Welcome to WMAN’s Resource Library
These resources are collected and made available for communities affected by mining. Browse our list below to see all resources newest to oldest or select a category to filter by a specific topic.
Mining & Health: A Community-Centered Health Assessment Toolkit
A Community Health Toolkit for communities affected by mining
Protecting Your Water Rights: A Guide to Environmental Legislation and Limits on Mining Activities in Ontario
Minimizing Mining Impacts on the Road to Zero Emissions Transport
Report analyzing impacts of mining for energy transition minerals
UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
United Nations report on implementing the UN's Protect, Respect, and Remedy Framework
UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
United Nations official declaration.
We Don’t Need Deep-sea Mining
Report on how we can avoid damage to our ocean while meeting critical mineral needs; recommendations including circular economy.
Just Minerals: Safeguarding protections for community rights, sacred places, and public lands from the unfounded push for mining expansion
Report on why a responsible energy transition hinges on mineral law reform
Basis Principles for Protecting Your Community from Extractive Industries
Overview of grassroots activism to protect communities, with additional resources cited.
Modernizing Mineral Tenure: Some Examples in Canada
A 3-page comparative brief on mineral tenure in Canada
Undermining Our Future: How Mining's Privileged Access to Land Harms People and the Environment
A discussion paper on the need to reform mineral tenure law in Canada
Overview of 1872 Mining Law: Enriching Foreign Companies at Taypayers Expense for 150 years
A 2-page concise Brief on the 1872 Mining Law
The General Mining Law of 1872: Polluter of Water, Provider of Pork
A 2-page concise Brief on the 1872 Mining Law
The Last American Dinosaur: The 1872 Mining Law
Critique of the U.S. 1872 Mining Law with recommendations for reformU
Environmental Impact Assessments Should Include Rigorous Scientific Peer Review
Critique of EIS under NEPA with recommendations for change
Guide Citoyen Impacts de le Projets miniers sur l'eau
Guide de vulgarisation technique et législatif en vue de soutenir l'action citoyenne
Citizens Guide on the Impacts of Mining on Water
A technical and legislative guide to support collective action
Pivoting to a Winning Narrative on Mining
Narrative Strategy Memo on mining, just transition, and climate change
Climate Change and Human Health: Global Nuclear and Environmental Threats Critical to Climate Change and Human Health
This program page has links to the curriculum, session resources, and YouTube videos under “Resources”.
Safety First: Guidelines for Responsible Mine Tailings Management
WMAN's Safety First presentation covers responsible tailings management. This guide was endorsed by over 150 frontline communities, labor unions, Indigenous Peoples, political parties, environmental and human rights organizations, and technical experts.
Annual Banking on Climate Chaos Report
The annual Banking on Climate Chaos report exposes banks for their financing of fossil fuels.
FERC's Office of Public Participation (OPP) 2023 Annual Report
This report highlights the OPP's public services, community outreach and assistance efforts, and expanding toolbox of educational resources in 2023.
Bad Prospects: The Mining Exploration Financial Model that Rewards a Few While Creating Excessive Risks in the Shared Watersheds of BC & Alaska
Underscores the imperative for policy revisions to ensure that mining activities in BC & Alaska uphold ecological integrity, cultural heritage, and socioeconomic equity.
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