Aboriginal Issues

US judge to rule by May 14 on Rio Tinto copper project

Reuters | May 7, 2025 - 3:12 pm

BC First Nation files ‘urgent’ injunction to halt tailings dam construction at Mount Polley mine

The Xatśūll First Nation first filed a judicial review on April 15 with the Supreme Court of BC against the province's minister of mining and critical minerals.

Amanda Stutt | April 28, 2025 - 4:23 pm

Aboriginal Issues

British Columbia unveils mining claims framework, First Nations call it a step back

British Columbia has introduced a new framework requiring consultation with First Nations before registering mining claims.

Staff Writer | March 27, 2025 - 8:46 am

Aboriginal Issues

Aboriginal group seeks $1.1 billion from Western Australia in iron ore claim

The Yindjibarndi Ngurra Aboriginal Corporation says activity at Fortescue's Solomon mining hub has damaged its land and people.

Reuters | February 19, 2025 - 10:33 am

Aboriginal Issues

Indigenous leader in Peru says illegal miners use children as ‘human shields’ in the Amazon

The leader said he will ask the Peruvian government to declare a state of emergency in the area to allow the eviction of illegal miners.

Reuters | February 17, 2025 - 12:01 pm

Aboriginal Issues

Quebec appeals ruling that scuttles online mapping claims due to Indigenous rights

There is a recent trend in Canadian courts recognizing that the duty to consult is triggered at the claim registration stage.

Northern Miner Staff | December 6, 2024 - 1:03 pm

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Aboriginal Issues

Indigenous mining complicates Brazil’s fight against illegal gold

The Munduruku territory, a reservation the size of Switzerland on the Tapajos river, a major Amazon tributary, has become a hot spot for illegal mining.

Reuters | December 2, 2024 - 11:20 am

Aboriginal Issues

Seabridge’s KSM copper-gold project in British Columbia faces another challenge

Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission voiced the latest objection to development of the copper-gold project.

Staff Writer | December 2, 2024 - 10:15 am

Aboriginal Issues

BC First Nation seeks court order over Seabridge’s KSM project

The Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha Nation wants the province to declare that it failed to fulfill its duty to consult with them.

Staff Writer | November 25, 2024 - 9:59 am

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Australian mine fight reignites Aboriginal heritage tensions

A decision by Environment Minister under a rarely used Aboriginal heritage protection law has stoked an outcry from mining groups.

Reuters | October 1, 2024 - 1:26 pm

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Aboriginal Issues

US judge to rule by May 14 on Rio Tinto copper project

BC First Nation files ‘urgent’ injunction to halt tailings dam construction at Mount Polley mine

British Columbia unveils mining claims framework, First Nations call it a step back

Aboriginal group seeks $1.1 billion from Western Australia in iron ore claim

Indigenous leader in Peru says illegal miners use children as ‘human shields’ in the Amazon

Quebec appeals ruling that scuttles online mapping claims due to Indigenous rights

Tags for you

Indigenous mining complicates Brazil’s fight against illegal gold

Seabridge’s KSM copper-gold project in British Columbia faces another challenge

BC First Nation seeks court order over Seabridge’s KSM project

Australian mine fight reignites Aboriginal heritage tensions

Videos

Mining’s next big threat: EY warns high prices are masking deeper risks

Gold could defy another Fed rate hike, Peter Grandich says

Gold juniors trading at ‘80% off’ as mining takeover wave looms, says Michael Gentile

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