Aboriginal Issues Top Stories

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

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

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

BC Supreme Court rules Mineral Tenure Act not addressing Indigenous consultation duty

The court gave the provincial government 18 months to develop…

Henry Lazenby | September 27, 2023 | 1:54 pm

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

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.

Bloomberg News | February 16, 2022 | 9:53 am

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.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 15, 2022 | 11:01 am

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.

Reuters | February 10, 2022 | 10:12 am

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.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 5, 2022 | 3:53 am