Canada sees opportunity in these mines. Alaskans see a threat. Indigenous people, environmentalists and lawmakers of both parties fear more mining in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle could ...

Indigenous people, environmentalists and lawmakers of both parties fear more mining in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle could pollute Alaska’s waterways.

Mining was selected as the theme of this tribunal because of the damage that resource extraction can cause to people and ecosystems, even though the sector is necessary for addressing climate change.

The MAC states that contributions from mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction accounted for 5.1 percent of Canada’s GDP in 2023, which is within the 4.9 to 5.3 percent range seen since 2012.

Vancouver, British Columbia, home to dozens of companies searching the world for minerals, has a special interest in the northernmost U.S. state.

In 2023, mining employed 430,000 people directly and supported many more indirectly, including over 12,000 Indigenous workers. We will need over 100,000 new workers in the next decade.

Collaboration with local communities, such as Agnico Eagle Mines is doing at its Meliadine mine in Nunavut, is the foundation of working in Canada’s far-north says chair Sean Boyd.

The country's legacy of mining means that toxic metals could be carried along plumes of smoke, endangering people in its path.

Jobs for Indigenous people especially are under ... transformed into a lake — but the event at Canada House was a reminder of the other likely effects of the closure of Canada’s diamond mines.

Canada’s mining industry delivered solid growth in 2023, contributing C$117-billion, or 4% of GDP, and directly employing 430 000 people. However, the sector faces pressure from regulatory ...

The MAC states that contributions from mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction accounted for 5.1 percent of Canada’s GDP in 2023, which is within the 4.9 to 5.3 percent range seen since 2012.