BC First Nation seeks court over Seabridge KSM project
The Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha (TSKLH) Nation has applied to the British Columbia Supreme Court to review Seabridge Gold‘s (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) KSM gold-copper project after the province…
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B.C. creates new mining ministry to tackle critical minerals amid doubts over capacity
British Columbia Premier David Eby on Monday split the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation into two: Mining and Critical Minerals and Energy and Climate Solutions, to fast-track…
Permitting delays impact BC projects valued at $38B, AME says
British Columbia’s exploration sector has over 60 critical mineral projects waiting for permits. It’s a $38-billion pileup of economic opportunities, some waiting indefinitely, Association for Mineral Exploration (AME) president and…
Regis Resources sues Australian minister over blocked gold mine
Regis Resources (ASX: RRL) has initiated legal proceedings to overturn a federal minister’s decision that halted its US$1-billion McPhillamys gold and silver project in New South Wales, Australia. In August,…
Orion, Allianz among US$15T in funds seeking to boost mining investments for tripling output
A global group of institutional investors including Allianz, Legal & General and Orion Resource Partners wants to attract more funds to the mining industry by polishing its image and educating…
Regis takes US$130M hit on Australian project in new heritage zone
Regis Resources’ (ASX: RRL), the third-largest gold miner on the ASX, says its McPhillamys project in Australia has lost almost all of its value after the federal government issued an…
Regis Resources says Australian project ‘not viable’ after minister’s order
Australian gold miner Regis Resources (ASX: RRL) warned on Monday that its McPhillamys project is “not viable” due to a last-minute environmental protection declaration by the federal government. The company…
Australia rejects Rio Tinto unit’s uranium mine lease renewal
Decision ends a decades-long dispute over Jabikula, one of the world’s largest untapped deposits of high-grade uranium.
Is BC’s Haida agreement another ‘legal morass’ for mining?
British Columbia’s formal recognition of the Haida Nation’s Aboriginal title over a group of islands near the Alaskan panhandle is a reconciliation milestone. But it’s raising legal and economic questions…
Nations Royalty listing marks Indigenous milestone
The Frank Giustra-backed Nations Royalty (TSXV: NRC), which may be the country’s first Indigenous company to focus on production contracts like net smelter returns, joined the Toronto Venture exchange on…
Explorer combs near ex-Rio copper mine in Pacific
A private Canadian junior is exploring on Papua New Guinea’s Bougainville Island that suffered a decade-long civil war and environmental damage linked to a former Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE:…
UK law firm backs Madagascar villagers against Rio Tinto in mine pollution claim
Residents say the QMM ilmenite mine has contaminated surrounding lakes and waterways with toxic metals.