Not so friendly foreign direct investment (March 28, 2011)
Robert Amsterdam has carved out a reputation as a go-to lawyer for executives feeling the wrath of a hostile government.
Regulatory Issues
Editorial: Bidding wars heat up
The talk of the North American mining scene in mid-March was the ratcheting up of two high-profile bidding wars.
Fraser Institute: Latin America trails peers as mining destination (March 28, 2011)
Government policies of Latin American countries such as Guatemala, Bolivia, Venezuela and Honduras have dragged down investment in the entire region according to the Fraser Institute’s annual Survey of Mining Companies for 2010/11.
Not so friendly foreign direct investment (March 17, 2011)
Robert Amsterdam has carved out a reputation as the go-to lawyer for executives feeling the wrath of a hostile government. His battles with regimes in Russia, Nigeria and Venezuela, to name a few, have served to give him a unique perspective on…
Fraser Institute: Latin America trails peers as mining destination (March 16, 2011)
Vancouver – Government policies of Latin American countries such as Guatemala, Bolivia, Venezuela and Honduras have dragged down investment in the entire region according to the Fraser Institute’s Annual Survey of Mining Companies for 2010/11….
Colombia’s ‘shock of the new’ and its gold growing pains
Medellin, Colombia – The administration of former President Alvaro Uribe (2002-2010) opened the door to modern mining in Colombia. It was political foresightedness that is bearing fruit as various mineral projects advance to resource estimates…
Securities class actions hitting mining companies hard (March 07, 2011)
A disproportionate number of mining companies have been subject to securities class actions in recent years in Canada. Each action raises different facts and complaints about “misleading” disclosure. The impact on stock price and the resulting…
All eyes on M&A: PwC’s five deal trends to expect in 2011
The mining sector was thrust into the media spotlight in 2010 as the number of mining mergers and acquisitions (M&A) hit an all-time high. A new PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report tracked 2,693 global mining M&A deals worth US$113…
The way from San Jose: Chilean mines minister Golborne to follow Piera as president?
Santiago, Chile – Last October’s miraculous rescue of 33 trapped miners at San Jose has catapulted Chile’s Mines Minister Laurence Golborne to the forefront of national politics, even to the point that some are talking of him as a possible…
Editorial: TMX-LSE merger proposal shakes up Canadians
The markets have been abuzz since yesterday’s jolting announcement that the London Stock Exchange and the TMX Group – operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange – plan to merge in a deal that would create an…
Commentary: Canadian gov’t tightens temporary foreign worker regulations
Whether your company currently employs temporary foreign workers (TFW), or whether your company may do so in the future, you need to be aware of the new Temporary Foreign Worker Program regulations that will come into force on April 1, 2011.
Brazil looks to get tough on Chinese iron ore investments
Brazil’s recently elected government has signaled that it won’t be business as usual when it comes to mining iron ore in the South American country. In early November Brazilians replaced popular President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva – who…