January 18, 2024 Gold miners bring fresh wave of suffering to Brazil’s Yanomami Brazil is losing the upper hand in its battle to save the Yanomami Indigenous people.
December 21, 2023 Sandfire, Yugunga-Nya sign deal for cultural heritage protection at DeGrussa mine Sandfire said last month it had damaged an artefact scatter at its Monty cooper mine in 2017 and 2018.
December 4, 2023 Aboriginal group calls for Sandfire CEO to step down after heritage damage Sandfire said last week it had discovered damage to an artefact scatter at its Monty copper mine that had occurred over 2017 and 2018.
November 21, 2023 Brazil Potash’s Autazes project halted on permitting suspension Lower court decision does not cancel the permits already granted to the Canadian miner, but it prevents it from moving forward.
November 8, 2023 ‘No is a valid outcome of consultation,’ groups fighting Taranis’ Thor copper project in BC say A dispute between Taranis Resources, the British Columbia government and First Nations groups over the Thor project is brewing over deep drilling exploration permit delays.
October 26, 2023 Gitxaala First Nation appeals BC Supreme Court decision on UNDRIP The Gitxaala also want the Court of Appeal to do what the BC Supreme Court refused to do – quash several mineral claims in their traditional territories.
October 18, 2023 Brazilian court rules in favor of Brazil Potash’s Autazes project The $2.5 billion project aims to provide an initial output that is sufficient to cover approximately 20% of Brazil’s potash needs.
October 10, 2023 Aboriginal elders suspend Rio Tinto site survey over heritage concerns Western Australia is set to overturn its 2021 Aboriginal cultural heritage protection laws, introduced on July 1, due to opposition from landowners.
October 9, 2023 Rio Tinto says no damage to Aboriginal rock shelter structure from Aug. 6 blast There has been much less outrage about this incident compared to three years ago, when Rio Tinto destroyed rock shelters at Juukan Gorge in the same region.
October 3, 2023 Rio’s latest rock shelter damage highlights need for Aboriginal voice, advocates say Rio Tinto, which did not make a public statement for seven weeks, said it was sorry for the incident.
Larvotto expands technical capabilities at Hillgrove antimony-gold project With ECORE, Larvotto can immediately scan drill core after drilling, providing multi-element and mineral maps and data. December 04, 2025 | 12:02 pm