Conservationists say Canadian mine is contaminating Wrangell-area watershed

Conservationists say Canadian mine is contaminating Wrangell-area watershed

Red Chris Mine’s tailings waste facility and open pit in the headwaters of the Iskut River, a major tributary of the salmon-bearing Stikine River. (Photo courtesy of Colin Arisman) This article is part one of a two-part series about the Red Chris Mine and its potential threat to the Stikine River. The Red Chris Mine is already huge — at 89 square miles, it’s bigger than Wrangell Island. And the mine — which is just 25 miles from the British Colu…

As Canadian company sells mine in Oaxaca, we remember the territorial defenders killed while opposing it - Peace Brigades International-Canada

Photo by Educa Oaxaca. “March 21, 2012: CPUVO members and Mexican human rights organizations hold a protest in front of the Canadian embassy in Mexico City and at the Canadian Consulate in Oaxaca city to denounce the responsibility of the Fortuna Silver Mines Company in the murders of human rights advocates in San José del Progreso.” – Civilian Observation Mission Report. Yesterday, April 14, 2025, Vancouver-based Fortuna Mining Corp. announced …