Events & News
May 17 2022
Mining the Connections Conference: a rich and diverse first edition!
From 25 to 27 April, the international conference Mining the Connections was held at the Château-Laurier Hotel in Quebec City.
May 13 2022
Capitalism and Dispossession: Corporate Canada at Home and Abroad (David P Thomas and Veldon Coburn, eds)
In the book chapter, "The Gendered Violence of Canadian Extraction", Rebecca Hall explores gender dynamics of extractive operations in Canada. Taking up a diverse set of case studies, she analyzes the relationship between home, community and work, with a focus on Indigenous/corporate relations...
April 01 2022
Program - Mining the Connections 2022
The program for the Mining the Connections is now available!
As a reminder, the conference will be hosted in Château Laurier, Quebec City, on April 25-27, 2022.
January 17 2022
Interview with Kristina Sehlin Macneil
Kristina Sehlin Macneil, we are pleased to have you join the MinErAL Network. Could you please tell us what are your main research interests and areas of expertise?
January 17 2022
Interview with Rebecca Hall
Rebecca Hall, we are pleased to have you join the MinErAL Network. Could you please tell us what are your main research interests and areas of expertise?
I’m delighted to join the network. I’m so looking forward to...
Featured Projects
2020
Interactions between International Trade and Investments Law and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in mining projects
Trade and investment agreements are key elements of mining projects. In particular, decision to invest in a mining project depends on the existing legal protection provided by bilateral or...
2020
Realising Indigenous Rights: Effective Implementation of Agreements
Negotiated agreements now constitute a critical component of almost all encounters between Indigenous peoples and the extractive industry in Australia and Canada, and are rapidly becoming more...
2019
Indigenous employment in nickel mining: A global perspective on Indigenous job access and labour practices in Canada and New Caledonia
Recent research in the MinErAl network has investigated the implications of mining development for Indigenous livelihoods by examining the relationship between Indigenous employment and industrial...