Aboriginal Issues

Doubleview Gold’s Hat project faces indigenous opposition in British Columbia

Staff Writer | July 25, 2023 - 10:40 am

NexGen, Metis Nations sign IBA for Rook 1 uranium project in Saskatchewan

The IBA defines the environmental, cultural, economic, employment, and other benefits to be provided and to confirm consent and support.

Staff Writer | June 15, 2023 - 10:25 am

Aboriginal Issues

Aboriginal group says remediation at Juukan rock shelters has begun

The destruction of the culturally significant site in Western Australia triggered the exit of Rio's CEO, chairman and two senior executives.

Reuters | May 24, 2023 - 7:22 am

Aboriginal Issues

Will Ecuador’s illegal mining crackdown protect Indigenous people?

The government has identified illegal mining camps in 21 of the country's 24 provinces since 2000.

Reuters | May 3, 2023 - 7:51 am

Aboriginal Issues

No mining allowed in six new Indigenous reserves in Brazil

Luiz Inácio ‘Lula’ Da Silva issued a decree creating six new Indigenous reserves, most of them in the Amazon, and banning mining in such areas.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 30, 2023 - 12:05 pm

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Brazil’s Mura people report threats amid pressure to approve Amazon potash mine

Their ancestral land overlaps with an area where a Canadian company wants to build a potash mine.

Reuters | April 28, 2023 - 4:18 pm

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Aboriginal Issues

EXPLAINER: Why are high gold prices bad for the Amazon rainforest?

The hunt for gold has attracted wildcat prospectors who have destroyed forests.

Reuters | April 25, 2023 - 10:43 am

Aboriginal Issues

Ecuador mining opposition holding up $1 billion of investments

Ecuador has abundant mineral reserves but has lagged behind regional neighbors such as Peru and Chile in large-scale mining development.

Reuters | April 11, 2023 - 3:24 pm

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British Columbia First Nation challenges province’s Mineral Tenure Act in court

The Act permits anyone with a free miner certificate to acquire mineral claims online through an automated system in First Nations’ territories, without their consultation or consent.

Staff Writer | April 3, 2023 - 4:11 pm

Aboriginal Issues

Rio Tinto keeps working to build Indigenous support for Resolution mine

Resolution is key to the mining giant's future as the project would produce more than 40 billion pounds of copper.

Reuters | March 7, 2023 - 9:58 am

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Aboriginal Issues

Doubleview Gold’s Hat project faces indigenous opposition in British Columbia

NexGen, Metis Nations sign IBA for Rook 1 uranium project in Saskatchewan

Aboriginal group says remediation at Juukan rock shelters has begun

Will Ecuador’s illegal mining crackdown protect Indigenous people?

No mining allowed in six new Indigenous reserves in Brazil

Brazil’s Mura people report threats amid pressure to approve Amazon potash mine

Tags for you

EXPLAINER: Why are high gold prices bad for the Amazon rainforest?

Ecuador mining opposition holding up $1 billion of investments

British Columbia First Nation challenges province’s Mineral Tenure Act in court

Rio Tinto keeps working to build Indigenous support for Resolution mine

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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