Western Canada is racing to become a “global hub” for "critical minerals"—but safeguards aren’t keeping pace. In our op-ed, we outline the risks and what must change: stronger regulations, transparency, and real investment in recycling and circular systems. Read the full op-ed: bit.ly/3Q6gRUE

We had an amazing time playing MINE-O-POLIS at CONTACT Gallery yesterday--thank you to everyone who came out and for your invaluable feedback on the game. We look forward to finalizing it and making it available to all on our website 🎲

Waitlist spots are now available!

🔍 SNEAK PEEK: preparing for our upcoming #Mineopolis board game workshop this Sunday at CONTACT Gallery! Looking forward to seeing everyone there (registration is currently full but please do sign up for our waitlist) www.eventbrite.com/e/mine-o-pol...

🔍 SNEAK PEEK: preparing for our upcoming #Mineopolis board game workshop this Sunday at CONTACT Gallery! Looking forward to seeing everyone there (registration is currently full but please do sign up for our waitlist) www.eventbrite.com/e/mine-o-pol...

So corrupt. Remember when John Horgan retired and went straight to the board of Teck Coal? The NDP is run by corporations for their own interests. thenarwhal.ca/bc-teck-lobb...

After four days at a mining conference with 27,000 people, @fatimabsyed.bsky.social breaks down the buzz around Ontario’s plan to fast-track mine approvals, and why some people still have questions. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-1p1p...

📰 In the news: B.C. government unveils plan to fast-track mine approvals. The new process could shorten environmental assessments for large projects under the Infrastructure Projects Act (Bill 15). 🧵(1/5)

This infiltration & surveillance of Dene leaders in the 70s is shocking but not surprising. In our book, we highlight the role of the Dene Nation (then Indian Brotherhood) in fighting pollution of Yellowknife by Giant Mine arsenic emissions in this same period. www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...

📢 Call to Action: Tell the Government of Canada to respect the Xinka people's right to self-determination! A House of Commons e-petition in support of the Xinka people's demands for the closure of the Canadian-owned Escobal mine is now live! Sign the petition: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Registration for this in-person event is now *at capacity* but we have opened a waitlist! Sign up here: www.eventbrite.com/e/mine-o-pol...

Stoked to be soft-launching this project next month with our talented @beyondextraction.bsky.social team. Help us spread the word or better yet, if you're in Toronto, join us!

🎲 We're excited to announce an upcoming #workshop to introduce our latest project: MINE-O-POLIS, an alternative #boardgame that invites players to explore #Toronto as a global capital of mining power. www.beyondextraction.ca/mine-o-polis 1/3

job Climate Policy Analyst, full-time, The Atmospheric Fund, Toronto ON / Hybrid csn-rec.ca/job-postings...

"Kinross did not respond to @thenarwhal.ca's detailed questions about how the fast-tracking designation would affect environmental oversight, including safeguards around water quality. The Ministry of Energy and Mines also did not respond…" @freegrassy.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/grassy-narro...

Check it! A new open access commentary article I reflect on a resource extraction conference, which only supports the idea of total extractivism. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @pollenetwork.bsky.social @jpoliticalecology.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @beyondextraction.bsky.social

Sunny day to protest #PDAC with @mininginjustice.bsky.social outside the Metro Toronto Convention Centre #NoToMining #MiningIsNotTheFuture

Nous embauchons!! MiningWatch et @coalitionqmm.bsky.social cherchent une personne pour coordonner, administrer et développer la Coalition Québec meilleure mine! Pour en savoir plus sur le poste: miningwatch.ca/fr/blog/2026...

BREAKING: Brazil Court Revives Belo Sun’s Controversial Amazon Gold Mine as Indigenous Communities File Misconduct Complaint amazonwatch.org/news/2026/02...

Fascinating look at the tangled legacies of colonialism. DRC wants colonial-era geological surveys so a Bill Gates-backed mining/AI firm can digitize them. The Belgian museum won't release them as it's already doing so. Trump II is now applying pressure as part of its resource grab. No good guys.

Getting #PDAC ready with @mininginjustice.bsky.social (MISN) at their teach-in and art build. Join MISN's #MiningIsNotTheFuture rally next Sunday, March 1 at 1pm at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre!

The PDAC 2026 mining conference is looming, and we would like to invite you to a teach-in & art build in preparation for our upcoming action on March 1st! We'll discuss links btwn mining and militarism, and Canada’s role in the global mining industry. Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1gf0...

New article in the Journal of Environmental Media is out, co-authored with Jordan Kinder, Zannah Matson, & @camillemarys.bsky.social . We write about Beyond Extraction’s creative media interventions challenging PDAC (the world’s largest mining convention every year in Toronto).

And check out the rest of this special issue on the theme of 'Care-ful Convening' with writing by @sarahcomyn.bsky.social & @mediacology.bsky.social among others! intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...

I enjoyed reflecting on our recent scholar-activist interventions for the Journal of Environmental Media with comrades @emeliedt.bsky.social, Zannah Matson, and Jordan Kinder. Check it out 👇🏻

Published in time for this year's #PDAC, a new article by Beyond Extraction members in the Journal of Environmental Media reflects on our last few years of creative, anti-extractive interventions against Toronto mining hegemony: doi.org/10.1386/jem_...

Today! Looking forward to giving the Symposium's feature paper: "Below Our Feet: The Rocky Foundations of Canadian Museums" 🪨

We're hiring! Join our small but mighty team as Interim Latin American Program Coordinator! Read more about the position and how to apply here: miningwatch.ca/blog/2025/11...

Phenomenal report www.facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/...

Kinross Gold wants to dump inadequately treated industrial wastewater upstream of Grassy Narrows. Speak out before Ontario makes its decision. Take action with 1 click: leadnow.ca/campaigns/re... #FreeGrassy #GrassyNarrows

NEW! Our all-ages colouring book about extraction is now available in French, Spanish & Portuguese. You can find all versions of 'What It Takes' (with instructions on how to print!) on our website: www.beyondextraction.ca/what-it-takes #DisruptPDAC

Help MISN support land defenders! We are looking for donations to our impacted community fund to support mining impacted communities globally.

The BC government considered "fast-tracking" the northern BC mine where three miners are currently trapped underground. Premier David Eby listed the mine’s underground expansion under Bill 15, the province's controversial new law to override regulations because of Trump's tariff war.

Great to see our own Caitlynn Beckett on this list!

It was MINING & ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE week in my Canadian #envhist seminar today. Below is a short thread about what we read and watched ⛏️⚖️🧵

Mining is an environmental and human rights nightmare. Battery recycling can ease that. grist.org/energy/minin... #Mining #Recycle #Batteries #Phones #Computers #HumanRights #Climate

Land Back: Indigenous Resistance from Coast to Coast hosted Monday April 21st, 7:00 – 9:00pm EST via Zoom Register here: tinyurl.com/surjtolandback #FreeGrassy #GrassyNarrows @biidaasamose.bsky.social

“You hear ‘land back’, and it means a lot of different things to different people,” he said. “It’s been interesting trying to reframe some of these conversations about stewardship and land rights and treaties.” apnews.com/article/azil...

Really looking forward to this.

NEW! Our all-ages colouring book about extraction is now available in French, Spanish & Portuguese. You can find all versions of 'What It Takes' (with instructions on how to print!) on our website: www.beyondextraction.ca/what-it-takes #DisruptPDAC

DYK? Toronto is the global capital of mining - nearly 60% of mining companies are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX)! Join @mininginjustice.bsky.social TODAY at TSX to protest the world's largest mining conference. Here's a sneak peek of what we have in store for PDAC this year. #DisruptPDAC

Toronto - see you this Sunday at the Toronto Stock Exchange to say "NO" to mining hegemony! #DisruptPDAC

From the bombs falling on Palestine to the theft of Indigenous land to the war profiteering in DRC—Canadian mining kills, destroys, colonizes. Show up on March 2 to stand with frontline communities resisting Canadian mining & militarism to #DisruptPDAC. mininginjustice.org/pdac2025

Peek our 'What It Takes' colouring book on display at the Environmental Design Gallery Space at @colorado.edu! We've got something fun in store for this project during #DisruptPDAC (March 2-5) - watch this space and follow @mininginjustice.bsky.social for info about the anti-mining rally in Toronto

Looking to join a dynamic team of people passionate about mining justice? MiningWatch is hiring a contract Communications Coordinator (mat leave)! Apply by March 3. More details --> bit.ly/MWC-Comms

Solidarity to Environmental and Human Rights Defenders in Ecuador The convicted environmental defenders, along with thousands of other local residents, have resisted Canadian Curipamba-El Domo mining project for almost two decades Open letter👉 shorturl.at/347h4

Lunchtime Colloquium with Elijah Doro - @carsoncenter.bsky.social “Toxic Narratives of the African Wasteocene: Gold Mining and Arsenic in Southern Rhodesia (Colonial Zimbabwe).” www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc5U... #envhist #mininghistory