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Virtual AGMs have attracted ire from shareholder-rights groups who argue online meetings can undermine shareholder rights

With the cleanup of the abandoned Faro mite expected to release an amount of emissions characterized as a “carbon bomb,” the project may move ahead but on the condition carbon is offset, according to a new report from the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board. 

The need to store and manage mine tailings — the waste created by grinding up and processing ore — is modern mining’s greatest environmental liability and long-term expense.

The provincial ministry responsible for mining is looking for input on a discussion paper to guide B.C. as it tries to become a global supplier of critical minerals, while respecting the rights of First Nations and protecting the environment.

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Mariano Abarca was brazenly murdered in daylight in 2009, after speaking out against a local mining project.

The Mining Association of Canada has announced new regulations to diversify the predominantly male and white industry. Find out more.

Canada is offering incentives to mining companies to dig in its northern regions for the critical minerals needed for EVs and solar panels. But based on past abuses, critics fear carbon-rich peatlands will be lost, wild rivers polluted, and enormous cleanup projects left behind.


OTTAWA — Family and supporters of a Mexican activist who was killed after opposing a Canadian company's mining project are taking their case to an international human rights body.

OTTAWA — Family and supporters of a Mexican activist who was killed after opposing a Canadian company's mining project are taking their case to an international human rights body.