Paladin Energy wins right to own Canadian uranium mine
In a historic decision, the Canadian government has approved Australia’s Paladin Energy (TSX: PDN) as the majority owner of a uranium mine in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Regulatory Issues
Editorial: Cockpit capers in Jamaica
A mining scandal touching the highest levels of government has erupted over the past couple of months in Jamaica, traditionally one of the world’s great centres for bauxite mining, with companies such as Alcan, Kaiser and Alpart active in…
Commentary: Should we have quotas for women on boards in Canada?
It’s no secret that the mining industry is behind the curve when it comes to hiring women and appointing female board members. What will it take to get them onboard? Although the last couple of years have seen some increase in women…
Editorial: Transparency Act kicks in
The first day of June saw the coming into force in Canada of the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act, which compels extractive companies to publicly report any significant payments they make to governments at home and abroad.
Editorial: Making the case for subsidizing Arctic work
Five industry groups focused on mining and mineral exploration in northern Canada have produced a timely report that quantifies the extra costs of carrying out work in Canada’s remote Arctic and sub-Arctic areas, and makes recommendations…
Editorial: Forex manipulators fined
It’s getting hard to keep up with all the price-fixing scandals in the global banking system, even if the names of the guilty and the patterns of abuse and settlement are getting familiar.
Facts ‘n’ Figures: Norton Rose Fulbright tracks rise in legal disputes
The following is an edited excerpt from Norton Rose Fulbright’s summary of its 2015 Litigation Trends Annual Survey. The survey polled more than 800 corporate counsel representing companies across 26 countries. For more information and to…
Editorial: Renewed focus on mine safety in Ontario
A newly released coroner jury’s verdict and recommendations stemming from the two-week inquest into the deaths of two miners at Vale’s underground Stobie nickel mine in Sudbury, Ont., in 2011 has met with wide approval from all…
Mines Management reaches milestone at Montanore
It’s taken more than a decade, but Mines Management (TSX: MGT; NYSE-MKT: MGN) could be on the brink of pushing its Montanore project in northwestern Montana past the permitting finishing line.
Federal budget 2015 offers up a few tidbits for miners
VANCOUVER — On April 21, Canadian Minister of Finance Joe Oliver tabled the country’s annual federal budget, wherein the Conservative government achieved a $1.4-billion surplus that fulfills the promise of balanced books made…
New Armenian legislation is a plus for Lydian
Lydian International (TSX: LYD; US-OTC: LYDIF) says new mine ramp gradients will help it save up to $100 million in operating costs, and trim total cash costs to US$600 per oz. from US$642 per oz. at its Amulsar gold project in southern Armenia.
Editorial: Quebec pushes forward with revived Plan Nord
More meat has been added to the bones of Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard’s revival of former Premier Jean Charest’s shelved Plan Nord to develop large infrastructure in Quebec’s resource-rich Far North.