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…
Regulatory Issues
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…
Editorial: Texas to build its own gold depository
When the average person thinks about Texas, a few words and phrases quickly come to mind: old-school, wealthy, isolationist, entrepreneurial and open-carry. Happily we can roll all these elements into…
BLG’s Pletcher on Canada’s new rules for hostile bids
We sat down in Vancouver with Fred Pletcher, chair of the National Mining Group at legal firm Borden Ladner Gervais, to discuss Canada’s new hostile takeover rules and a securities…
Feds to review environmental permitting across Canada
Canada’s federal government has officially launched a major review of environmental permitting for resource projects, stating it wants to “restore confidence” in the country’s environmental and regulatory processes. The new…
Dundee gets key permit for Krumovgrad
It’s been a long road, with a few twists and turns, but Dundee Precious Metals (TSX: DPM) has finally received a construction permit to build an open-pit mine at its…
Editorial: A fresh look at mining’s CSR success stories
Admittedly, our eyes tend to glaze over at the thought of reading a 74-page report on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in mining, but a newly released one by the Columbia…
Yukon Premier supports mines
DAWSON CITY, YUKON — Lining the quartz-gravel roads of Yukon’s Dawson City, the commercial hub of the legendary Klondike placer goldfields, are a number of derelict buildings that once gave…
Commentary: New SEC reporting rules to ‘level playing field’
Currently, U.S. mining companies must report to investors and the public on their mineral properties in compliance with an overlapping and archaic mineral disclosure regime set out in Industry Guide…
Miner Moments #2: Interview with Minister Scott Kent of the Yukon government
Western Editor Matthew Keevil is joined by the Hon. Scott Kent, who serves as Minister of Energy, Mines, Resources, Highways and Public Works in the Yukon Legislative Assembly. Topics include…
Editorial: OSC creates whistle-blower program
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has just launched a paid whistle-blower program — the first of its kind by a securities regulator in Canada. A whistle-blower under this program is…