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Over 40 organizations and individuals, including MiningWatch Canada, submitted comments and recommendations in response to the Proposed Prohibition of Asbestos and Asbestos Products Regulations and Proposed Amendment to the Export of Substances on the Export Control List Regulations under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA), 1999.
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Quebec Commission of Inquiry Releases Landmark …
The three-member Commission was mandated by Quebec's Minister of the Environment to carry out an inquiry and advise the government how to deal responsibly with the more than 800 million tons of asbestos …
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The Future of Canada's Mining Sector
MiningWatch was invited to present to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Natural Resources as part of its study on "The Future of Canada's Oil and Gas, Mining and Nuclear Sectors". ... (eg. asbestos). We also insisted on 4) the need to respect and affirm the inherent, constitutional and international rights of Indigenous Peoples ...
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There needs to be a comprehensive...
MiningWatch Canada · February 24, 2019 · · February 24, 2019 ·
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Asbestos Hazards in the Mining Industry
Mining Industry What is asbestos? Asbestos is the generic term for six fibrous mineral silicates: chrysotile, crocidolite, amosite, tremo-lite asbestos, anthophylite asbestos, and actinolite asbestos. How could I be exposed to asbestos? » The rock or ore being processed at the mine may contain asbestos, or » commercial products at the mine ...
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"News reports on Asbestos's endless...
"News reports on Asbestos's endless discussion sometimes acknowledge that a mere change of name may not be a perfect solution to the town's publicity problems. The decommissioned Jeffrey Mine is...
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Asbestos Mining in Canada
The study shows that the former mine — which produced more than two million tonnes of asbestos between 1950 and 1985 — left behind more than 200 million tonnes of …
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Prevent Mesothelioma and other Asbestos Diseases in Canada: Organizations call on Prime Minister for an Immediate Asbestos Ban and Expert Panel Review. 07.12.2016. ... Violence Ongoing at Barrick Mine in Tanzania: MiningWatch Canada and RAID (UK) Complete Human Rights Assessment. 05.08.2014. Taseko Mines CEO Hall Requested to Stop Slander.
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Asbestos Exposure in Mine Workers: Health Risks and Legal Action
Asbestos was extensively used in mining operations for its insulation and fireproofing properties. It was commonly found in machinery components, such as gaskets and brake linings. During …
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South Africa
Africa 's asbestos mining and production for more than 100 years are the causes of mesothelioma. Doctors around the world saw high rates of lung disease in workers exposed to asbestos in the early 1900s. Christopher Wagner, a South African pathologist, discovered a definitive link between the exposure and cancer in 1960. ...
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"Asbestos exposure is estimated to be...
"Asbestos exposure is estimated to be the cause of about 2,000 new cases of cancer each year in Canada." "Asbestos exposure is estimated to be... - MiningWatch Canada
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Despite ongoing pleas by Canadians...
(Toronto) Over 60 health, labour, and environmental organizations from across Canada urge Prime Minister Trudeau to take the necessary steps to achieve a comprehensive ban on asbestos, beginning with regulatory actions banning asbestos use in the country. These organizations also call on the Prime M...
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Recommendations on Proposed Prohibition of Asbestos and Asbestos
Over 40 organizations and individuals, including MiningWatch Canada, submitted comments and recommendations in response to the Proposed Prohibition of Asbestos and Asbestos Products Regulations and Proposed Amendment to the Export of Substances on the Export Control List Regulations under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA), …
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Friends of MiningWatch. Quebec drags First Nation back to Court over landmark mining decision. 04.12.2024. Friends of MiningWatch. International Allies Against Mining in El Salvador condemns decision to retry ADES Santa Marta Five Water Defenders and Bukele's attempts to overturn mining ban. 03.12.2024.
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Book Review: Mining Country: A History of Canada's
Looking back at Canada's history with mining. By Joan Kuyek. When MiningWatch Canada started up in 1999, we all hoped that our work would challenge the industry-dominated discourse about mining and smelting in Canada. ... Stories about Yellowknife's Giant mine, the Westray disaster of 1992, the Asbestos strike of 1949, and the Pine Point ...
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Barbaric. "Just like the raw...
Barbaric. "Just like the raw asbestos spread out underneath the town, international asbestos companies treated the bodies of the people of Asbestos as a resource to be extracted. They ordered the...
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Understanding Mining Taxation in Canada
url: / e-mail: [email protected] Understanding Mining Taxation in Canada Joan Kuyek, August 24, 2004 Introduction MiningWatch Canada is a coalition of seventeen Canadian organizations: Aboriginal, environmental, social justice, labour and church groups that are concerned about the heavy toll on natural capital, the
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"News reports on Asbestos's endless...
"News reports on Asbestos's endless discussion sometimes acknowledge that a mere change of name may not be a perfect solution to the town's publicity...
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Friends of MiningWatch. Talks on a business and human right treaty need Canada's support. 10.12.2024. ... 04.12.2024. Friends of MiningWatch. International Allies Against Mining in El Salvador condemns decision to retry ADES Santa Marta Five Water Defenders and Bukele's attempts to overturn mining ban. 03.12.2024. Blog Entry ...
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Asbestos Exposure in the Mining Industry: …
Asbestos exposure poses an ongoing concern for people who worked in the mining industry. Well before asbestos mining began, to ancient people, an ever-burning asbestos ceremonial candle wick was almost like the burning bush. …
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Parti Québécois Scuttles Plans to Re-open Asbestos Mines
While opposing asbestos mining, MiningWatch has always called for a just transition and mine remediation strategy for the communities where the mines are located; unfortunately, these have not been forthcoming. As the mines have been closed or on partial operation for a number of years, and the communities have already diversified their ...
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"Less than a year into his asbestos...
"Less than a year into his asbestos espionage activities, Moore had already recognised the campaigners' concerns and motives were creditable." "Less than a year into his asbestos... - MiningWatch Canada
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[BY E-MAIL] Environment and Climate Change Canada c/o …
MiningWatch Canada and the Coalition Québec Meilleure Mine hereby submit their joint comments on ... mining sector, and has helped to raise awareness among public decision-makers and a broad cross- ... as well as Quebec's positions on uranium and asbestos, and more recently on critical and strategic minerals. Since 2008, coalition members have ...
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Asbestos Mines
Mining of asbestos peaked during the Industrial Revolution when it was regarded as the perfect insulator for newly emerging factories. The mineral was refined and incorporated into a number of building materials, fabrics and other products.Despite its seemingly desirable properties, it is a carcinogen, and mining asbestos puts miners at a high risk of developing …
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Project to restart asbestos mine in Quebec: A forest in Australia, a
The coalition is also enthused that Amir Kadir of Québec Solidaire has tabled Bill 491, seeking to ban asbestos and uranium mining in Québec. Québec's economy should be oriented toward products of the future and new forms of energy. Restarting the Jeffery mine would add another 200,000 tonnes of asbestos per year to global production of ...
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Asbestos mine production country ranking 2023 | Statista
Russia and Kazakhstan produce the largest volumes of asbestos in the world, totaling 630,000 metric tons and 260,000 metric tons, respectively, in 2023. Globally, asbestos mine production has...
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The terrible paradox of the green energy transition | MiningWatch …
Today, November 23, MiningWatch Canada and Environmental Justice Atlas launched the EJAtlas Interactive Map to map the energy-transition mining boom's impact on 25 communities. When contacted in advance of the launch, MiningWatch Canada's Jamie Kneen said five of the mines are in Quebec, one is in the U.S. and the rest are in Latin America.
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The terrible paradox of the green energy transition | Mining Watch …
An asbestos mine in Quebec, Canada. Credit: Chilanga Cement / Flickr. ... Canada is hoping to get in on the mining boom. As MiningWatch Canada puts it: "The Canadian government is currently racing other jurisdictions in promoting itself as the go-to destination for responsible mining, competing to attract investment and build the mines that ...
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