10 Reasons Why You Need To Be More Aware Of The Mining Industry
1. At least 75% of the world’s mining companies are traded on Canadian stock exchanges and have their headquarters in Canada. This means that 75% of companies worldwide fly the Canadian flag, so to...
View ArticleCanadians For Mining Awareness Peterborough
In light of the mainstream media focusing on a current scandal linking Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Chief of Staff to lobbyists from the Barrick Gold corporation, Canadians for Mining Awareness...
View Article“No” still means “no” when it comes to Mining
The buzz word for September is “Consent.” As you frequent local restaurants and bars in downtown Peterborough this fall you are likely to encounter a boldly printed coaster that tells you “Consent is...
View ArticleDeadly Protests Over Mining in Guatemala
Two are dead and another nine were injured during a confrontation near the Escobal silver mine in the department of San Rafael, Guatemala, on Saturday, January 12. The Escobal mine is a joint-operation...
View ArticleAll that Glitters is not Barrick Gold
After years of denying reports that local women were being gang-raped by Barrick Gold employees at their mine in Porgera, Papua New Guinea, the company finally acknowledged the problem existed in the...
View ArticlePhase Two of Line 9
By Kristen Phoeniks and Natalie Guttormsson The approval process for “Phase Two” of Enbridge’s Line 9 reversal project is currently under way. Phase Two runs from the Westover terminal, north of...
View ArticlePDAC 2013 Part Two: Critique
Last week I gave a report back summary on what I experienced at the PDAC convention. This week I am going to get a bit more column-like and opinionated. Most of the sessions that I attended covered the...
View ArticleCanadian Mining Awareness: Putting value on gold, not just a price
Priceless heirlooms, expressions of love, symbols of prosperity, even the minerals used to produce our everyday products—society values gold for many reasons. But what is the true price of gold?...
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