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.
Regulatory Issues
JV Video: Miners need top software to organize complex ESG, Onyen CEO says
Heightened calls for environmental, social and governmental improvements in mining and hundreds of standards around the world requires industry-leading software, Onyen CEO and founder Laurie Clark says in a new…
Chile opens 26 lithium salt flats to private companies
Chile has revealed a long-awaited list of lithium-bearing salt flats that will be open to private investors with the goal of increasing local production of the battery metal by 70%…
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….
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…