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Canada’s critical minerals strategy can’t come at any cost—mining must be responsible, protect communities and the environment, and truly power a clean energy future.
More on Red Chris from @CBCTheNational ➡️ bit.ly/4nYowQ2
(7/7)
More on Red Chris from @CBCTheNational ➡️ bit.ly/4nYowQ2
(7/7)
There's big money in the Red Chris mine expansion in northwest B.C. — but at what cost? | CBC News
The Red Chris mine is part of Prime Minister Mark Carney's list of "nation-building" projects he wants to fast track. As CBC's Lyndsay Duncombe explains, the project is still not a done deal.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Canada’s critical minerals strategy can’t come at any cost—mining must be responsible, protect communities and the environment, and truly power a clean energy future.
More on Red Chris from @CBCTheNational ➡️ bit.ly/4nYowQ2
(7/7)
More on Red Chris from @CBCTheNational ➡️ bit.ly/4nYowQ2
(7/7)
✅ Oversight is key to balance:
-Economic growth
-Environmental protection
-Indigenous consent & partnership
-Worker safety
Rushing projects without strong laws risks undermining all of these. (6/7)
-Economic growth
-Environmental protection
-Indigenous consent & partnership
-Worker safety
Rushing projects without strong laws risks undermining all of these. (6/7)
November 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
✅ Oversight is key to balance:
-Economic growth
-Environmental protection
-Indigenous consent & partnership
-Worker safety
Rushing projects without strong laws risks undermining all of these. (6/7)
-Economic growth
-Environmental protection
-Indigenous consent & partnership
-Worker safety
Rushing projects without strong laws risks undermining all of these. (6/7)
🌱 Strong mining laws matter.
They ensure minerals are sustainably sourced, traceable, and powering a low-carbon future—not military applications. (5/7)
They ensure minerals are sustainably sourced, traceable, and powering a low-carbon future—not military applications. (5/7)
November 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
🌱 Strong mining laws matter.
They ensure minerals are sustainably sourced, traceable, and powering a low-carbon future—not military applications. (5/7)
They ensure minerals are sustainably sourced, traceable, and powering a low-carbon future—not military applications. (5/7)
⚠️ But there’s tension:
The same budget sets aside $81.8B for military spending over five years.
Many of these minerals are dual-use: essential for clean energy, but also used in weapons. (4/7)
The same budget sets aside $81.8B for military spending over five years.
Many of these minerals are dual-use: essential for clean energy, but also used in weapons. (4/7)
November 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
⚠️ But there’s tension:
The same budget sets aside $81.8B for military spending over five years.
Many of these minerals are dual-use: essential for clean energy, but also used in weapons. (4/7)
The same budget sets aside $81.8B for military spending over five years.
Many of these minerals are dual-use: essential for clean energy, but also used in weapons. (4/7)
💡 On the federal front, Canada is doubling down on clean energy minerals.
The 2025 budget launches a $2B “critical minerals strategy” fund for equity stakes, loan guarantees, and tax incentives—aimed at accelerating EVs, batteries, and renewable tech. (3/7)
The 2025 budget launches a $2B “critical minerals strategy” fund for equity stakes, loan guarantees, and tax incentives—aimed at accelerating EVs, batteries, and renewable tech. (3/7)
November 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
💡 On the federal front, Canada is doubling down on clean energy minerals.
The 2025 budget launches a $2B “critical minerals strategy” fund for equity stakes, loan guarantees, and tax incentives—aimed at accelerating EVs, batteries, and renewable tech. (3/7)
The 2025 budget launches a $2B “critical minerals strategy” fund for equity stakes, loan guarantees, and tax incentives—aimed at accelerating EVs, batteries, and renewable tech. (3/7)
⚠️ Safety concerns are real:
The mine has faced repeated fines for poor groundwater monitoring and a recent underground collapse trapped 3 workers for 60+ hours.
Rushing complex mines raises risks to workers, communities, the environment, and Indigenous consent. (2/7)
The mine has faced repeated fines for poor groundwater monitoring and a recent underground collapse trapped 3 workers for 60+ hours.
Rushing complex mines raises risks to workers, communities, the environment, and Indigenous consent. (2/7)
November 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
⚠️ Safety concerns are real:
The mine has faced repeated fines for poor groundwater monitoring and a recent underground collapse trapped 3 workers for 60+ hours.
Rushing complex mines raises risks to workers, communities, the environment, and Indigenous consent. (2/7)
The mine has faced repeated fines for poor groundwater monitoring and a recent underground collapse trapped 3 workers for 60+ hours.
Rushing complex mines raises risks to workers, communities, the environment, and Indigenous consent. (2/7)
Without strong laws, accountability, and transparency, this “build” could leave future generations with debt, ecological damage, and even deeper inequality.
More on the budget’s mining commitments: bit.ly/4oHHMCN
(6/6)
More on the budget’s mining commitments: bit.ly/4oHHMCN
(6/6)
Feds pitch $2B fund for critical minerals investments, including equity stakes
OTTAWA — The federal budget says Canada will take out equity stakes in critical mineral projects to open up mining and position Canada as a major global supplier.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Without strong laws, accountability, and transparency, this “build” could leave future generations with debt, ecological damage, and even deeper inequality.
More on the budget’s mining commitments: bit.ly/4oHHMCN
(6/6)
More on the budget’s mining commitments: bit.ly/4oHHMCN
(6/6)
If this is truly a generational plan, we must ask: what future are we building? One focused on militarized extraction and corporate subsidies, or one that invests in people, climate, and community resilience? (5/6)
November 5, 2025 at 12:55 AM
If this is truly a generational plan, we must ask: what future are we building? One focused on militarized extraction and corporate subsidies, or one that invests in people, climate, and community resilience? (5/6)
Without proper safeguards, the push for new critical mineral mining risks violating Indigenous rights, harming local communities and ecosystems, and fuelling militarism over a just transition. (4/6)
November 5, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Without proper safeguards, the push for new critical mineral mining risks violating Indigenous rights, harming local communities and ecosystems, and fuelling militarism over a just transition. (4/6)
Expanding mining and increasing military spending won’t make life more affordable or fix U.S. trade tensions. U.S. military money is already backing B.C. mining companies, and there is no traceability of where these minerals go — to EV batteries or bombs. (3/6)
November 5, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Expanding mining and increasing military spending won’t make life more affordable or fix U.S. trade tensions. U.S. military money is already backing B.C. mining companies, and there is no traceability of where these minerals go — to EV batteries or bombs. (3/6)
But while Ottawa pledges billions for infrastructure — including $2 B fund for critical minerals and equity stakes in mining projects — it also openly calls itself a “budget of sacrifice,” warning Canadians that cuts and service impacts are part of the plan. (2/6)
November 5, 2025 at 12:55 AM
But while Ottawa pledges billions for infrastructure — including $2 B fund for critical minerals and equity stakes in mining projects — it also openly calls itself a “budget of sacrifice,” warning Canadians that cuts and service impacts are part of the plan. (2/6)
👻 Stronger mining laws can finally put these ghosts to rest. It’s time to modernize B.C.’s mining laws and prevent pollution from haunting future generations. (6/6)
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October 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
👻 Stronger mining laws can finally put these ghosts to rest. It’s time to modernize B.C.’s mining laws and prevent pollution from haunting future generations. (6/6)
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⚰️ Breaking the curse
: B.C. can stop these “ghost mines” by:
-Requiring full financial bonding before mining begins
-Guaranteeing meaningful public involvement and Indigenous Consent
-Enforcing water quality limits that protect aquatic life
-Applying higher penalties to deter repeat offenders
(5/6)
-Requiring full financial bonding before mining begins
-Guaranteeing meaningful public involvement and Indigenous Consent
-Enforcing water quality limits that protect aquatic life
-Applying higher penalties to deter repeat offenders
(5/6)
October 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
⚰️ Breaking the curse
: B.C. can stop these “ghost mines” by:
-Requiring full financial bonding before mining begins
-Guaranteeing meaningful public involvement and Indigenous Consent
-Enforcing water quality limits that protect aquatic life
-Applying higher penalties to deter repeat offenders
(5/6)
-Requiring full financial bonding before mining begins
-Guaranteeing meaningful public involvement and Indigenous Consent
-Enforcing water quality limits that protect aquatic life
-Applying higher penalties to deter repeat offenders
(5/6)
☠️ Nickel Plate: The cobalt curse
For years, Nickel Plate has discharged cobalt-laden wastewater into Hedley Creek, which feeds the Similkameen River. Until an updated reclamation and closure plan is developed, the mine’s true long-term costs remain uncertain. (4/6)
For years, Nickel Plate has discharged cobalt-laden wastewater into Hedley Creek, which feeds the Similkameen River. Until an updated reclamation and closure plan is developed, the mine’s true long-term costs remain uncertain. (4/6)
October 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
☠️ Nickel Plate: The cobalt curse
For years, Nickel Plate has discharged cobalt-laden wastewater into Hedley Creek, which feeds the Similkameen River. Until an updated reclamation and closure plan is developed, the mine’s true long-term costs remain uncertain. (4/6)
For years, Nickel Plate has discharged cobalt-laden wastewater into Hedley Creek, which feeds the Similkameen River. Until an updated reclamation and closure plan is developed, the mine’s true long-term costs remain uncertain. (4/6)
💀 Yellow Giant: The ghost mine on the Coast
Avoided an EA and failed to meaningfully consult Gitxaała Nation leadership. Illegally and intentionally dumped contaminated tailings into wetlands and the ocean, leaving cleanup costs of $2.2 million with insufficient reclamation bonding. (3/6)
Avoided an EA and failed to meaningfully consult Gitxaała Nation leadership. Illegally and intentionally dumped contaminated tailings into wetlands and the ocean, leaving cleanup costs of $2.2 million with insufficient reclamation bonding. (3/6)
October 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
💀 Yellow Giant: The ghost mine on the Coast
Avoided an EA and failed to meaningfully consult Gitxaała Nation leadership. Illegally and intentionally dumped contaminated tailings into wetlands and the ocean, leaving cleanup costs of $2.2 million with insufficient reclamation bonding. (3/6)
Avoided an EA and failed to meaningfully consult Gitxaała Nation leadership. Illegally and intentionally dumped contaminated tailings into wetlands and the ocean, leaving cleanup costs of $2.2 million with insufficient reclamation bonding. (3/6)
🎃 Premier Gold: The mine that came back from the dead
After two decades, the mine restarted without public input or assessment. After releasing wastewater up to 886% over limits for toxic metals, Premier is again in Care and Maintenance pending funding. (2/6)
After two decades, the mine restarted without public input or assessment. After releasing wastewater up to 886% over limits for toxic metals, Premier is again in Care and Maintenance pending funding. (2/6)
October 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
🎃 Premier Gold: The mine that came back from the dead
After two decades, the mine restarted without public input or assessment. After releasing wastewater up to 886% over limits for toxic metals, Premier is again in Care and Maintenance pending funding. (2/6)
After two decades, the mine restarted without public input or assessment. After releasing wastewater up to 886% over limits for toxic metals, Premier is again in Care and Maintenance pending funding. (2/6)
📰 You can read more about the toxic legacy of gold mining from @nikkiskuce.bsky.social in Northword magazine’s Fall 2025 edition.
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📰 You can read more about the toxic legacy of gold mining from @nikkiskuce.bsky.social in Northword magazine’s Fall 2025 edition.
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🌱 What We Can Do
It’s time to stop glorifying gold and start valuing what truly matters—clean water, wild salmon watersheds, and thriving ecosystems. (8/9)
It’s time to stop glorifying gold and start valuing what truly matters—clean water, wild salmon watersheds, and thriving ecosystems. (8/9)
October 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
🌱 What We Can Do
It’s time to stop glorifying gold and start valuing what truly matters—clean water, wild salmon watersheds, and thriving ecosystems. (8/9)
It’s time to stop glorifying gold and start valuing what truly matters—clean water, wild salmon watersheds, and thriving ecosystems. (8/9)
📈 A Misguided Boom
With gold over $4,000 USD/ounce, new mines are booming across B.C.—Cariboo Gold, Dome Mountain, Blackwater, KSM, Eskay Creek, Red Chris…
All for a metal we mostly don’t need. (7/9)
With gold over $4,000 USD/ounce, new mines are booming across B.C.—Cariboo Gold, Dome Mountain, Blackwater, KSM, Eskay Creek, Red Chris…
All for a metal we mostly don’t need. (7/9)
October 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
📈 A Misguided Boom
With gold over $4,000 USD/ounce, new mines are booming across B.C.—Cariboo Gold, Dome Mountain, Blackwater, KSM, Eskay Creek, Red Chris…
All for a metal we mostly don’t need. (7/9)
With gold over $4,000 USD/ounce, new mines are booming across B.C.—Cariboo Gold, Dome Mountain, Blackwater, KSM, Eskay Creek, Red Chris…
All for a metal we mostly don’t need. (7/9)
🌊 Local Impacts
Gold mines have been responsible for major dam failures and toxic spills, leaving scars on local communities and ecosystems—from Mount Polley’s 2014 tailings collapse to the Eagle Gold mine heap leaching pad collapse in Yukon last year. (6/9)
Gold mines have been responsible for major dam failures and toxic spills, leaving scars on local communities and ecosystems—from Mount Polley’s 2014 tailings collapse to the Eagle Gold mine heap leaching pad collapse in Yukon last year. (6/9)
October 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
🌊 Local Impacts
Gold mines have been responsible for major dam failures and toxic spills, leaving scars on local communities and ecosystems—from Mount Polley’s 2014 tailings collapse to the Eagle Gold mine heap leaching pad collapse in Yukon last year. (6/9)
Gold mines have been responsible for major dam failures and toxic spills, leaving scars on local communities and ecosystems—from Mount Polley’s 2014 tailings collapse to the Eagle Gold mine heap leaching pad collapse in Yukon last year. (6/9)
☠️ The Waste Problem
Gold mines generate more toxic waste per ounce than any other metal.
We’ve mined the easy deposits—now we crush even more rock for smaller returns.
All for what fits into a backpack each week from the world’s top mine. (5/9)
Gold mines generate more toxic waste per ounce than any other metal.
We’ve mined the easy deposits—now we crush even more rock for smaller returns.
All for what fits into a backpack each week from the world’s top mine. (5/9)
October 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
☠️ The Waste Problem
Gold mines generate more toxic waste per ounce than any other metal.
We’ve mined the easy deposits—now we crush even more rock for smaller returns.
All for what fits into a backpack each week from the world’s top mine. (5/9)
Gold mines generate more toxic waste per ounce than any other metal.
We’ve mined the easy deposits—now we crush even more rock for smaller returns.
All for what fits into a backpack each week from the world’s top mine. (5/9)
🔁 What We Actually Need
Only 8% of global gold demand is for electronics and technology.
We already have enough gold in circulation to meet that need—through recycling and recovering what we’ve already mined. (4/9)
Only 8% of global gold demand is for electronics and technology.
We already have enough gold in circulation to meet that need—through recycling and recovering what we’ve already mined. (4/9)
October 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
🔁 What We Actually Need
Only 8% of global gold demand is for electronics and technology.
We already have enough gold in circulation to meet that need—through recycling and recovering what we’ve already mined. (4/9)
Only 8% of global gold demand is for electronics and technology.
We already have enough gold in circulation to meet that need—through recycling and recovering what we’ve already mined. (4/9)