The Gitxaala also want the Court of Appeal to do what the BC Supreme Court refused to do – quash several mineral claims in their traditional territories.

The $2.5 billion project aims to provide an initial output that is sufficient to cover approximately 20% of Brazil’s potash needs.

Western Australia is set to overturn its 2021 Aboriginal cultural heritage protection laws, introduced on July 1, due to opposition from landowners.

There has been much less outrage about this incident compared to three years ago, when Rio Tinto destroyed rock shelters at Juukan Gorge in the same region.

Rio Tinto, which did not make a public statement for seven weeks, said it was sorry for the incident.

The court gave the provincial government 18 months to develop a constitutionally compliant system.

Grassy Narrows Chief said he was deeply concerned about the roughly 5,000 mining claims that have been granted in its traditional territory.

The permit was for the Torr Metals' Latham copper-gold claim north of the Red Chris mine.