June 24, 2022

Indigenous Ecuadorians fight back as metal mining eats into Amazon

More than 60% of ancestral Shuar territory, spread over 568,000 acres, is covered by mining concessions.

June 7, 2022

Skeena welcomes historic consent agreement between BC, Tahltan governments

Skeena's proposed Eskay Creek gold-silver project, which is located in Tahltan territory, will be the first mining project to have permits authorized by an indigenous government.

February 16, 2022

Glencore’s zinc mine expansion met by Indigenous backlash

Australian government judged it failed to adequately consult with Aboriginal custodians over the protection of a sacred site.

February 15, 2022

Generation Mining, Metis sign agreement for Marathon palladium-copper project

Last month, the company signed a memorandum of agreement with the Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation covering the Marathon project.

February 10, 2022

UN advisers urge Sweden to stop mine in home of indigenous Sami

British company Beowulf Mining has sought a license for an iron ore mine and the Swedish government will announce its decision in coming months.

January 5, 2022

BHP’s Cerro Colorado copper mine in Chile hit by further water measures

The company is modifying operations while it awaits the results of its appeal to an order to stop drawing water from the Lagunillas aquifer for 90 days.

December 22, 2021

US faces tough choices in 2022 on mines for electric vehicle metals

Biden in August issued an executive order aimed at making half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 electric.

December 14, 2021

Australian mining state passes Aboriginal heritage protection law

The state said the new law is the only Aboriginal heritage legislation in Australia to require that Aboriginal people give "informed consent" for agreements.

December 2, 2021

Denison adopts Indigenous peoples policy aimed at reconciliation

The policy identifies five key areas of action that will support a continuously evolving reconciliation action plan: engagement, empowerment, environment, employment, and education.

November 24, 2021

Gold rush draws hundreds of dredging rafts to Amazon tributary

Dredging rafts operated by illegal miners have gathered in a gold rush on the Madeira River, a major tributary of the Amazon.