August 11, 2024

BHP launches Indigenous partnership plan in Canada

The program aligns with the Australian miner's global ambition to create social value and operate with integrity.

August 9, 2024

ICMM updates Indigenous Peoples and Mining position statement  

The updated statement sets out what companies will do if agreement cannot be reached and States have granted permission for projects to proceed.

August 7, 2024

Yukon government will not halt mining, despite First Nation’s concerns

The Na-Cho Nyäk Dun Nation had called for a pause to all mining and an independent investigation after the landslide at the facility where cyanide is used to extract gold.

July 5, 2024

British Columbia’s Haida Nation Aboriginal title sparks constitutional questions

British Columbia's formal recognition of the Haida Nation's Aboriginal title over a group of islands near the Alaskan panhandle is a reconciliation milestone. But it’s raising legal and economic questions.

June 4, 2024

Probe finds Sandfire caused Aboriginal heritage damage due to process failures

Damage to an artefact scatter at the Monty copper mine, north east of Perth, occurred in 2017 and 2018.

April 29, 2024

AME applies to intervene in Gitxaala v British Columbia appeal on Mineral Tenure Act

BC's interim measures place restrictions on mineral claim registrations and mining activities in Gitxaała Nation and Ehattesaht First Nation territories, while the province works to modernize the Act.

April 17, 2024

Governments must broker local support for mines, industry group says

CMM now pushing governments to bear the full responsibility of obtaining free, prior and informed consent from local communities.

March 13, 2024

BMC’s Kudz Ze Kayah project in Yukon can go ahead after talks help address Indigenous concerns, governments say

KZK was paused last year when the Kaska Nation said the federal and Yukon governments didn’t address their concerns over wildlife.

February 27, 2024

Legal battle looms amid Cat Lake Nation, First Mining road dispute in Ontario

The dispute hinges on the issuance of road construction permits by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.

February 7, 2024

Aboriginal group to inspect rock shelters for potential Rio Tinto damage

Rio Tinto said that a preliminary investigation found no damage to the shelter at the Mesa C Robe Valley operations.