CNSC greenlights McClean Lake mill expansion
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has approved the expansion of the McClean Lake mill — operated by Areva Resources in northern Saskatchewan — allowing Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ)…
Regulatory Issues
Enrollment opened under the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act
Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN) has opened the enrollment process for companies who meet the definition of a “reporting entity” under the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act (ESTMA). Reporting entities can…
Commentary: New takeover bid rules take effect in Canada
As of May 9, new takeover bid rules took effect across Canada. These new rules will undoubtedly impact the Canadian mining sector, which accounts for 40% of the number of…
Editorial: The curious case of Carmax Mining
Anyone following junior mining in B.C. — and by extension the Mineral Titles Office — may have caught an interesting bit of drama in April courtesy of Carmax Mining and…
Water act woes hit BC explorers
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Exploration companies and prospectors in B.C. will not be impacted this year by new regulations imposed under the Water Sustainability Act (WSA), B.C.’s Minister of Energy &…
Editorial: Trudeau’s Liberals to repeal Bill S-6 in Yukon
Elections do have consequences, and in the Yukon Territory, the Liberal Party of Canada’s victory in the federal elections last October has brought on the federal government’s decision in April…
Editorial: NDP one Leap from electoral oblivion
Canada’s left-leaning federal New Democratic Party has long been the home for unions representing Canada’s miners. But the embrace of deep-green environmentalism by half the delegates at the NDP’s national…
Editorial: Canada suddenly knee-deep in deficits
Well, it wasn’t quite what was billed in the Canadian federal election last October: the first budget tabled by Justin Trudeau’s new government goes easy on the promised infrastructure spending…
Kinross fights shutdown order at Maricunga mine
VANCOUVER — Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE; KGC) is preparing to contest a shutdown order issued by Chilean regulators at its Maricunga heap-leach operation, 120 km east of the city of…
PDAC 2016: Premier Bob McLeod on mining in the NWT
Bob McLeod, the premier of the Northwest Territories, caught up with The Northern Miner at the recent Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention in Toronto to talk about the…
PDAC 2016: Engineering reports fail to impress
A review for adequacy and quality of 34 development-stage National Instrument (NI) 43-101 studies on Sedar showed nearly half lacked engineering rigour, Tim Oliver, an environmental engineer and independent consultant,…
Up to 10 killed in Lily, Katanga disasters in South Africa, DRC
VANCOUVER — Twin disasters at two large mines in sub-Saharan Africa are a stark reminder that safety remains a top concern in mining. On Feb. 5 Yvonne Mnisi, Pretty Mabuza…