What’s a better store of wealth: Bitcoin or gold?
There’s been a lot of talk about the new currency on the block: the bitcoin.
Regulatory Issues
Commentary: Income tax changes for miners in Canada and Quebec
The past months have brought many changes to the taxation of the mining industry in Canada. These new measures generally have the effect of tightening access to certain tax incentives specific to the mining sector, both at the federal and…
Commentary: A better response to Mexico’s new mining taxes
The recently introduced mining tax regime in Mexico has been widely criticized by mining company executives, the business press, and a variety of mining lawyers, newsletter writers and consultants. The reform includes a 7.5% royalty along with…
OSC review finds juniors struggling with disclosure
Ontario’s junior mining companies are struggling to meet disclosure requirements, a review by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has found.
ICMM’s Hodge explores Roundup’s themes
VANCOUVER — The Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia’s (AME BC) annual Roundup conference each January marks the beginning of a new year, and reflects many of the themes and topics that will come to define the…
Editorial: Budget 2014 – Flow-through still flowin’
The steady-as-she goes federal budget tabled by the Conservative government on Feb. 11 drew praise from Canada’s business community, which was satisfied by the status quo being maintained on taxes, and the unofficial achievement of a…
Interview: BC Minister of Mines Bill Bennett at Roundup
VANCOUVER — Following B.C. Premier Christy Clark’s opening address at the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia’s (AME BC) annual Roundup conference, The Northern Miner had an opportunity to sit down with…
Permitting patience pays for Precipitate Gold
VANCOUVER — In early 2012 the northwest corner of the Dominican Republic was one of the hottest gold plays in the world.
TNM staff writer discusses BC mining on CBC Radio
The Northern Miner’s staff writer Matthew Keevil joined host Mark Forsythe on CBC Radio’s B.C. Almanac show in Vancouver this afternoon to discuss the B.C. government’s jobs plan and the state of the province’s mining…
Alcoa takes a US$2.3B hit
VANCOUVER — As 2014 gets underway, the first major miner to report its financials is getting its bad news out of the way.
BC Liberals reaffirm province’s ‘mine-friendly’ image
VANCOUVER — It has been over two years since Christy Clark and the B.C. Liberals outlined a plan to make the province a national leader in job creation by 2015.
Editorial: Shockwaves from Indonesia’s unprocessed minerals export ban
The crisis for miners in Indonesia that quietly built up over late December has exploded in the new year, as miners active there grapple with sweeping new restrictions on exports of raw concentrates from the country.