Miners await presidential elections in Ecuador
On April 11th, Ecuadorians choose a new president with critical implications for the country’s nascent mining industry. For many, the vote is a referendum on the legacy of former president…
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Planning for a post-pandemic economic recovery in the Northwest Territories
As 2021 begins, the Covid-19 pandemic has left no part of Canada untouched, with cases reported in every province and territory, though at press time only the Northwest Territories (NWT)…
Australia to ramp-up production of critical minerals
The Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade), in collaboration with Geoscience Australia and the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, recently published the second edition of the Australian Critical…
Political turmoil in Kyrgyzstan raises risks for miners
Mining — more than most industries — relies heavily on infrastructure and institutions at locations where operations are based. The ongoing political chaos in Kyrgyzstan, which saw thousands take to the streets in…
Federal Clean Fuel Standard ‘a second carbon tax’: Sask Minister of Energy and Resources
For a province of just over a million people, Saskatchewan punches above its weight in the Canadian mining industry. While potash and uranium continue to be mainstays in the province,…
Mining is at the forefront of Ontario’s recovery: Minister Greg Rickford interview
Six months is an eternity in politics, but that’s how long it’s been since the Ontario government made a series of announcements at this year’s Prospectors and Developers Association of…
PNG grants Porgera lease to state-backed miner: report
Canada’s Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) said it would challenge the Papua New Guinea (PNG) government’s reported move to grant a 20-year lease for the Porgera gold mine to a…
Gold miners keep operating in Mali despite coup
Gold miners operating in Mali said they are continuing to operate while monitoring a political crisis that shut the country’s borders and hit share prices on Aug. 19. Malian President…
Alaska Republican Party endorses Pebble mine plan
Northern Dynasty Minerals’ (TSX: NDM) shares jumped Aug. 19 after the company revealed that the Alaska Republican Party officially endorsed its proposed Pebble copper-gold-molybdenum mine. The stock climbed almost 5%…
PDAC: Mining is ‘close to home’ for Minister O’Regan
Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O’Regan made his first appearance at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in Toronto last week, knowing he would be under…
Protests in Chile drive government to propose new constitution
In a bid to end weeks of anti-government protests and riots that have left at least 26 people dead and 13,500 injured, Chile’s political parties have agreed on a process…
Unrest worsens in Bolivia as Evo Morales steps down
More than 20 people have died in clashes between protesters and security forces in Bolivia since disputed presidential elections in October and the resignation of Evo Morales on Nov. 10….