Chile indigenous communities suspend dialogue with SQM, Codelco over lithium
The four largest indigenous communities in Chile’s Atacama salt flat suspended dialogue with state-run copper giant Codelco and lithium miner SQM over expanding lithium mining in the flat, the groups said in a statement on Monday.
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Elder hurt in clash between Argentinian Indigenous community, police over mining project
Representatives from the Peñas Negras Indigenous community, in northwestern Argentina, clashed with heavily armed police officers who were escorting Elevado Gold personnel up the Alto de Salle hill, in the Catamarca province.
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US, Canada, Indigenous groups to collaborate on reducing river pollution from BC coal mines
The United States and Canada announced Monday they have agreed to cooperate to reduce and mitigate the impacts of water pollution from coal mines originating in British Columbia’s Elk-Kootenay watershed.
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US Indigenous coal miners with black lung disease unlikely to qualify for federal support
Mining News Pro - Indigenous coal miners may develop disabling black lung disease but are less likely to qualify for medical benefits using currently required lung function standards rather than standards specific to Indigenous populations, according to new research.
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EV revolution puts US Indigenous communities at risk – study
Mining News Pro - The electric car revolution puts America’s Indigenous communities at risk, a new paper soon to be published in Harvard Environment Law Review shows.
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How Chile’s progressive new plan to mine lithium faces Indigenous hurdles
Mining News Pro - Chile’s millennial president, Gabriel Boric, promised to mine differently. He would turn the world’s largest copper producer and second largest lithium miner into a country that focused on environmental and social responsibility.
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Ecuador indigenous community rejects mining on their land after court ruling
Mining News Pro - Ecuador’s Constitutional Court in September ruled the environmental permit granted in 2011 for the major San Carlos Panantza copper project required a consultation with the Shuar Arutam community, but this was not carried out.
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Peruvian Indigenous community wants to become a shareholder in Las Bambas
Mining News Pro - The blockades, which were later joined by another four communities, lasted for over 50 days and forced the Chinese miner to halt activities at its flagship operation.
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Bolivian senator, Indigenous representatives attacked by illegal miners
Mining News Pro - Bolivian senator Cecilia Requena, members of the Senate’s Land and Territory Committee and representatives from Amazonian Indigenous organizations were attacked over the weekend when conducting an inspection in an area near the Madidi National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area.
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Honduras orders Aura Minerals subsidiary to suspend gold mining at indigenous cemetery
Mining News Pro - Honduran authorities ordered a subsidiary of Canada’s Aura Minerals Inc to suspend open-pit gold mining on Wednesday at an indigenous cemetery site, drawing fierce opposition from residents, whose lawyer confirmed the suspension in a statement.
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Mining industry joins opposition to Brazil indigenous land bill
Mining News Pro - There is a notable opponent to the Brazilian government’s plans to allow mining on indigenous lands — the mining industry itself.
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Chile’s new constitution may let indigenous groups veto projects
Mining News Pro - A proposed article in Chile’s new constitution, currently being written by a coalition elected by popular vote, has some analysts and investors on guard as it would require the state to get consent from indigenous groups to approve any projects that may affect their rights.
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Glencore’s zinc mine expansion met by Indigenous backlash
Mining News Pro - Glencore Plc’s plans to expand one of the world’s largest zinc and lead mines has been thrown into doubt after an Australian government judged it failed to adequately consult with Aboriginal custodians over the protection of a sacred site.
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Chile’s constitution drafters want to annul mining concessions on indigenous lands
Mining News Pro - A proposal to suspend Chilean mining and forestry concessions that infringe on indigenous land was approved in the first instance by a committee as part of the drafting of a new constitution in the world’s top copper supplier and No. 2 lithium producer.
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Ecuador indigenous demand rights to consent on extractive projects
Mining News Pro - Indigenous communities in Ecuador on Tuesday presented hundreds of thousands of signatures to the country’s top court to demand their right to make final decisions on use of ancestral lands they say are threatened by expansion of extractive projects.
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National Roadmap to create Indigenous opportunities
Mining News Pro - Minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt has released the National Roadmap for Indigenous Skills, Jobs and Wealth Creation, which aims to provide opportunities to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for highly skilled, highly paid jobs in Australia’s mining industry.
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Indigenous engagement progressing in Australian mining
Mining News Pro - The effort to better acknowledge and include First Nations peoples in the Australian mining industry is advancing as more Indigenous initiatives are introduced and more Indigenous contracts awarded.
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Atlas Iron awards unprecedented contract for Indigenous business
Mining News Pro - Atlas Iron has handed a joint venture mining contract to East West Pilbara (EWP) and Ozland at its Miralga Creek iron ore mine in Western Australia.
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Rio Tinto a ‘guest’ on Indigenous land
Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto is set to form an Indigenous Advisory Group that will point out gaps in the company’s current cultural heritage protocols.
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Rio Tinto issues mea culpa over Indigenous leadership upset
Mining News Pro - Global miner Rio Tinto Ltd said on Friday it should have better communicated to an Australian Aboriginal group whose ancient rockshelters it destroyed of a leadership change that affected efforts to mend their relationship.
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Rio Tinto board could face pressure on Indigenous broken promise claim
Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto chairman Simon Thompson is set to face further pressure over the board`s handling of the destruction of sacred rock shelters in Australia after an Indigenous group accused him of breaking a personal promise, analysts said.
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Rio Tinto CEO urges patience in repairing Indigenous ties as iron ore output grows
Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto will need time to rebuild partnerships with Indigenous groups following the company’s destruction of sacred caves in Australia, its new chief executive said on Tuesday in his first quarterly report as CEO.
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SQM says relations with indigenous communities are improving
Mining News Pro - Chilean company SQM, the world’s second-largest lithium producer, has a priority commitment to the indigenous communities surrounding the Atacama salt flat, the firm’s General Manager Ricardo Ramos said in an interview.
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Inside SQM’s struggle to win over indigenous communities in Chile’s Atacama
Mining News Pro - SQM, the world’s No. 2 lithium producer, cut a deal with Chile in 2018 that allowed it to ramp up output from the Atacama, a remote and fragile desert salt flat whose indigenous inhabitants fear may be jeopardized by mining.
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Rio Tinto, indigenous land owners begin rebuilding ties after cave blast
Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto and Indigenous Australians said on Thursday they had taken initial steps towards rebuilding their relationship after the miner destroyed sacred Aboriginal caves in Western Australia in May.
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