Aboriginal Relations

How will juniors handle Ontario's new permitting regime? 

Source: Print Archives | 2013-04-03
New rules designed to lessen conflict between the mining sector and aboriginal communities in Ontario kicked in on April 1, but neither cash-poor juniors nor the province’s First Nations seem ready for them.

Avanti encounters Nisga'a opposition at Kitsault  

Source: Print Archives | 2013-03-27
VANCOUVER — Just two weeks after announcing a permit milestone at its Kitsault molybdenum project, 140 km northeast of Prince Rupert, B.C., Vancouver-based junior Avanti Mining (AVT-V) has run into opposition from the Nisga’a Nation.

Rubicon cheers Ontario decision  

Source: Print Archives | 2013-03-27
Rubicon Minerals (RMX-T, RBY-X) is applauding the Ontario Court of Appeal’s move to reverse a lower court’s 2011 decision in the Keewatin case that said the provincial government could not approve resource development in the...

Editorial: The PDAC-saw

Source: Daily News | 2013-03-13
The first week of March was dominated by the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s mega-convention in Toronto, with 30,147 investors, analysts, mining executives, geologists, government officials, students and international...

Commentary: BC a model for attracting investment and building partnerships

Source: Daily News | 2013-01-21
It is with some nostalgia that we look back at 2012, a year of pride and celebration for the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC). We wrapped up a year of special initiatives to mark our association’s 100th...

Double Trouble for Taseko

Source: Daily News | 2012-12-12
VANCOUVER — So far, the holiday season has not been very merry for Taseko Mines (TKO-T, TGB-X), which is facing a potential strike at its operating mine and a new setback in the seemingly endless effort to permit its new mine.

Editorial: Atleo keeps his crown

Source: Daily News | 2012-07-25
Every once in a while, by a cosmic long shot, the meek really do inherit the Earth. What’s unsaid is that they’re never so meek again once they’ve taken the reins of power.

Commentary: The risks of gold mining in Peru 

Source: Print Archives | 2012-04-23
For several years Peru has maintained its position as one of the world’s top producers of gold, silver, zinc, copper and lead.

Land deal paves way for Torex 

Source: Print Archives | 2012-04-16
Torex Gold Resources’ (TXG-T) work on the community relations side of the mining business is bearing fruit.

Mali unrest puts gold miners on edge 

Source: Print Archives | 2012-04-02
Businesses operating in Mali should expect a hike in mining taxes and an increase in terrorism risk in the wake of a coup attempt in the West African nation, warns Exclusive Analysis, a London-based specialist intelligence company that...

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