Gold miners bring fresh wave of suffering to Brazil’s YanomamiBrazil is losing the upper hand in its battle to save the Yanomami Indigenous people.Reuters | January 18, 2024 | 2:37 pm
Sandfire, Yugunga-Nya sign deal for cultural heritage protection at DeGrussa mineSandfire said last month it had damaged an artefact scatter…Reuters | December 21, 2023 | 2:13 pm
Brazil Potash’s Autazes project halted on permitting suspensionLower court decision does not cancel the permits already granted…Staff Writer | November 21, 2023 | 10:00 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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