Commentary: Quebec’s evolving mining regime
Quebec has been making further strides in updating its mining regime to reflect the province’s needs, realities and political priorities.
Regulatory Issues
Is there any hope for Venture-listed juniors?
It’s no surprise that the fall in commodity prices, the rise in mining and development costs and shrinking available capital have created a recipe for disaster in the junior resource sector. But John McCoach believes better days are…
Editorial: It’s ‘Tony Time’ Down Under
The election win of the business-friendly, Liberal Party-led coalition in Australia has given a lift to miners in the country, as incoming Prime Minister Tony Abbott — the country’s third prime minister in three months — has…
Commentary: Canada’s first foreign anti-corruption trial – Lessons from R. v. Karigar
Canadian companies have become increasingly aware of potential liability under the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA), which makes it an offence to “directly or indirectly give, offer or agree to give or offer an advantage…
Commentary: Understanding Bill 43
Bill 43 is the third attempt to reform Quebec’s Mining Act in the last five years. The first two bills were tabled by the Liberal government, but were not passed. This latest bill (Bill 43), tabled by the minority Parti…
Feds flag funds for Yukon mining innovation centre
VANCOUVER — The federal government is hoping it can generate jobs and ease a skilled labour shortage in the Yukon’s mining industry with a $5.6-million investment that will fund the creation of a new Centre for Northern Innovation…
Strateco appears out of luck at Matoush
Any chance that Strateco Resources (TSX: RSC; US-OTC: SRSIF) had in advancing its Matoush uranium project in northern Quebec’s Otish Mountains after the provincial government temporarily banned uranium development in late March has been…
Bob Rae on the Ring of Fire
Talks between First Nations and the Ontario government regarding development in the remote Ring of Fire area are set to start soon, now that both sides have appointed lead negotiators.
The New Prosperity battle begins again
WILLIAMS LAKE, BC — Two very different scenes played out on opposite sides of the building hosting the public hearing on the proposed New Prosperity mine in the hours before the hearing got started.
Letter to the editor: Land title issue overblown
Your recent articles on the New Prosperity project contain some significant errors concerning aboriginal rights and title and their potential effect on the federal review panel process.
Mongolian voters re-elect president Elbegdorj
The re-election in Mongolia in late June of incumbent President Tsakhia Elbegdorj of the Democratic Party has elicited a lot of commentary on just what the result may mean for foreign mining companies in this enormous country of mountains,…
Commentary: A look at Canada’s strengthened Foreign Anti-Corruption Law
On June 19, 2013, Canada’s Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA) was amended. New provisions significantly increase penalties for and the scope of individual and corporate liability for bribery of foreign public officials,…