Commentary: The risks of gold mining in Peru
For several years Peru has maintained its position as one of the world’s top producers of gold, silver, zinc, copper and lead.
Opinion/Commentary
Commentary: Mining execs’ pay jumps as industry rebounds
This is one of those “good problems” you hear about from time to time in business. After weathering the punishing collapse in demand for commodities that began in 2008 and dragged on for more than two years, the mining industry has…
Commentary: Canada’s new CSR Counsellor not feeling the love
If Marketa Evans thought the mining industry would be her biggest critic, imagine the counsellor’s dismay at her efforts being called “toothless,” a “bogus public relations job” and a “cover for business as usual” by the very type of activists,…
Commentary: Repeal of Nevada claim fee is good news for explorers
Nevada mining claim owners are celebrating the recent repeal of the onerous mining claims fee that Nevada legislators enacted in February 2010 to help balance the state’s budget. In response to a Nevada district court’s ruling in late May that…
Commentary: Goldcorp-Cree agreement sets a precedent
For the first time since the Agreement Respecting a New Relationship Between the Cree Nation and the Government of Quebec (the Peace of the Braves) was signed in 2002, a major collaboration agreement was concluded in February 2011 between a…
Commentary: Another view of doing business in the Congo
For the past six and a half years, our company, Banro (BAA-T, BAA-X), has been engaged in intensive mineral exploration in what many consider to be one of the less fashionable addresses on Earth: the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
Commentary: How to account for flow-through shares under IFRS
As a chartered accountant active in Canada’s junior mining scene, I decided to tackle the subject of accounting for flow-through shares under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for four main reasons.
Commentary: Are There No Giant Deposits Left To Be Found?
The Northern Miner is published by Business Information Group, a division of Glacier Media Inc., a leading Canadian media company with interests in business-to-business information services. From time…
Commentary: NI 43-101 gives false sense of security
We read with considerable interest your editorial entitled “Crimes and rumours of crime” ( T. N. M., July 6-12/09) and the front page story “NI 43-101 to get an Overhaul” ( T. N. M., July 20-26/09) –…
Commentary: The Human Disaster In Nunavut
As Canada’s Nunavut territory approaches its tenth anniversary on April 1, we should look at the mismatch between resource investment and the Inuit human capital, and consider these points:
Commentary: What You’re Owed If You Get Laid Off
A tough economy usually translates into employee layoffs and dismissals as employers tighten their belts to survive the leaner times. Employees have to face this harsh reality, but they should also kn…
Commentary: Asbestos mortality: a Canadian export
— The following is an edited version of an editorial that appeared in the Oct. 21, 2008, edition of the Canadian Medical Association Journal. The footnotes have been removed, but are available in the…