📣 Anglo American accused of 'tailings dam terrorism' in Brazil Last week communities peacefully blockaded a main road demanding accountability and redress for being terrorised by Anglo American's alert systems. Read their manifesto of demands: londonminingnetwork.org/2026/08/angl...

Anglo American accused of Tailings Dam Terrorism in Brazil - London Mining Network

The term ‘Tailings Dam Terrorism’ refers to mining companies using their alert systems to instil fear among local populations.

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🚨 URGENT: 12 PEOPLE ARRESTED AT THE KASIBU ANTI-MINING BARRICADE Twelve people were arrested today, August 28, as police forces moved against the people’s barricade in Paquet, Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya. 🧵👇

🚨 New @TorontoStar reporting says federal scientists found Kinross Gold’s conclusion that its proposed mine wouldn’t worsen water quality upstream from Grassy Narrows was “not scientifically sound.” Read and share full article - www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?... #FreeGrassy #GrassyNarrows

The Grind is being sued for defamation. We intend to defending our reporting. We need your support to be able to fight this case and to continue publishing essential journalism in Toronto. See the full announcement for more info.

The Grind Is Being Sued By an IDF Reservist Soldier

This defamation case could sink one of the only publications closely covering the Palestine solidarity movement in Toronto and the repression it has faced. We need your help…

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Stand with Pala’wan communities. Send a letter asking the authorities to reject a business permit for Calmia Nickel Inc., stop the expansion of mining operations and respect Indigenous rights and ancestral lands. Take action: yestolifenotomining.org/antimining-b...

Aamjiwnaang First Nation in Ontario says the community is already in an environmental emergency and should be consulted before any future projects go ahead. The proposed Northern Shield Pipeline announced Monday would terminate in Sarnia, in the heart of its territory. www.aptnnews.ca?p=291047

Aamjiwnaang First Nation calls on Crown to meet on pipeline plan

A First Nation in Ontario is speaking out against the proposed Northern Shield Pipeline and calling on the government to immediately engage.

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"It appears this office was set up to fail. But the solution is to reinforce the office. It is not to eliminate it." - Aidan Gilchrist-Blackwood @cnca-rcrce.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Canada 'turning its back' on holding companies accountable for rights violations, advocates say | CBC News

Human rights advocates say Ottawa is betraying foreigners alleging involvement by Canadian companies in forced labour and environmental degradation by shutting down an office meant to probe those repo...

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"The Carney government’s reasons for disbanding the ombudsman are at best misinformed but much more likely a deliberate favor to Canadian multinationals to protect them from human rights claims against them." - Catherine Coumans, MiningWatch via @mongabay.com news.mongabay.com/2026/06/acco...

Accountability advocates ‘shocked’ as Canadian government eliminates watchdog agency

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced last week that the government eliminated an office created to probe overseas human rights complaints about Canadian corporations, including mining conglom...

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An international group of 60 civil society organizations released a letter today calling on the Panamanian government to permanently close the Canadian-owned Cobre Panamá Mine as President Mulino Considers Next Steps Read the full letter: miningwatch.ca/news/2026/6/...

The reports that Kinross Gold may have violated Ontario's lobbying rules by hiring a former Premier Ford senior staffer before the required cooling-off period had ended. Read Full Report Here thestar.com/news/investi... #GrassyNarrows #FreeGrassy

The Pentagon is buying “unprecedented” ownership stakes in Canadian mining companies. Nessie Nankivell tracks how Canada’s critical minerals are being extracted to build weapons for the U.S. military—all while the Canadian government is helping fund these projects. breachmedia.ca/elbows-up-ca...

Elbows up? Canada is letting Pentagon take ‘unprecedented’ stakes in Canadian mines  ⋆ The Breach

By fast-tracking critical minerals, Canada is not simply building a green economy. It is being further integrated into the U.S. war industry

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A year ago, the Xinka Indigenous people of Guatemala denied consent for the reopening of Canadian company Pan-American Silver's Escobal mine. Now, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May has formally tabled a petition in parliament demanding their decision be respected! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhrI...

Green party leader Elizabeth May tables Xinka solidarity petition in parliament

YouTube video by MiningWatch Canada

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⚖️ Justice is not only about what happened in Toboso. It is about confronting the system that made it possible. Read the full statement here: tally.so/r/kd0raR

What happened in Negros is not an isolated tragedy. It reflects a wider pattern in the Philippines: militarisation in rural territories, communities displaced, and defenders of land and environment targeted, silenced, or killed 💥

Justice for the 19 killed in Toboso ✊🏽🇵🇭 A few days ago, a military operation in Toboso, Negros Occidental left 19 people dead and forced hundreds to flee their homes. 🧵👇

✋ The call is clear: stop signing new ISDS agreements, begin ending existing ones, and explore collective cancellation of treaties. Read the full statement here: europeantradejustice.org/2026-isds-st... #ISDS #YesToLifeNoToMining #Corporations #FossilFuels #TransitioningAwayFromFossilFuels

Now, we are taking these demands to the Canadian government, asking them to: 1) Publicly reaffirm the Xinka people’s right to self-determination 2) Call on the company to respect the Xinka people's denial of consent There is still time to sign the petition: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Back in November, a group of concerned citizens in Vancouver delivered a petition with over 6,000 signatures to Canadian company Pan American Silver's headquarters to demand respect for the Xinka people's decision to deny consent for the re-opening of the Escobal mine. youtu.be/6x5xiVs8IrE?...

Canadians Deliver Petition to Pan-American Silver Headquarters, Demand Respect for Xinka Decision

YouTube video by MiningWatch Canada

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For decades, climate policy has been framed as a technical swap: fossil fuels out, minerals in. But if extraction keeps expanding overall, the model has not changed — only its branding has. 🧵👇

📣 A public inquiry into the proposed gold mine in the Sperrins — supposedly for the public, but not giving them time or opportunity to respond to key evidence 🧵👇

"Once a mine has opened, habitat is often lost for ever." An incredible visual piece on nickel mining in Indonesia shows how the scale & damage of mining is vastly underestimated: www.theguardian.com/environment/... @pgreenfielduk.bsky.social @ashleyjkirk.bsky.social @pablogutierrez.bsky.social 👏

How nature is being sacrificed for mining across the world – a data visualisation

Analysis has found more than 3,000 mining operations within the most naturally precious areas of the planet – a much bigger footprint than previously thought

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Sign and share this petition demanding that Premier Ford and @mark-carney.bsky.social bring mercury Justice to #GrassyNarrows you.leadnow.ca/petitions/me...

Mercury Justice for Grassy Narrows

I just signed the Grassy Narrows petition calling on Justin Trudeau to honour his treaty obligations and commitment to reconciliation. Join me in signing here https://you.leadnow.ca/org/petitions/merc...

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Sign and share important petitions demanding mercury justice for #GrassyNarrows #FreeGrassy you.leadnow.ca/petitions/me...

Today, three justices of the Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal of 29 Indigenous Tanzanian plaintiffs who sought permission to have their case against Barrick Mining heard in Canada. Read the full press release here: miningwatch.ca/news/2026/4/...

📢 Call to Action: Tell the Government of Canada to respect the Xinka people's right to self-determination! A House of Commons e-petition in support of the Xinka people's demands for the closure of the Canadian-owned Escobal mine is now live! Sign the petition: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

In case you missed it before the long weekend, on Thursday we published this piece by @fatimabsyed.bsky.social delving into the Ford government's plans to speed up mining development, and how different groups affected by that plan are feeling about it. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-1p1p...

Inside the Doug Ford government’s mining push | The Narwhal

Ontario says its ‘one project, one process’ (1P1P) framework will speed mining approvals. Many First Nations leaders have questions

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Join Grassy Narrows on March 30 for a rally in downtown Toronto demanding justice from Premier Ford. Will Premier Ford continue to remain silent? 📅 March 30 ⏰ 8:30 AM 📍 Fairmont Royal York Hotel — 100 Front St. W RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/doug-... #FreeGrassy #OnPolii

Come for an afternoon of play, conversation, and a catered lunch with activists and researchers to collectively imagine how we can make extractive politics visible and facilitate resistance through the power of board games. REGISTER here: www.eventbrite.com/e/mine-o-pol... 3/3

🎲 We're excited to announce an upcoming #workshop to introduce our latest project: MINE-O-POLIS, an alternative #boardgame that invites players to explore #Toronto as a global capital of mining power. www.beyondextraction.ca/mine-o-polis 1/3

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us yesterday to disrupt PDAC and imagine a future beyond mining! It felt powerful to join together in solidarity with communities across Turtle Island and around the world who are rejecting the violence of mining. Photo cred: Jay Geerts @torontodocumentarist