Regulatory Issues
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St Barbara reports half-year results; faces environmental charges in Nova Scotia
Australia-based miner St Barbara (ASX: SBM) has released financial results for its half-year ended Dec. 31 that represent “an encouraging recovery from the operational disappointments of the first quarter,” according to the company’s managing director and CEO, Craig Jetson. In…
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BMC receives YESAB’s blessing for Yukon silver-zinc mine – with conditions
The Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment Board (YESAB) has recommended that BMC Minerals‘ ABM silver-zinc project, at its Kudz Ze Kayah project, be allowed to proceed, paving the way for the private company to proceed with permitting. The positive recommendation…
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Mexican gov’t scraps key mining post in austerity drive
Mining companies operating in Mexico are showing concern, after the country’s government scrapped the mining sub-secretary post, one of the Ministry of Economy units, as part of a broader austerity drive on Tuesday. The move, said local mining groups that…
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REGULATIONS: MAC slams fed decision to join environmental review of Teck’s Castle project
OTTAWA – Canada’s national association for miners, the Mining Association of Canada (MAC), is weighing in on the federal government’s decision to review Teck Resources‘ proposed Castle Mountain metallurgical coal project in B.C., saying the additional review is unnecessary as…
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REGULATIONS: New B.C. Mines Minister updates on mining modernization
Newly appointed B.C. Mines Minister Bruce Ralston says all 25 of the province’s Mining Jobs Task Force recommendations, intended both to speed up the permitting process and to strengthen oversight of the mining industry, will be implemented by the end of…
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REPORT: MAC on Canadian mining
The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has released its annual Facts & Figures report which provides an overview of the country’s mining sector. The majority of the figures are from 2018. Economic impact of mining In terms of mining’s economic…
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OILSANDS: Alberta developing rules for release of process water
Following the lead of the federal government, Alberta is undertaking a major re-scoping of work with the goal to establish rules to allow for release of process-affected water back into the Athabasca River from any oilsands mine by 2023. Up…
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BC mining policy in 2020: Times have officially changed
The impact of mining regulatory reform in B.C.
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REGULATION: B.C. seeks input on Mining Act changes
The government of British Columbia is asking for public input on changes it is proposing to the province’s Mining Act. The proposed amendments, which are intended to improve regulation and oversight of mining in B.C. include: -Formally separating specific authorities…
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President of Mexico says ‘no new mining concessions’
Global mining companies operating in Mexico are working with the country’s mining chamber, Camimex, to determine the impact of Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s statement earlier this month that no new mining concessions will be handed out in the…
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GOLD: Golden Predator provides restart notice for Brewery Creek mine
YUKON – Golden Predator Mining announced on Monday its formal intention to resume development and production the Brewery Creek gold mine. The formal notice has accepted by the Yukon government, and the company is now authorized to restart mining activities that…
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US court rules against Hudbay’s Rosemont project
Shares of Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) plunged 21.4% after a ruling by the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona halted construction at the company’s Rosemont copper-molybdenum project in the state. The court challenged the U.S. Forest Service’s issuance…
