March 23, 2021 Rio Tinto steps up efforts to repair damaged Indigenous ties The miner will form an Indigenous advisory group to help it better understand issues affecting Indigenous Australians, identify gaps in current protocols and re-establish trust over time.
March 18, 2021 Cerrejón, Colombian Indigenous community launch agreement over environmental concerns Cerrejón is owned by BHP Group, Anglo American and Glencore and has been operating for 30 years.
March 18, 2021 British Columbia First Nation opposes Doubleview Gold’s operations The Tahltan Central Government sent a notice to Doubleview Gold stating that the company’s mineral claims are in a culturally sensitive area.
March 17, 2021 Soaring prices spur miners’ hunt for growth, fueling indigenous and investor ire This is the second wave of pressure that investors concerned about ESG issues have laid on miners after successfully forcing mine waste standards updates in 2020.
March 12, 2021 Argonaut to drill for copper against Aboriginal wishes in South Australia Drilling for the Murdie project is set to begin on March 15, despite opposition from Indigenous groups.
March 10, 2021 Aboriginal group to rate Australian miners on performance Fortescue and Rio Tinto who are the biggest miners on Eastern Guruma land, both welcomed the initiative.
March 10, 2021 Newmont to buy GT Gold for $311 million The all-cash deal gives Newmont the Tatogga gold-copper project, located in the Tahltan Nation's territory in northwestern BC.
March 3, 2021 Co-operation between artisanal miners and companies gains momentum Artisanal mining is considered the main source of global mercury pollution.
March 3, 2021 Colombia, Peru may centralize purchase of gold to combat crime, environmental destruction Last week, Colombia launched a new military unit to target illicit mining.
March 2, 2021 Glencore’s Australia mine expansion threatens sacred sites – authority head Glencore unit McArthur River Mine received approval from the territory's mining minister last year to proceed with the expansion.
Critical Metals extends mineralization, confirms high-grade HREEs at Tanbreez project Additional drilling across Area B and the Upper Fjord area is considered warranted to further define mineralized scale, continuity and potential resource growth, company said. February 09, 2026 | 12:23 pm
