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Changing public policy and mining practices to ensure the health of individuals, communities, and ecosystems.
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🇨🇦Los Andes Copper has launched an aggressive campaign targeting the municipality of Putaendo 🇨🇱 & a local biologist for leading scientific efforts to protect the area from its Vizcachitas copper project
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November 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Today, 100+ organizations and 48 academics from 19 countries around the world, to 🇨🇦DPM Metals Inc

: DPM must permanently shut down its #LomaLarga project in Ecuador and comply with the law

#HandsoffKimsakocha
#KimsakochaNoSeToca

Read in full: shorturl.at/qrVZX
November 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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The Carney government has doubled down on its extractivist agenda with the announcement of a second round of designated "projects of national importance" which includes several mining projects.

Read the full blog on our website: miningwatch.ca/blog/2025/11...
An image of the Red Chris mine in British Columbia, overlaid with the text "New Blog - Projects of National Interest: Wrong Approach, Wrong Objective" Text on a blue background lists the mining projects include in the Carney government's latest round of designated projects of national importance: the Sisson tungsten-molybdenum project in New Brunswick, the Nouveau Monde Graphite project in Qu/bec and the Crawford Nickel project in Ontario.
November 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Webinaire à venir !

On organise une table ronde virtuelle qui réunira des partenaires de première ligne du Canada, et autour du monde pour parler des luttes actuelles pour la justice minière et partager nos visions pour l'avenir.

Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant : miningwatch.ca/fr/blog/2025...
November 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Upcoming Webinar!

We're hosting a virtual roundtable webinar bringing together frontline partners from Canada and around the world to discuss current struggles for mining justice, and share visions for the future.

Register now: miningwatch.ca/blog/2025/11...
November 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Today, a group of citizens delivered a petition to mining company Pan American Silver's HQ in Vancouver, demanding the company respect the self-determination of the Xinka Indigenous people and close the Escobal mine in southeastern Guatemala.

Read the press release: miningwatch.ca/news/2025/11...
November 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Brief article on The Ecuador-Canada Free Trade Agreement & the Upcoming Referendum in Ecuador on whether to rewrite the world’s only constitution that recognizes the Rights of Nature, with sharp comments from✍️
@lughiotto.bsky.social -TNI

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November 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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We're hiring! Join our small but mighty team as Interim Latin American Program Coordinator!

Read more about the position and how to apply here: miningwatch.ca/blog/2025/11...
November 6, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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@jachalnosetoca.bsky.social Communities in Iglesias, Argentina, the occurrence of dead fish at the Cuesta del Viento Dam near Canada's Barrick Gold's Veladero mine
November 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Bravo à @eausecours.bsky.social d'avoir organisé cette action importante pour exiger la fin du sacrifice des lacs et rivières au profit des minières. Merci pour votre leadership important sur ce dossier!
November 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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"Over the past 18 months, the Canadian govt has negotiated an FTA with Ecuador, claiming the two countries share important values of respect for democracy/HR
Yet, during the same time, the HR situation in 🇪🇨 has deteriorated to unprecedented levels of militarization"
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October 29, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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March for life and water in Penco, Chile!

Large community march against Canadian mining company Aclara Resources' Rare Earth Mining project $ARA.TO.

Penco is not for sale!
#FueraAclara
October 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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📅 Save the date! Nov 25 2025, 6-7:30pm!

To conclude our 25th anniversary fundraising campaign, and launch our legacy giving program, we’re hosting a webinar roundtable with frontline partners!

Stay tuned — full invite + registration link coming soon!
October 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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We are deeply concerned by the smear campaign targeting
CIAM Panama, for their tireless work in bringing international visibility to the serious environmental and human rights impacts of the Cobre Panama mine, and advocating for corporate accountability.
October 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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« Nous avons accueilli cette nouvelle avec un sentiment de doute, mais aussi avec la conviction que notre combat [contre DPM Metals $DPM.TO $DPMLF ] porte ses fruits », a déclaré Lauro Sigcha, président de la Fédération des organisations autochtones et paysannes de l'Azuay (FOA).
October 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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🙌 PEOPLE POWER!

This Saturday, the Ecuadorian government announced that it has revoked the environmental license for the Loma Larga project!

This is the result of community power and peaceful resistance!
DPM Metals must abide by the law, listen to communities and definitively cancel the project!
Photo credit: Sin Etiquetas +593. Protesters flood the streets in Cuenca, Ecuador for the protection of water and the paramo de Kimsakocha, carrying signs and banners in the massive September 16th protested dubbed the 5th River. Photo credit: Sin Etiquetas +593. Protesters carry a large demon effigy with the name of the mining company threatening their water source on the front: Dundee precious metals. Photo credit: Accion Ecologica.
October 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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MiningWatch congratulates the Tŝilhqot’in National Government on their historic, long fought agreement - Teẑtan Biny Gagaghut'i, which was officially celebrated this weekend!

📸: Tŝilhqot’in National Government
October 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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In a press conference this week, water defenders, Indigenous organizations, trade unions, and student unions denounced the criminalization of social protest in Azuay since the Massive March for Protection of Water in Cuenca on September 16.

📸: FOA Azuay
A photograph of the press release sent out to the media by Indigenous organizations, water defenders, and trade and student unions in Azuay, Ecuador on September 30th.
October 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Communities peacefully resisting #SilverCorpMetals #ElDomo-Curipamba Inc $SVM.TO project demand answers at AGM
September 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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While shareholders gather in Vancouver, Canada, for Silvercorp Metals Inc.’s AG $SVM.TO, Ecuador is experiencing widespread unrest.

Read our joint press release: shorturl.at/8yT9X
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September 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Representatives from the governments of *Canada, France, and Germany appeared at the court yesterday to observe the ruling, a reminder that governments and international civil society are watching this case closely.
September 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Last week, thousands hit the streets in Cuenca, Ecuador to protect water and the páramo de Kimsakocha from mining.

Protesters are demanding the Ecuadorian government revoke 🇨🇦 environmental licence or face further action.

Full blog: bit.ly/3ItYvJN
September 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Last week, thousands flooded the streets in Cuenca, Ecuador to protect water and oppose mining in the páramo de Kimsakocha.

Protesters are demanding the Ecuadorian government revoke 🇨🇦 DPM Metals' environmental licence or face further action.

Read the blog: miningwatch.ca/blog/2025/9/...
The streets of Cuenca, Ecuador are full of protesters marching to demand the protection of water against Canadian mining company DPM Metals. They hold colourful signs with slogans in spanish.
September 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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There's still time to register!

Join us to hear directly from Xinka leaders visiting Ottawa ➡️

September 23rd, 5:30-7:30pm
FSS Building, uOttawa, Room 5028

RSVP ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/canada-mus...

🚫 #PuebloXinkaDijoNo #XinkaPeopleSayNo
Yellow and white graphic promoting an upcoming event titled "Canada Must respect Indigenous Self-Determination in Guatemala". On the left, a photo of two men holding a protest sign at a rally in Guatemala City. A small circular image shows the two Xinka women leaders who will be presenting at the event.
September 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Today, thousands of Cuencanos are taking to the streets to march for the protection of water against metal mining, showing an overwhelming opposition to Canadian mining in the paramo de Kimsakocha, Ecuador!

📸: FOA Azuay
September 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM