Regulatory Issues
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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…
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How Ontario’s new Construction Act will affect miners
A discussion of the changes that are coming
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LEGISLATION: Proposed US mining bill a ‘disaster in the making’ says AEMA
The American Exploration & Mining Association (AEMA) has made the following statement in response to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Hearing discussing Rep. Raúl Grijalva’s (D-Ariz.) Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act of 2019: The sweeping changes in Rep.…
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LEGAL ACTION: Glencore under CFTC investigation for possible violations
SWITZERLAND – Glencore has been informed by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) that the CFTC is investigating whether the company may have violated certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and/or CFTC regulations. The CFTC’s investigations are at an…
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POTASH: Fertilizer Canada decries lack of consultation as Saskatchewan ups tax burden
OTTAWA – Fertilizer Canada – representing manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers of nitrogen, phosphate, potash and sulphur fertilizers – has decried the lack of consultation with the Saskatchewan government before changes were made to the current potash taxation regime. Saskatchewan potash…
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MONEY: Canadian budget update full of goodies for miners
OTTAWA – 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, in contrast to the prior tradition of renewing it annually. The news came…
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Federal gov’t unveils Canadian Minerals and Metals Plan
Canada’s federal government used the opportunity of the annual convention of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada in Toronto in early March to unveil its 44-page Canadian Minerals and Metals Plan (CMMP), which is intended to guide federal and…
