Infographic: US tariffs steer Quebec aluminum to Europe
Quebec is the heart of Canada’s aluminum industry, hosting eight of the country’s nine smelters. The industry exports $10.8 billion worth of the metal annually. After producers such as Rio…
Regulatory Issues
Opinion: Why regulators need to rethink NI-43-101 ideas
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), the coordinating umbrella organization made up of Canada’s 13 provincial and territorial securities regulators, has been trying to review and/or update the country’s rules surrounding…
Over 25% of copper supply facing ESG hurdles: study
About 6.4 million tonnes of copper production capacity, equal to more than one-quarter of global mine output, are stalled or suspended due to environmental, social, and governance (ESG), a new…
McEwen Copper’s Los Azules eyes gain from RIGI
A feasibility study for McEwen Mining (NYSE, TSX: MUX) subsidiary McEwen Copper’s Los Azules project in Argentina outlines a mid-tier project that stands to potentially save millions of dollars in…
Quebec simplifies environmental process
Quebec, one of North America’s biggest producers of minerals such as gold, graphite and lithium, recently adopted a new law that amends most of its environmental legislation. Colin McClelland, The…
Trump revives Ambler Road; puts $35.6M into Trilogy
President Donald Trump on Monday directed United States agencies to reissue permits for the 340 km Ambler industrial road in northwest Alaska and announced a $35.6 million (C$50 million) federal…
G Mining gets Brazilian tax cut for gold mine
Authorities in Brazil have granted G Mining Ventures’ (TSX: GMIN; US-OTC: GMINF) main Tocantinzinho mine a reduced tax rate, a move that the Canadian company says will “materially enhance” profit…
New Quebec minister urged to cut mining red tape
Quebec has a new minister responsible for mining and forestry. Jean-François Simard, a sociologist by training who once served as the province’s junior environment minister, was appointed natural resources minister…
Editorial: Quebec’s mining crossroads
Quebec’s mining sector is at once thriving and uncertain, a duality that reflects the global forces reshaping commodities and the local policies that aim to manage them. The province has…
DPM halts Ecuador gold project drilling amid protests
Drilling at DPM Metals’ (TSX, ASX: DPM) Loma Larga project in Ecuador has been put on hold following widespread protests, the Canadian miner said as it released a new study…
Bristow’s exit shakes up Barrick leadership
Barrick Mining (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) shocked markets Monday with the abrupt resignation of president and CEO Mark Bristow, who departs after nearly seven years at the helm without explanation….
Mining Forum Americas: Endeavour Mining lines up growth in West Africa
Colorado Springs, Colo. – Endeavour Mining (TSX, LSE: EDV) is shifting from capital-intensive growth to lifting West African output 30% by 2030 through fine-tuning assets, says CEO Ian Cockerill. Despite…