The world’s largest mining convention - PDAC- is coming to Toronto again this year, to sell a future of war, environmental destruction and greed. Join us to imagine a different future! 📅 Sunday March 1st ⏰ 1 pm 📍 Simcoe Park (across from 255 Front St W, Toronto) More info: linktr.ee/mininginjustice

Take action to tell Premier Doug Ford and the Ontario government to re-empower Ontario's conservation authorities! They are an important tool for local conservation governance and watershed management! Sign the petition by @ontarionature.bsky.social here: ontarionature.good.do/conservation...

Premier David Eby wants to fast-track mining projects and amend Indigenous Rights legislation, raising questions about environmental oversight and who benefits from B.C.’s critical minerals agenda. thenarwhal.ca/bc-mining-pu...

"CELA, acting on behalf of Grassy Narrows, says the proposed Great Bear gold mine could significantly worsen environmental and health conditions for the community, which is already dealing with one of Canada’s worst cases of industrial mercury contamination." www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/19/n...

MiningWatch joins 80+ civil society leaders from legal, labour, faith, environmental, academic, & arts communities to urge Premier Eby and the BC government to recommit to upholding Indigenous Rights - and to implement DRIPA, not amend it. Read the full statement: miningwatch.ca/news/2026/2/...

In our latest blog, we write about recent developments at Barrick's Veladero mine in Argentina. Local communities are still searching for answers after thousands of fish turned up dead in a dam downstream from the mine in early November last year. Read more here: miningwatch.ca/blog/2026/2/...

Mining for energy transition minerals drives deforestation at a scale comparable to mining for coal and other minerals, BUT says a new study, areas that have stronger rights protections end up with lower rates of deforestation. Read more: #deforestation #mining #transitionmining

Charges filed against New Gold, former New Afton manager over missing engineering plans before fatal accident #Kamloops

We know we must reduce our fossil-fuel use and electric cars are one important way to do that. But we need to face the environmental and human damage caused by the production and disposal of the batteries that make this possible, writes Maude Barlow. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/11/o...

Projet de loi 5 | La Coalition QMM s'oppose fermement à l’adoption de ce projet de loi, qui représente un recul anti-démocratique important, et un risque énorme d'engendrer des dommages environnementaux. Lire le mémoire au complet: quebecmeilleuremine.org/2026/02/11/m...

Tumber Ridge is not just idyllic but resilient. It has seen mines open and close and reopen. It has embraced wind energy, made unprecedented dinosaur discoveries, hosts epic adventures and reinvented itself through tourism. Thinking of everyone there as the town faces the unimaginable days ahead.

Standing with the community of Tumbler Ridge during this incredibly difficult time. You are in our hearts. ❤️

Our thoughts are with the workers and their families. “With the price of precious metals where it is, the temptation [for the company] to overlook security risks, or any other risks for that matter, gets a lot more compelling” - Jamie Kneen. vancouversun.com/news/local-n...

"Tragedies like this are inseparable from choices and systems that mining companies – and their safety leadership – control." There are often stark inequalities between the security available for int'l vs. host-country workers, posing systemic risks to locals. www.thesafetymag.com/ca/news/gene...

Funny/not funny. Ontario government calls Ring of Fire minerals ‘the most ethical on Earth,’ while passing legislation that suspends treaty rights, species protections, and human rights — to benefit extractive industries. ricochet.media/indigenous/o... via @ricochetmedia.bsky.social

Yukon First Nations express skepticism around promised permit 'fast-tracking' Minerals 'can stay in the ground until we have more favourable benefits,' Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in chief says www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Conservation groups have filed a lawsuit against the federal government over delayed critical habitat mapping for southern mountain caribou. The federal government first promised to complete that mapping in 2014, but it has not yet been released. thenarwhal.ca/bc-caribou-h... #bcpoli

Canadian mining company Aris Mining, which intends to advance a gold mining project on the Páramo de Santurbán, is accused in Colombia of #greenwashing for attempting to clean up its image with a UN "water champion" award that was not awarded to them www.youtube.com/watch?v=bptx...

@mark-carney.bsky.social: you have been told by Indigenous communities and organizations in Ecuador: The Canada-Ecuador FTA will absolutely harm Ecuador's communities and the environment. Please listen! This could be your moment to actually create a 'new world order' - not just spin empty rhetoric.

Indigenous and campesino communities in Cuenca, Ecuador met with Canadian ambassador Craig Kowalik yesterday. They delivered a clear message: NO Canada-Ecuador Free Trade Agreement, and NO to Canadian mining in the Kimsakocha páramo.

Rodrigue Turgeon, coresponsable du programme nationale chez MiningWatch présentera ce soir avec nos collègues d'Eau Secours @eausecours.bsky.social à l'Assemblée nationale!

"This means thousands of high-paying jobs coming to B.C.’s mining sector." No, it doesn't. It means a few hundred new jobs, and the continuation of a lot of existing jobs. Which is great for those workers, but let's not pretend that it's something it isn't. See www.facetsjournal.com/doi/full/10....

Selon nous, le PL11 s’inscrit dans une tendance préoccupante: favoriser les intérêts de l'industrie minière au détriment de l'environnement et de la population. Ici, notre mémoire sur le PL11 en huit tuiles avec @eausecours.bsky.social et @miningwatch.bsky.social

Legal duty is still a thing. "Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in claims the territory breached the terms of its final agreement, by failing to properly consult before making amendments to three regulations, which allowed for the extension of mining projects on its territory." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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.

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...

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!

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...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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

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) ! Inscription 👉 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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...

💧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."

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...

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.