BC miners wary of First Nation court rulings
British Columbia’s mining industry says the province is gaining momentum on major projects, but warned that regulatory uncertainty linked to Indigenous rights court rulings and…
Court Cases
Getchell nears 1M oz indicated gold in Nevada as dispute lingers over claims
Getchell Gold (CSE: GTCH; US-OTC: GGLDF), which is contending with alleged illegal staking on its Fondaway Canyon project in Nevada, has issued a new resource…
RCMP charges gold explorer ex-CEO with alleged mini-Bre-X fraud concerning assays
The RCMP has charged the former CEO of RPX Gold (TSXV: RPX; US-OTC: RDEXF) with fraud and forgery in connection with allegedly manipulated mining assay…
US First Nation holds up project in Canada
A proposed West High Yield Resources (TSXV: WHY) magnesium mine in British Columbia remains stuck in limbo due to the objections of a U.S.-based Indigenous…
Environmental group sues US Interior for approving rare earth mining in Mojave Desert
An environmental advocacy group is suing the Department of the Interior (DOI) over its decision to greenlight a rare earth mining project located within the…
Gold Basin fires CEO for alleged misconduct
Gold Basin Resources (TSXV: GXX; US-OTC: GXXFF), a junior explorer where Canex Metals (TSXV: CANX) is reasserting control, terminated president and interim CEO Charles Straw…
Hancock, Rio Tinto ordered to pay Hope Downs royalties to ex-partners
Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting and partner Rio Tinto (LSE, NYSE, ASX: RIO) must pay millions of dollars in past and future royalties after…
Brazil court re-charges former Vale CEO
Brazil’s top court has reinstated criminal charges against former Vale (NYSE: VALE) CEO Fábio Schvartsman over the 2019 Brumadinho dam collapse, reversing a lower court…
Cerrado battles Portugal over stalled copper-zinc project
Cerrado Gold (TSXV: CERT; US-OTC: CRDOF) reported higher annual earnings on Thursday, though attention is shifting towards a legal dispute in Portugal that could determine…
Chilean court revives $2.5B Dominga project permit
Chile’s Antofagasta Court of Appeals has suspended its own ruling against the $2.5 billion Dominga mining and port project, temporarily restoring its environmental permit and…
Falcon seeks $100M from Guinea in World Bank court
Falcon Energy Materials (TSX-V: FLCN) filed a $100-million (C$136-million) arbitration claim against Guinea, alleging that the West African nation illegally expropriated the company’s Lola graphite…
PDAC: Getchell says third party staked on un-lapsed gold claims in Nevada
Getchell Gold (CSE: GTCH; US-OTC: GGLDF) says it’s pressing ahead with plans to release an updated resource within weeks on its Fondaway Canyon gold project…