Regulatory Issues

Editorial: Aussie windfall taxes 2.0

Yes, they’re back. And probably here to stay this time. Rebounding from the June 2010 defeat of its proposed 40% “Resource Super Profits Tax” (RSPT) on miners, Australia’s centre-left government has spent the past year developing a more…


Colombia: Still a tough sell

Growing interest in Colombia’s geological potential from resource companies and investors has helped the country become one of the world’s most popular mining destinations. 





A drill crew changing a rod at Xstrata's Tampakan copper-gold project on the southern Philippines island of Mindanao. Photo by Xstrata

Charting the shoals in the Philippines

Eleven of the 81 provinces in the Philippines have either imposed moratoriums on open-pit mining projects or on the mining of specific minerals, and a twelfth is set to soon join the list, according to Allan & Associates, a security risk…




Navigating the shoals in the Philippines

Eleven of the 81 provinces in the Philippines have either imposed moratoriums on open-pit mining projects or on the mining of specific minerals, and a twelfth is set to soon join the list, according to Allan & Associates, a security risk…


Zimbabwe sets indigenization timeline

Vancouver – Never a dull place to operate, Zimbabwe has announced it is going ahead with its indigenization law and foreign mining firms now have until September 25 to sell a majority stake to locals.




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