Feds accept Taseko’s New Prosperity for review
The federal government has agreed to take a second look at Taseko Mines’ (TKO-T, TGB-X) gold-copper Prosperity project in central B.C., breathing new optimism into the beleaguered project.
Regulatory Issues
TransCanada’s Keystone XL clears major hurdle
Hollywood actors, climate experts and other opponents of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline will have 90 days to prevent the project’s final approval after the U.S. State Department ruled that the pipeline would have “no significant impact”…
Commentary: What you need to know about changes to NI 43-101
Canada is home to the majority of the world’s public mining companies and the majority of mining company financings are completed in Canada. As a result, Canada has one of the most developed regulatory systems for mining companies, and its…
Commentary: What you need to know about changes to NI 43-101
Canada is the home to the majority of the world’s public mining companies, and the majority of mining company financings are completed in Canada. As a result, Canada has one of the most developed regulatory systems for mining companies, and its…
Commentary: Repeal of Nevada claim fee is good news for explorers
Nevada mining claim owners are celebrating the recent repeal of the onerous mining claims fee that Nevada legislators enacted in February 2010 to help balance the state’s budget. In response to a Nevada district court’s ruling in late May that…
Philippine panel rules in favor of Philippine Metals
Philippine Metals (PHI-V) looks to have put an exploration permitting nightmare behind it.
Commentary: Goldcorp-Cree agreement sets a precedent
For the first time since the Agreement Respecting a New Relationship Between the Cree Nation and the Government of Quebec (the Peace of the Braves) was signed in 2002, a major collaboration agreement was concluded in February 2011 between a…
Bear Creek loses Santa Ana
Already hit by a retreat in the silver price, a leftist presidential victory, and rumblings of local discontent, Bear Creek Mining (BCM-V) was broadsided on June 25 by the Peruvian government’s decision to revoke the licence for its Santa Ana…
Editorial: Aussie windfall taxes 2.0
Yes, they’re back. And probably here to stay this time. Rebounding from the June 2010 defeat of its proposed 40% “Resource Super Profits Tax” (RSPT) on miners, Australia’s centre-left government has spent the past year developing a more…
Colombia: Still a tough sell
Growing interest in Colombia’s geological potential from resource companies and investors has helped the country become one of the world’s most popular mining destinations.
Reko Diq inches closer to a licence
A mining licence dispute for the sizable Reko Diq copper-gold project in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province potentially nears its end, after much uncertainty.
Commentary: Don’t overlook U.S. tax consequences of cross-border mining investments (June 01, 2011)
Canadian-based mining companies investing in U.S. property need to be aware of various U.S. tax provisions that could affect their return on the future sale of this property.