Bill 43 is the third attempt to reform Quebec’s Mining Act in the last five years. The first two bills were tabled by the Liberal government, but were not passed. This latest bill (Bill 43), tabled by the minority Parti…
VANCOUVER — The federal government is hoping it can generate jobs and ease a skilled labour shortage in the Yukon’s mining industry with a $5.6-million investment that will fund the creation of a new Centre for Northern Innovation…
Any chance that Strateco Resources (TSX: RSC; US-OTC: SRSIF) had in advancing its Matoush uranium project in northern Quebec’s Otish Mountains after the provincial government temporarily banned uranium development in late March has been…
Talks between First Nations and the Ontario government regarding development in the remote Ring of Fire area are set to start soon, now that both sides have appointed lead negotiators.
WILLIAMS LAKE, BC — Two very different scenes played out on opposite sides of the building hosting the public hearing on the proposed New Prosperity mine in the hours before the hearing got started.
Your recent articles on the New Prosperity project contain some significant errors concerning aboriginal rights and title and their potential effect on the federal review panel process.
The re-election in Mongolia in late June of incumbent President Tsakhia Elbegdorj of the Democratic Party has elicited a lot of commentary on just what the result may mean for foreign mining companies in this enormous country of mountains,…
On June 19, 2013, Canada’s Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA) was amended. New provisions significantly increase penalties for and the scope of individual and corporate liability for bribery of foreign public officials,…
VANCOUVER — It took nearly two years, but Vancouver-based junior Rye Patch Gold (RPM-V) has finally reached a legal settlement with U.S.-based silver producer Coeur Mining (CDM-T, CDE-N) over ownership of 400 unpatented mining claims that…
VANCOUVER — It took almost a year, but Barkerville Gold Mines (BGM-V) has stepped back — way back — from its claim that the Cow Mountain portion of its Cariboo gold project hosts a huge gold resource, and has the potential to…
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has reported there is an “unacceptable” level of non-compliance when it comes to exploration and mining firms disclosing required information in technical reports — a vital document used…
Canada’s extractive industries got some high-profile international attention in mid-June. Prime Minister Stephen Harper used the lead-up to the G8 summit in London to announce that the federal government intends to establish new mandatory…
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