August 8, 2023 Western Australia to scrap 2021 Aboriginal heritage protection laws Laws were introduced after the destruction of the ancient Juukan Gorge rock shelters by Rio Tinto.
July 31, 2023 Ecuadorean votes could bar oil output in Amazon reserve, mining near Quito Ecuadoreans will decide in two August referendums whether oil and mining projects in key regions of the country can continue.
July 25, 2023 Doubleview Gold’s Hat project faces indigenous opposition in British Columbia The Tahltan Nation generally supports mining and exploration in its territory.
June 15, 2023 NexGen, Metis Nations sign IBA for Rook 1 uranium project in Saskatchewan The IBA defines the environmental, cultural, economic, employment, and other benefits to be provided and to confirm consent and support.
May 24, 2023 Aboriginal group says remediation at Juukan rock shelters has begun The destruction of the culturally significant site in Western Australia triggered the exit of Rio's CEO, chairman and two senior executives.
May 3, 2023 Will Ecuador’s illegal mining crackdown protect Indigenous people? The government has identified illegal mining camps in 21 of the country's 24 provinces since 2000.
April 30, 2023 No mining allowed in six new Indigenous reserves in Brazil Luiz Inácio ‘Lula’ Da Silva issued a decree creating six new Indigenous reserves, most of them in the Amazon, and banning mining in such areas.
April 28, 2023 Brazil’s Mura people report threats amid pressure to approve Amazon potash mine Their ancestral land overlaps with an area where a Canadian company wants to build a potash mine.
April 25, 2023 EXPLAINER: Why are high gold prices bad for the Amazon rainforest? The hunt for gold has attracted wildcat prospectors who have destroyed forests.
April 11, 2023 Ecuador mining opposition holding up $1 billion of investments Ecuador has abundant mineral reserves but has lagged behind regional neighbors such as Peru and Chile in large-scale mining development.
Australian lithium miner PLS Group signs supply deal with China’s Canmax Company has signed an offtake deal to supply 150,000 tonnes of spodumene concentrate for two year. February 09, 2026 | 01:46 pm
