Events & News

December 10 2024

NEW ARTICLE


Sandra McKay, a PhD student in Global Development Studies at Queen's University, has just published an article with the support of the MinErAL network. Entitled "Entering the Critical Era: A Review of Contemporary Research on Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining," it is now available as an...

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November 18 2024

2024 - 2025 | MinErAL Scholarships


The MinErAL research network is pleased to offer financial support for students engaged in the research objectives and themes of the MinErAL network. For 2024-2025, the scholarships include:

 

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August 27 2024

Mining and Indigenous Livelihoods: Rights, Revenues, and Resistance


A recently published book, edited by Thierry Rodon, Sophie Thériault, Arn Keeling, Séverine Bouard and Andrew Taylor is now available!

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June 13 2024

Mining the Connections Conference: An Even More Enriching and Diverse Second Edition!


From 21 to 23 May 2024, the second edition of the international conference Mining the Connections was held at the Kenzi Rose Garden Hotel in Marrakech, Morocco!

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April 02 2024

Call for Papers - 74th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Geographers


The Department of Geography at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador will host the 74th CAG Annual Meeting in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador,  August 14-18, 2024! ! 

Session Title: Mining, legacy waste, and logics of extractivism

Session Type: Regular...

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January 24 2024

Regards croisés sur les défis de la mise en œuvre du consentement préalable, libre et éclairé


A recently published book, edited by Thierry Rodon, principal investigator of the MinErAL network, and Martin Papillon, is now available.

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Featured Projects

2023

Beyond Hot Air. Conversations around critical raw materials supply for the ‘green’ transition

Beyond Hot Air is a conversation. It is an international, multi-stakeholder initiative that explores the complex landscape of mineral raw materials supply for the ‘...

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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...

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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...

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