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Grievance mechanisms and CSR

Grievance mechanisms are a key tool for developing feedback loops with affected communities and stakeholders, including employees, in relation to global projects. Grievance mechanisms are not only good practice, but are part of the CSR approach...

Asset management is key to improving performance

Changing market conditions, an uncertain global economy, and shareholder demands are driving mining companies worldwide to find ways to improve existing assets. The Quebec mining and metals industry is no exception. In many respects, it faces...

Diamonds, NWT and how the Polar Bear got in there

The Gahcho Kué Project in the Northwest Territories is the world’s largest and richest new diamond mine. In joint venture with De Beers, Mountain Province Diamonds is developing the mine, which is progressing according to plan and...

Stopping bribery and corruption

This past June, the establishment of the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act (ESTMA) brought into focus the efforts and commitment of the Canadian government, and governments around the world, in the fight against bribery and corruption.

Beware: the not-so-obvious risks in mining and metals

A switch to growth mode, productivity improvement and access to capital are all critical risks for mining companies around the world. The three rank as the top business risks in EY’s Business Risks in Mining and Metals 2015-2016 Report....

Fast-track listing on JSE for Canadian mining companies

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) implemented a fast-track listing process in September 2014 to assist certain companies in obtaining a secondary listing on the Exchange. The JSE is currently the largest stock exchange on the African...

Planning for market cycles

In under a generation, social licence commitments have moved from a nice-to-have community relations to a regulatory necessity.

How mining can win back its innovation groove

Popular culture has it that mining is still in the stone ages, or that it has lost its innovative groove. For most of its history, mining has been on the cutting edge of innovation. From the canaries and pick-and-shovel to…

Legislative developments in Quebec

This summer, the province of Quebec has seen several new developments that may have a significant impact on the mining sector: the introduction of Bill 55 on transparency measures, the issuance by the BAPE of its report on uranium exploration,...

Foreign Investment in strategic commodities affected by new rules

On April 24, 2014 the Canadian government published new regulations amending the Investment Canada Act, imposing new rules on investments by non-Canadians. The amendments fundamentally alter the calculations used to determine which foreign...

Keeping a close watch on the “Ring of Fire”

As discussions continue on the development of the “Ring of Fire” between governments, industry, and First Nations, many are wondering if this opportunity is real, when it will kick-off, or how they will be able to participate.