October 1, 2024 Australian mine fight reignites Aboriginal heritage tensions A decision by Environment Minister under a rarely used Aboriginal heritage protection law has stoked an outcry from mining groups.
September 14, 2024 Brazil says it has nearly cleared gold miners from Amazon Yanomami reservation The Yanomami is South America's largest Indigenous group living in isolation.
August 14, 2024 First Nations chiefs challenge Ontario mining regulations in court The mining sector's interest in northern Ontario is driven by the area's rich mineral resources essential for electric vehicle batteries.
August 11, 2024 BHP launches Indigenous partnership plan in Canada The program aligns with the Australian miner's global ambition to create social value and operate with integrity.
August 9, 2024 ICMM updates Indigenous Peoples and Mining position statement The updated statement sets out what companies will do if agreement cannot be reached and States have granted permission for projects to proceed.
August 7, 2024 Yukon government will not halt mining, despite First Nation’s concerns The Na-Cho Nyäk Dun Nation had called for a pause to all mining and an independent investigation after the landslide at the facility where cyanide is used to extract gold.
July 5, 2024 British Columbia’s Haida Nation Aboriginal title sparks constitutional questions British Columbia's formal recognition of the Haida Nation's Aboriginal title over a group of islands near the Alaskan panhandle is a reconciliation milestone. But it’s raising legal and economic questions.
June 4, 2024 Probe finds Sandfire caused Aboriginal heritage damage due to process failures Damage to an artefact scatter at the Monty copper mine, north east of Perth, occurred in 2017 and 2018.
April 29, 2024 AME applies to intervene in Gitxaala v British Columbia appeal on Mineral Tenure Act BC's interim measures place restrictions on mineral claim registrations and mining activities in Gitxaała Nation and Ehattesaht First Nation territories, while the province works to modernize the Act.
April 17, 2024 Governments must broker local support for mines, industry group says CMM now pushing governments to bear the full responsibility of obtaining free, prior and informed consent from local communities.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
