October 22, 2025
Blind Eye Claims Cloud Anglo Teck Merger
Anglo American’s past failure to police De Beers at Ontario’s Victor diamond mine now threatens its US$70 billion “merger of equals” with Teck. Indigenous advocate Charles Hookimaw warns Ottawa that the company’s record shows promises can slide once regulators approve deals, directly challenging Anglo American’s pledge to honour every Canadian community agreement in its pitch to form Anglo Teck press release, 8 Sept 2025. Proving Commitments Matters Hookimaw, who managed lands and resources for Attawapiskat during the Victor mine’s life, outlined his objections in an early-October letter that Industry Minister Mélanie Joly must review before ruling on the merger’s “net




