OceanaGold hits headwinds in the Philippines
If anyone needed a reminder of the importance of diversifying risk, they need look no further than OceanaGold’s (TSX: OGC) news flow over the last two months. At the end…
Regulatory Issues
Editorial: Resource regulators under Trump
Amidst the flurry of executive orders signed by U.S. President Donald J. Trump — starting four hours after his inauguration on Jan. 20 — were several that benefited the resource…
Mexican gov’t denies permit for Argonaut’s San Antonio
The Mexican Environmental Authority has given Argonaut Gold (TSX: AR) a lump of coal for Christmas. The regulatory body known as Semarnat has denied approval of Argonaut’s environmental impact assessment…
Commentary: Climate change rhetoric ignores natural forces, geological history
The attempted rapid conversion of the North American economy from fossil fuels to green energy — recently in vogue in the U.S. — suddenly appears to be on hold with…
Miner Moments #6: U308 CEO Richard Spencer warns of ‘North American arrogance’ in South America
In this clip from our “Focus on Argentina” symposium in Toronto in late September, Richard Spencer, president and CEO of uranium explorer U3O8 Corp., speaks his mind on Barrick Gold’s…
Editorial: What a Trump presidency means for US miners
Mining’s contribution to the recent U.S. presidential election was nicely captured in the interactions of the two leading candidates with coal miners in the Appalachians. In March 2016, Democratic Party…
Pressure grows on Samarco, one year after tailings disaster
Legal and financial pressures are mounting on Samarco, one year after a tailings dam failure sent 60 million cubic metres of mine waste and sludge into Brazil’s Rio Doce river…
Rob McEwen on Donald Trump’s win
Rob McEwen, chairman and chief owner of McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX), shared his thoughts with The Northern Miner about the election of Donald J. Trump as the forty-fifth…
Editorial: Federal gov’t to establish Canadian Infrastructure Bank
The federal government’s latest initiative comes right out of the Liberal Party of Canada’s 2015 election platform: “We will establish the Canadian Infrastructure Bank to provide low-cost financing for new…
Productivity, cost concerns weigh on Chile’s miners
Productivity concerns, high costs and unmet landowner expectations are some of the problems foreign mining companies face in Chile — a country responsible for a third of the world’s copper…
OceanaGold, B2Gold scramble as Philippines gov’t may suspend 20 more mines
VANCOUVER — The sociopolitical situation in the Philippines is volatile for miners in the wake of a national mining audit by President Rodrigo Duterte’s newly elected administration. On Sept. 27, Environment…
Ross Beaty and Thomas Kaplan discuss Argentina, Macri
BEAVER CREEK, COLORADO — Founder and chairman of Pan American Silver (TSX: PAA; NASDAQ: PAAS) Ross Beaty recently met with Mauricio Macri, the president of Argentina, and discussed the prospects of the…