Aboriginal Issues
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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…
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PARTNERSHIP: Cementation, Missanabie Cree ink deal
ONTARIO – Cementation Canada and the Missanabie Cree First Nation have signed an agreement to create Missanabie Cementation Inc. The deal was announced in Timmins during the recent Mining Expo. Missanabie Cementation will be majority owned by the First Nation.…
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GOLD: Goldcorp signs Borden IBA with three First Nations
ONTARIO – Vancouver-based Goldcorp has reached a milestone for its Borden all-electric underground gold mine near Chapleau with the signing of an impact benefit agreement with three First Nations – Brunswick House, Chapleau Cree and Chapleau Ojibwe. Goldcorp now has…
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GOLD: Golden Predator and Yukon Mint unveil first coin
TORONTO – Golden Predator Mining of Vancouver and its wholly owned subsidiary Yukon Mint have unveiled their first .9999 gold coin at a company event in this city on May 30, 2018. The 2018 Kaska ‘Keda’ (Dene for ‘Moose’) gold…
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Federal government needs to honour its obligations to First Nations
On May 3 and 4, chiefs, leadership, and Indigenous organizations met with federal officials at a joint gathering in Toronto to discuss five key areas: a new fiscal relationship; reliable infrastructure; improved health outcomes; quality education; and, most importantly, bringing…
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ROYALTIES: Queen’s Park to share mining, forestry revenue with Indigenous communities
TORONTO – Calling the agreements the first of their kind, the Ontario government has come through with its long-awaited plan for sharing mining and forestry revenues with First Nations. Queen’s Park announced on May 3 that it had signed agreements…
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GOLD: Goldcorp reaches agreement with local community for Coffee work
YUKON – Vancouver-based Goldcorp and the local Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in (TH) community have reached an agreement that represents a critical milestone in ongoing work at the Coffee gold property 130 km south of Dawson City. A signing ceremony took place on…
