Commentary: Ontario and Quebec propose changes to mining rules
Interestingly, both Ontario and Quebec are proposing significant changes to their respective mining legislation.
Regulatory Issues
Commentary: Digging into valuable US tax incentives
Many Canadian miners operating in the U.S. are not aware of the extensive tax incentives that the U.S. government offers to individuals and companies exploring, developing and extracting minerals. These tax incentives can provide significant…
Brazilian magazine calms fears
One week after Reuters reported — quoting anonymous high-level Brazilian government and mining industry officials — that Brazil was considering canceling mineral rights that the government deems strategic such as phosphate, potash…
Chubut’s draft mining legislation confounds miners
Pan American Silver (PAA-T, PAAS-Q) is warning shareholders that if draft mining legislation proposed by the governor of Argentina’s Chubut province becomes law, its Navidad silver project will become uneconomic.
Goldcorp overcomes Barrick’s legal challenge
VANCOUVER — Canadian miner Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) has emerged the victor following a lengthy legal tussle with competitor Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) over a majority interest in Chile’s massive El Morro copper-gold…
Brazil mining code stirs uncertainty
Revisions to Brazil’s mining code may cancel mineral rights that the government deems strategic such as phosphate, potash, and rare earth elements, Reuters reported yesterday, quoting unnamed but “high-level” government and…
Mongolia to increase lands reserved for state
Chief investment strategist Dale Choi of Frontier Securities in Ulaanbaatar reported today that Mongolia’s Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy is proposing measures that would designate at least 30% of the country’s…
McEwen comments on uncertainty in Argentina
When mining entrepreneur Rob McEwen put US Gold and Minera Andes together to create McEwen Mining (MUX-T, MUX-N) he was working on the model that you could take one company that had cash flow and another company that had development…
Letter to the Editor: CSR counsellor should be applauded
An editorial in The Northern Miner criticized Canada’s Extractive Sector CSR counsellor, Marketa Evans, for “shooting another blank” in reference to the office’s second case, involving First Quantum Minerals’ Guelb…
Editorial: Stealth Bill C-38 upends CEAA
Over the years, mine developers in Canada have heard politicians at the provincial and federal level make so many empty promises to streamline the redundancy-laden process for mine approvals, it’s been easy to tune them out and temper…
Feds propose sweeping changes to environmental review process
The Canadian government has outlined broad changes to the federal environmental assessment process as part of a wide-ranging omnibus budget bill.
Marange diamonds cast light on Kimberley Process shortcomings
In only a few years, Zimbabwe’s Marange diamond fields have transformed from a free-for-all of thousands of diamond prospectors sifting through dirt to a modernized, fenced-in area run by a…