Panama seeks public input on re-opening First Quantum copper mine
Panama’s government has kicked off a public consultation on an environmental audit of First Quantum Minerals’ (TSX: FM) Cobre Panama copper mine. The Ministry of…
Court Cases
Barrick gives Mali a week to lift restrictions before shutting Loulo-Gounkoto mine
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) has set a deadline this week for Mali to remove new export limits and resolve a dispute over its…
Sandfire America wins water rights ruling in Montana
Sandfire Resources America (TSXV: SFR) has received another positive court ruling in Montana regarding its leasing of mitigation water rights for the Black Butte copper…
Cassius Mining takes Ghana to court for US$277M
Cassius Mining (ASX: CMD) is taking Ghana to court in London seeking US$277 million in damages for alleged contract breaches that killed the company’s Gbane…
Arcadium Lithium investors sue it for negligence over US$6.7B Rio Tinto takeover
Arcadium Lithium (NYSE: ALTM; ASX: LTM) is facing legal challenges after shareholders filed lawsuits alleging misrepresentation and negligence linked to Rio Tinto’s (ASX, LON, NYSE:…
Quebec appeals ruling that scuttles online mapping claims due to Indigenous rights
In many mining jurisdictions across Canada, exploration companies can go online to a government-maintained web portal and designate on a map the claims they wish…
Aus billionaire Gina Rinehart closer to opening contentious coal mine in Alberta
Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart has moved closer to reviving a metallurgical coal mine in Canada’s Rocky Mountains after a local plebiscite showed strong support…
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…
Brazilian court clears BHP, Vale, and Samarco of charges in 2015 dam disaster
A court in Belo Horizonte ruled that state prosecutors failed to prove that “individual actions” directly contributed to the collapse of the dam.
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…
BHP, Vale reach US$30B Fundão dam settlement
The collapse of the dam at an iron ore mine owned by Samarco killed 19 people.
Liability trial for BHP in Samarco dam collapse begins in London
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) faces a potential US$47-billion payout in damages over the 2015 Mariana Dam disaster in Brazil, believed to be…