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Panama’s copper crisis: What a $20b lawsuit says about investor power
16-Apr-2026 Triple Pundit
A Canadian mining giant is using a $20 billion lawsuit to pressure Panama into reopening a controversial copper mine. The case exposes how international investment agreements can undermine democracy, and why experts are calling for fairer investment frameworks worldwide.
The next shoe drops. The Northback (Grassy Mountain) interests file an international investment law claim against Canada
16-Apr-2026 ABLawg.ca
In December 2024, the Australian parent companies of Northback Holdings filed a Request for Arbitration) with Canada under the terms of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
How Britain got sued for stopping a coal mine
3-Apr-2026 Global Justice Now
While energy bills spiral, public money could soon flow to an overseas fossil fuel company. Because a government dared to block a climate-wrecking coal mine.
Emmerson submits $1.215bn arbitration claim over Khemisset potash project
30-Mar-2026 Yabiladi
Morocco-focused potash developer Emmerson PLC said on Monday it had submitted a $1.215 billion damages claim, including interest and net of local taxes, in its arbitration case against Morocco.
Guinea, Emirates Global Aluminium near deal to resolve asset dispute, sources say
30-Mar-2026 Reuters
Guinea has reached an agreement with Emirates Global ‌Aluminium that will avert a looming arbitration over last year’s seizure of the miner’s local unit.
BHMB mining sues Nicaragua for $80 million, citing illegal expropriation of gold facility
26-Mar-2026 La Prensa
The dispute goes now to a World Bank body after the abrupt takeover of a gold-processing facility now reportedly controlled by Chinese companies.
Cadence Minerals secures funding for Mexico arbitration case
25-Mar-2026 Investing.com
The funding arrangement enables Cadence and its subsidiary REM Mexico Limited to commence international arbitration against the Mexico under the UK-Mexico bilateral investment treaty.
S. Korea, Mongolia discuss accelerating CEPA negotiations
24-Mar-2026 Yonhap
South Korea and Mongolia discussed Tuesday ways to accelerate negotiations for a bilateral comprehensive economic partnership agreement, with the agreement expected to deepen critical minerals cooperation between the two countries.
Australia and EU seal sensitive trade deal
24-Mar-2026 Politico
Après huit ans de négociations, les principaux points de discorde entre l’Australie et l’Union européenne ont été surmontés pour convenir d’un accord de libre-échange.
Australian mining billionaire sues Canada for $2 billion
20-Mar-2026 The Tyee
Gina Rinehart’s Northback demands feds pay for finding the Grassy Mountain project too toxic to proceed.
A new US trade deal with Indonesia secures fossil fuels and access to critical minerals
19-Mar-2026 AP
A new trade pact between Indonesia and the United States has recast their economic ties, binding Jakarta’s resource wealth and energy future more closely to Washington’s strategic needs.
Guinea faces second arbitration in six months over revoked mining permits
17-Mar-2026 Ecofin
Falcon Energy Materials, a UAE-based company, said it had initiated international arbitration proceedings against Guinea, alleging the “illegal expropriation” of its Lola graphite project.
Indonesia–US Trade Agreement challenged in Court, civil society coalition warns of risks to economic sovereignty
12-Mar-2026 CELIOS
A civil society coalition consisting of CELIOS, the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI), Indonesia for Global Justice (IGJ), Solidaritas Perempuan, and supported by WALHI Nasional and Trend Asia has officially filed a lawsuit for Unlawful Government Act (Onrechtmatige Overheidsdaad) against the President of the Republic of Indonesia at the Jakarta Administrative Court (PTUN) on March 11, 2026.
Lupaka Gold sues Peru in the US to enforce nearly US$70mn ICSID award
5-Mar-2026 BNamericas
The Canadian company Lupaka Gold sued Peru before the District Court of Columbia in the United States to enforce an ICSID arbitration award from June 2025 for around US$69 million.
US eyes minerals in occupied Western Sahara
18-Feb-2026 WSRW
Seeking to position itself as a key supplier of strategic minerals for Western powers, Morocco has signed a new agreement with the United States that covers Western Sahara’s waters and the critical minerals harboured there.
Exclusive: Somaliland expects Israel trade deal, has minerals to offer, leader says
9-Feb-2026 Reuters
Somaliland expects to reach a trade agreement soon with Israel, the first country to recognise its independence, and is willing to offer rights to valuable mineral deposits as part of a deal, its leader said in an interview with Reuters.
Australia’s Berkeley Energia claims $1.25 billion from Spain over uranium dispute
6-Feb-2026 Reuters
In this investment dispute, Berkeley claims that Spain’s actions against its Spanish subsidiary, Berkeley Minera España, and the SalamancAustralia’s Berkeley Energia filed a memorial of claim for about $1.25 billion against Spain at the World Bank’s arbitration tribunal, up from a previous request, over the blocked Salamanca uranium project.
Canada’s mining firms are big beneficiaries of the global order its prime minister just criticized
23-Jan-2026 Inside Climate News
As Mark Carney urges value-based leadership, critics point to trade rules championed by Canada that undermine those ideals.
EU sees Mercosur as a source of critical minerals
21-Jan-2026 BNamericas
The European Union recognizes the key role that the free trade agreement with Mercosur, an economic bloc formed by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, will have for the supply of critical minerals to the European continent.
Water defenders celebrate ruling against US gold company’s claim
15-Jan-2026 Institute for Policy Studies
A major victory against an exploitative corporate lawsuit in Guatemala.