Ontario First Nations slam mining-focused Bill 5
Environmental groups and some First Nations oppose Ontario’s Bill 5 to boost mining despite changes by Premier Doug Ford who calls it an opportunity of a lifetime. The proposed law,…
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Explorer pulls staff as Flin Flon orders evacuation
Amid a province-wide state of emergency, Flin Flon, Man. has ordered residents and visitors to evacuate as wildfires approach the city while Canadian Gold (TSXV: CGC) has suspended local operations…
Geopolitics to shape mining’s future: TNMG president
Industry stakeholders should view resource development in a global context because shifting geopolitical dynamics will increasingly determine mining, The Northern Miner Group President Anthony Vaccaro says. “We need to look…
Rio Tinto’s Diavik mine wins award for solar plant
Rio Tinto said its Diavik diamond mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories won an environmental award for its 3.5-megawatt solar power plant – about a year before the mine’s planned closure….
Who’s taking Canada’s nuclear waste?
A small town in Northern Ontario has agreed alongside the local First Nations community to bury Canada’s nuclear waste for centuries, but it faces opposition from other Indigenous and anti-nuclear…
TriStar Gold’s Brazil project nearly doubles in value
TriStar Gold (TSXV: TSG; US-OTC: TSGZF) has released a new prefeasibility study (PFS) for its flagship Castelo de Sonhos gold project in Brazil’s Pará state with updated cost estimates and…
Nova Scotia’s growth vs preservation dilemma
A move by Nova Scotia to lift its ban on uranium exploration and mining has reignited a critical debate. For over four decades, the province has prohibited uranium development due…
Trump moves to fast-track deep-sea mining push
United States President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order on deep-sea mining that aims to pave the way for offshore resource extraction and cut the country’s critical minerals…
South Africa blocks Kropz bid to mine in national park
Kropz had applied in March to extract phosphate from land within the West Coast National Park.
UK flags possible security review as deep-sea mining licences go up for sale: FT
Britain may trigger a national security review over the proposed sale of two deep-sea mining exploration licences after the Norwegian parent of UK Seabed Resources (UKSR) filed for bankruptcy, the…
Ontario to OK mines in half the time: Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is proposing new legislation to cut mining permit times in half, designate geographic areas for speedy treatment like the Ring of Fire by September and limit…
Site visit: One of the strangest chapters in copper mining is drawing to a close
With so much happening in copper – from all-time highs mixed with price collapses – it’s easy to lose sight of the giant hole that exists in the industry where…