Video: New Ontario rules due April 1, Pirie says
Mine approval times are to be shortened without changing environmental standards in new Ontario regulations to be delivered next week, provincial Mines Minister George Pirie says in a new video….
Regulatory Issues
Miners praise Ecuador’s new president as he battles narco-gangs to bolster jobs
Ecuador’s new President Daniel Noboa was elected last October with a seemingly impossible task. He had just 18 months before the next vote to beat back the country’s spiralling gang…
Push for ESG price premiums may reshape global critical minerals markets
As low nickel prices force Australian miners to scale back output, some have called for an ESG premium on low-carbon production that would help Western producers compete with cheaper, but…
JV Video: Quebec boosts critical minerals plan
Quebec has added germanium, manganese and apatite to its critical minerals list to remain abreast of emerging battery technologies, Jonathan Lafontaine, strategic advisor on mining to the Quebec government, says…
BC’s new digital credentials system aims to give miners an edge on sustainability
After two years of testing, Energy & Mines Digital Trust (EMDT) has launched digital credentials for British Columbia mining operators to streamline the process of sharing confidential permitting and sustainability…
BMC’s project in Yukon can proceed after talks help address Indigenous doubts, governments say
A government body’s decision re-opens a path to permitting for BMC Minerals’ Kudz Ze Kayah (KZK) zinc-lead-copper project in the Yukon, following consultations between governments and Indigenous authorities. The…
PDAC 2024: Some junior miners must die so others may live, panel says
Canada’s once-mighty junior mining sector crumbled after governments squeezed the middle class and let multinationals buy the country’s big miners, a panel of finance experts told mining’s biggest conference this…
BC restricts mineral claims, mining in two First Nations territories
British Columbia has placed restrictions on mineral claim registrations and mining activities in two First Nation territories that successfully challenged the province’s Mineral Tenure Act in court, forcing B.C. to…
PDAC 2024: The pros and cons of artificial intelligence at Agnico, Kinross and Iamgold
Artificial intelligence is making mining more efficient, but it comes with its own hurdles, executives at some of Canada’s largest gold miners told a session at the Prospectors and Developers…
Feds plan scrutiny of Chinese offtake deals, minister says at PDAC
The federal government says it’s considering how to handle offtake agreements that function as loans or investments by China in Canadian mining companies as it continues to clamp down on…
Sweden to remove uranium ban
District Metals (TSXV: DMX; US-OTC: DMXCF) and Aura Energy (ASX: AEE) are among companies welcoming Sweden’s steps to remove a ban on uranium mining this year. The Nordic country’s government…
BC does about-face on proposed Land Act changes
British Columbia announced on Wednesday it will not proceed with proposed amendments to the Land Act that observers say would have granted Indigenous groups more power over mining leases issued…