UK law firm backs Madagascar villagers against Rio Tinto in mine pollution claim
Residents say the QMM ilmenite mine has contaminated surrounding lakes and waterways with toxic metals.
Aboriginal Issues
BC’s first critical minerals strategy has some asking, ‘Is it enough?’
British Columbia launched its Critical Mineral Strategy at Vancouver’s AME BC Roundup on Monday, proposing 11 actions to boost the mineral sector and attract investment, though some question the plan’s…
Why the mining industry should deliver a social contract
The “E” of ESG — environment — tends to get the lion’s share of attention in the mining sector. This has probably been warranted by the increasingly prescriptive nature of…
CMS: How to fix ‘everyone needs us but no one likes us’
The industry must confront its dark past of disasters to attract new investors and offer project stakes to local towns to improve environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Those were…
BHP’s Thomas leads world’s largest potash project with targets on emissions, hiring
Simon Thomas, head of BHP’s (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan with a stage-one cost of US$5.7 billion, has returned to agriculture after top positions…
Osoyoos band, West High Yield ink deal for Record Ridge magnesium project in BC
The Osoyoos Indian Band and West High Yield Resources (TSXV: WHY) have signed a co-operation agreement regarding the company’s Record Ridge magnesium project near Rossland, southern British Columbia. The company…
Ecuador court halts referendums on mining, oil projects
Ecuador’s constitutional court has temporarily suspended President Guillermo Lasso’s decree allowing environmental consultations for mining and oil projects, which sought to speed up permitting before the end of his term…
Sprott backs Seabridge with US$150M KSM royalty
Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA), has landed US$150 million in new funding for its KSM gold-copper project near Stewart, B.C. Under a deal with Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty,…
The first book on Ontario’s Ring of Fire sees a happy ending for contentious development
When geologist and writer Virginia Heffernan was looking for a topic for her first book, it didn’t take long for her to settle on Ontario’s Ring of Fire. Like many…
Indigenous ownership models gain steam alongside critical minerals rush
As this year’s Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention returned to its March slot in Toronto, welcoming nearly 24,000 attendees, the buzz was undoubtedly around critical and battery metals. …
BHP inks new contracts with First Nations communities at Jansen potash project
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) announced Friday that as construction progresses at its Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan, it has awarded three new contracts in partnership with local…
Ontario OKs Ring of Fire road review plan by First Nations
Ontario has approved another small step on the long journey to build an all-season road to the Ring of Fire minerals area in the province’s far north. The province granted…