Bolivia’s door creaks open to foreign mining investment
SANTIAGO, CHILE — A first-of-its kind deal between Bolivia’s state mining company Comibol and Vancouver-based explorer New Pacific Metals (TSXV: NUAG; US-OTC: NUPMF) promises to usher…
Regulatory Issues
AME Roundup: Scheer promises to cut red tape
VANCOUVER — A Canadian government led by Andrew Scheer, the current leader of the official opposition Conservative Party of Canada, would repeal legislation currently before…
AME Roundup: BC exploration tax credits made permanent
VANCOUVER — Miners and explorers in British Columbia hit paydirt on Monday, with B.C. Premier John Horgan announcing that two investment-friendly tax credits would be…
Commentary: Northwest Territories, a multi-faceted mining destination
As Minister of Industry Tourism and Investment for the Government of the Northwest Territories, one of my jobs is to champion resource development for our…
Canadian budget update full of goodies for miners
In a move long sought by mineral explorers active in Canada, Canada’s federal government has extended its mineral exploration tax credit (METC) for five years,…
Fraser Institute says Canada ‘taking longer’ to give exploration permits
A new study on mining and investment by the Fraser Institute claims investors are losing confidence in the permitting process for mineral exploration in many…
Gov’t commissioned review condemns BC’s ‘professional reliance’ model
VANCOUVER — Big changes to the way B.C.’s mining sector is regulated may be on the way. At least that’s the signal given by a…
Editorial: New Ontario gov’t streamlines ministries, axes carbon tax
The swearing-in on June 29 of new Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his Progressive Conservative majority government promises somewhat more mining-friendly policies in the province…
Ontario gov’t reaches resource revenue-sharing deal with First Nations
The Ontario government and several First Nations in the province have reached an agreement that will see the province share revenues from mining and forestry…
Editorial: Rusal sanctions sow market turmoil
The global aluminum markets have been in an uproar since April 6, when the U.S. government imposed tough sanctions on Russia’s oligarchs. Caught in the…
Editorial: New DRC tax rates chasten foreign miners
In the mining world there’s no better epitome of a high-reward, high-risk jurisdiction than the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with its array of…
PDAC 2018: Ecuador mines minister hopes to eliminate windfall tax
Rebeca Illescas, Ecuador’s new minister of mines, says she hopes to persuade the government of President Lenin Moreno to abolish the windfall profits tax. “I’ve…