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Gitxaala First Nation appeals BC Supreme Court decision on UNDRIP

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.

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | October 26, 2023 | 2:50 pm

Brazilian court rules in favor of Brazil Potash’s Autazes project

The $2.5 billion project aims to provide an initial output…

Bruno Venditti | October 18, 2023 | 10:49 am

Aboriginal elders suspend Rio Tinto site survey over heritage concerns

Western Australia is set to overturn its 2021 Aboriginal cultural…

Reuters | October 10, 2023 | 5:56 am

Rio Tinto says no damage to Aboriginal rock shelter structure from Aug. 6 blast

There has been much less outrage about this incident compared…

Reuters | October 9, 2023 | 5:03 pm

Rio’s latest rock shelter damage highlights need for Aboriginal voice, advocates say

Rio Tinto, which did not make a public statement for…

Reuters | October 3, 2023 | 3:48 am

Ontario OKs Ring of Fire road review plan by First Nations

The area’s most advanced project is Ring of Fire Metals’ Eagle’s Nest nickel project.

Colin McClelland | March 6, 2023 | 7:10 am

Brazil’s miners want Europe to help fight Amazon gold havoc

Brazil’s formal mining sector wants importing nations to require and enforce origin control.

Bloomberg News | February 1, 2023 | 12:55 pm

Brazil miner lobby seeks end to illegal mining that caused Yanomami tragedy

Ibram, which represents multinational and large domestic mining firms operating in Brazil, is asking the new government to take steps to break a network that launders illegal gold.

Reuters | January 30, 2023 | 1:53 pm

Brazil’s Lula pledges to eliminate illegal mining, help Yanomami

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said illegal mining will be eliminated in Brazil.

Bloomberg News | January 21, 2023 | 12:34 pm

Australia-based think-tank aims to broker enterprise relationships between miners, Aboriginals

The Ian Kowalick Aboriginal Enterprise Institute aims to broker enterprise relationships and facilitate capacity building to assist remote communities.

Staff Writer | August 14, 2022 | 7:48 am

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.

Reuters | June 24, 2022 | 7:47 am

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.

Staff Writer | June 7, 2022 | 10:13 am