BC mining groups reject permitting delays, economic benefits study
Two British Columbia mining groups slammed a report on mine development delays as “flawed” but noted it shows the need for overhauling the province’s permitting…
Regulatory Issues
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:…
Skeena’s Eskay Creek bulk sample permit unlocks US$200M in gold project funding
Skeena Resources (TSX: SKE; NYSE: SKE) can proceed with a 10,000-tonne bulk sample and infrastructure construction at its Eskay Creek gold project in northwestern British Columbia…
Brazilian authorities shut Jaguar mine after tailings slide
Local labour officials shut Jaguar Mining‘s (TSX: JAG) Turmalina gold mine in Brazil due to safety risks stemming from a recent tailings pile collapse. The…
London Symposium Video: ESG needs realistic overhaul, O’Toole says
American voter backlash against environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles threatens Canada’s mining industry and its role in the continent’s emerging clean energy supply chain,…
Miners navigate high risks, ransoms in West Africa
Mali’s military government is trying to arrest the CEO of the world’s second-largest gold company while the junta in Niger has tightened its stranglehold on…
Court approves $105M borrowing to fund Yukon Eagle mine cleanup
A court has raised PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) borrowing limit to $105 million to fund the cleanup of Victoria Gold’s Eagle mine in Yukon as costs are…
Americans fund Fireweed’s NWT tungsten project
Fireweed Metals (TSXV: FWZ; US-OTC: FWEDF) on Friday secured millions in U.S. and Canadian critical minerals project funding. The U.S. Department of Defense invested about…
Australia’s $281B nuke plan to change uranium mining
Australia’s opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has unveiled a A$311 billion ($281 billion) plan to introduce nuclear power into the country’s energy mix, a proposal that…
Economics, not regulation, the main reason behind delay in BC’s mines, study shows
Contrary to popular perception, stringent regulation may not be the biggest factor behind the delay of mining projects in British Columbia, according to a new…
GoviEx initiates arbitration against Niger in uranium permit dispute
GoviEx Uranium (TSXV: GXU; USOTC: GVXXF) is going to arbitration with Niger for revoking its permit on the feasibility-stage Madaouéla project, one of the world’s…
London Symposium: Beaty, McEwen, O’Toole urge mining firms to lead climate crisis fight
Sustainable mining must be the new normal to boost earnings and convince a skeptical public about the industry’s importance to combat global warming as the…