktunaxa Nations argue the mine expansion should not move into the assessment phase: “There are still water quality non-compliances from EVR’s current operations that will likely be exacerbated should this Project be approved.”
via @nationalobserver.com www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/22/n...

Join us for the next webinar in our series with @abovegroundngo.bsky.social on critical minerals, and hear from MiningWatch's Outreach Coordinator and National Program Co-Lead Jamie Kneen!

Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Canada’s Mining Firms Are Big Beneficiaries of the Global Order Its Prime Minister Just Criticized - Inside Climate News When Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a pointed rebuke this week of Donald Trump and the global economic system Washington helped shape, he urged other nations to help build a new world o...

Great article about how Canada's approach to trade and investment treaties prioritizes protecting corporate profits for mining companies - using controversial Investor-State Dispute Settlement mechanisms.

insideclimatenews.org/news/2201202...

'We're protectors:' Indigenous groups call for mining safeguards Speakers share global perspectives on Indigenous rights in the mining industry

Thanks to Northern Ontario Business for covering our event with @miningwatch.bsky.social featuring Indigenous leaders speaking to the urgent need to protect the land, waters, and Indigenous ways of life amid the global critical minerals rush.

A recording will be on our website later this week.

Permission shouldn’t be radical. It's time to rethink mining in BC Canada's obligations under United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples create legal, financial and reputational uncertainty within BC’s mining sector — and has undeniably harmed the...

Failure to meet Canada's obligations under UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples creates legal, financial, and reputational uncertainty within BC’s mining sector, write Tara Scurr and Nikki Skuce www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/16/o...

A Mining Town Scattered Residents, and Asbestos, to the Wind | The Tyee Cassiar exposed residents to asbestos for 40 years. But little has been done to follow their health outcomes.

Although the health impacts of asbestos exposure are well studied, little is known about the long-term effects of living and working in Cassiar.

The consequences of asbestos exposure can take 20 to 40 years to fully appear.

@amandafollett.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli

The Town That Asbestos Built. The Cancer It Left Behind | The Tyee Former residents of Cassiar say they weren’t warned about the risks. Now, they struggle to find support.

Floyd Joseph has fond memories of Cassiar, including playing hockey as a kid.

But he also believes the asbestos mine is responsible for his cancer diagnosis.

@amandafollett.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli

New Brunswick is rolling out the red carpet for U.S.-backed extractive projects ⋆ The Breach A growing province-wide coalition is resisting American-backed mining, gas, and data centre projects they say threaten public health and Indigenous land

U.S. corporations want New Brunswick’s land. Local communities and Indigenous nations are saying no.

Robin Tress and Jacalyn Den Haan report that they’re organizing to stop American-backed mining, gas, and data centre projects that endanger land, water, and health.

breachmedia.ca/new-brunswic...

YouTube video by The Breach Mark Carney and Canada’s premiers are trying to buy off Indigenous resistance

Mark Carney and the premiers are offering ownership stakes to Indigenous communities to make mining and oil projects more attractive.

@janellelapointe.bsky.social explains that it’s just modern-day beads and trinkets to buy off resistance to destructive resource projects.

Photo of a small development on a forested hillside, of the potential mine site for the KSM copper-gold mine, showing the construction so far. It's situated in northern BC near the Alaska/BC border.

Saturday | 11:05 PT We speak with Adrienne Berchtold of Skeenawild about their court case challenging the renewal of the KSM gold-copper mine’s environmental certificate last year. @miningwatch.bsky.social @reformbcmining.bsky.social #BCPoli

What Happened to the ‘Rule of Law’? | The Tyee It was a common refrain during the Wet’suwet’en pipeline conflict. But when courts side with First Nations, politicians are more equivocal.

Since 2020, “rule of law” became politicians’ mantra, urging police to shut down #Wetsuweten solidarity blockades.

Fast-forward six years, the line has been abandoned in favour of something suggesting law is not so much a rule but something to be manipulated.

@amandafollett.bsky.social writes. 🪧💬

Nous avons hâte d'écouter et d'apprendre des panélistes de notre webinaire « Perspectives autochtones sur la ruée mondiale vers les minéraux critiques », qui aura lieu le mardi 13 janvier à 10 h (heure de l'Est) !

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Únase a nosotros en nuestro próximo seminario web «Perspectivas indígenas sobre la fiebre mundial por los minerales críticos» el martes 13 de enero a las 10:00 a. m. (hora del este). Se ofrecerá interpretación en español, francés e inglés.

Inscripción 👉 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We are excited to hear and learn from the speakers in our webinar "Indigenous perspectives on the global critical minerals rush" on Tuesday January 13 at 10 AM ET!

Registration 👉 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

How the renewed push for critical minerals puts Canadian waters at risk Canada allows mines to use natural bodies of waters as dump sites for waste, even when there are other options. As governments look to expand the sector, some are concerned we’re fast-tracking more wa...

💧Lacs sacrifiés | @miningwatch.bsky.social et @eausecours.bsky.social, deux de nos organismes membres figurent dans cet article du @nationalobserver.com

"[La mine du lac Bloom] is an object lesson in how mines are granted permission to destroy habitat."

How the renewed push for critical minerals puts Canadian waters at risk Canada allows mines to use natural bodies of waters as dump sites for waste, even when there are other options. As governments look to expand the sector, some are concerned we’re fast-tracking more wa...

Great article about the dumping of mine waste in freshwater habitats:

"Using lakes, rivers and wetlands in this fashion is equivalent to landfilling. They will be ruined forever, require perpetual environmental monitoring and potentially spread pollution."

www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/05/a...

N.B. minister's spouse owned shares in Sisson Mine parent company before referral to Major Projects Office | CBC News Northcliff is the controlling interest holder and operator of the Sisson Mine project and public disclosure documents filed with the legislature show that as of July 23, Richard Miles owned shares in ...

Didn’t take long to demonstrate (a) why government designating specific projects for support instead of coming up with better overall policies is a bad idea, and (b) notwithstanding (a), why the process for any such designation needs to be transparent and accountable.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

🔴MiningWatch Canada joins 49 signatories worldwide, condemning the attack on the life of Misael Socarrás Ipuana - a Wayúu Indigenous defender of the Arroyo Bruno in La Guajira, Colombia, where Glencore's Cerrejón coal mine operates.
londonminingnetwork.org/2025/12/inte...

🗣️ Congrès QMM | Les 17 et 18 novembre, 70 membres et partenaires de la Coalition QMM se sont rassemblés pour échanger sur les politiques minières et les voix citoyennes face à l’industrie et aux décisions gouvernementales.

🔗 Lisez le rapport au complet ici: miningwatch.ca/fr/2025/12/1...

💥 Conférence: Minerai de fer et terres rares | Une soirée d'info sur la santé humaine et l'acceptabilité sociale qui a réuni une centaine de personnes au Musée Shaputuan pour discuter des impacts des minéraux dits critiques dans la région.

🔗 Rapport et vidéos ici: miningwatch.ca/fr/2025/12/1...

📣 Récapitulatif de fin d'année | Alors que 2025 tire à sa fin, nous avons publié nos rapports sur deux événements marquants que nous avons organisé cet automne.

The year the US doubled down on critical minerals In 2025, the list of metals became a top priority under president Trump. But what even are they?

"The best way to get an industry up and running is to have policies that raise the tide for everyone, not just choosing winners.”

This sort of public ownership also encourages all sorts of corruption...

grist.org/energy/the-y...

The Critical Raw Materials Act is in the spotlight at EU Raw Materials Week.

We looked at the companies behind EU strategic mineral projects outside EU borders – and found potentially serious gaps in human rights policies and practices. Read the report: www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...

During the cleanup, waste abandoned by the Canadian company DPM Metals Inc were collected at the headwaters of the Irquis and Tarqui rivers.

Defending water cannot be treated as a crime.
#HandsOffKimsakocha!
#KimsakochaNoSeToca!

🔴All eyes on Kimsakocha!

Today, Lauro Sigcha, president of the Federation of Indigenous and Peasant Organizations of Azuay (FOA), Ecuador, will appear at the Second Prosecutor's Office for Rapid Solutions in Cuenca after communities carried out a cleanup minga in the Kimsakocha páramo in Sept
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