Aboriginal Issues
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ZINC-LEAD: NorZinc signs land use agreement with Dene
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – Vancouver-based NorZinc has signed a traditional land use agreement with the Nah?a Dehé Dene Band in Nahanni Butte. The agreement covers the construction and operation of an all season road connecting the Prairie Creek zinc-lead-silver mine and…
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SOCIAL LICENCE: CIPS proposes co-operation with Star-Orion development
SASKATCHEWAN – The Coalition of Indigenous Peoples of Saskatchewan (CIPS) has proposed a protocol of understanding and co-operation covering the Star-Orion South diamond project. The property is located 60 km east of Prince Albert and is 100% owned by Star…
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GOLD-SILVER: Benchmark extends Phoenix zone in BC’s Golden Triangle
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Benchmark Metals has expanded the Phoenix zone at its Lawyers gold-silver project in the province’s Golden Triangle after intersecting gold and silver mineralization in step out drilling grading as high as 11 g/t gold and 819 g/t silver…
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COPPER-GOLD: Havilah inks agreement for Australia’s largest undeveloped open pit copper-gold deposit
AUSTRALIA – After five years of negotiations, Havilah Resources has signed a Native Title Mining Agreement for its Kalkaroo copper-cobalt-gold project, northeast of Adelaide in South Australia. Kalkaroo is believed to be the largest undeveloped open pit copper-gold deposit in…
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GOLD-COPPER: Pebble mine scores small win in land deal with landowners
ALASKA – Shares in Canadian miner Northern Dynasty Minerals were up Wednesday following an agreement announced late Tuesday [Nov. 20] between its subsidiary Pebble Limited Partnership (PLP) and the Alaska Peninsula Corp. (APC) that lets the company use defined portions of lands…
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IRON ORE: Supreme Court to hear appeal in Innu-Rio dispute
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a jurisdictional appeal in the years-long effort by the Innu to sue Rio Tinto over its Iron Ore Company of Canada operations. The appeal was launched by the government…
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ALUMINUM: Rio Tinto, First Nations launch tunnel boring machine
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Rio Tinto Aluminium, the Cheslatta Carrier and the Haisla First Nations launched the tl’ughus tunnel boring machine, a key milestone toward completing the Kemano second tunnel project. The 1,300-tonne machine will bore a 7.6-km tunnel as part…
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IRON ORE: Baffinland, Qikiqtani Inuit augment Mary River IBA
IQALUIT, Nunavut – Baffinland Iron Mines the Qikiqtani Inui Association have signed an improved impact benefit agreement covering the company’s Mary River iron ore mine and concentrator near Pond Inlet. The new agreement enhances Inuit training and employment. Baffinland will…
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The business case for Indigenous inclusivity in the board room
Why the mining sector needs more Indigenous leadership
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POTASH: Encanto, Muskowekwan ask Golder to do environmental studies
SASKATCHEWAN – Vancouver-based Encanto Potash Corp. and its partner the Muskowekwan First Nation in this province have asked Golder Associates to prepare two environmental reports for their solution potash project on the First Nation’s land. Golder will produce a study…
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POTASH: Encanto, Muskowekwan secure federal funds for mine
SASKATCHEWAN – The Muskowekwan First Nation and Encanto Potash Corp. of Vancouver have confirmed that the government of Canada will provide funding for the upcoming engineering work for the Muskowekwan potash solution mine near the town of Lestock. The funds…
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GOLD: Agreement with Long Lake #58 First Nation for Greenstone project
ONTARIO – Premier Gold Mines of Thunder Bay, Ont., and 50% partner Centerra Gold of Toronto have signed an agreement with the Long Lake #58 First Nation covering the development and operation of the Greenstone gold mine 275 km northeast…
