McInnes Cooper lawyers are internationally recognized for their experience and knowledge in many areas, including the extraction of resources from international waters.

McInnes Cooper lawyers are internationally recognized for their experience and knowledge in many areas, including the extraction of resources from international waters.

This article offers an in depth analysis of the regulatory framework for investment and development of mineral exploration and mining projects in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Peru.

Although 2012 began strong, global economic uncertainty and a drop in commodity prices led to a marked slowdown in merger and acquisitions (M&A) in the mining industry in the first half of 2012.

This decision of the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board is the first to consider the Expropriation Act in the context of a residential property and structure as opposed to commercially owned lands.

On June 6, 2019, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) published a staff notice encouraging mining issuers to request reviews of their technical disclosure prior to filing a preliminary short form

In this New Brunswick Provincial Court case, a $75,000 administrative fine for polluting was issued in circumstances where there was low culpability, a clean record, an acceptance of guilt...

At a time when the mining and manufacture of asbestos has been virtually eradicated from the developed world, the plan to continue mining and exporting chrysotile asbestos from the Jeffrey Mine in Québec has been a continuing source of friction.

Uncertainty lingered at the outset of 2016 in Canada from a slowdown in activity that began in the previous year

The mining sector, like other sectors, has been hit hard by the response to COVID-19. There is a dim light at the end of the tunnel, but it is hard to say how long the tunnel is and which companies...

On May 23, 2024, Apex Resources Inc. successfully completed its acquisition of 1434001 B.C. Ltd., gaining a 100% option over the Lithium Creek Property in Nevada, USA. The agreement includes a series of escalating...

As a result of the offering, Newmont has become an insider of Awalé having acquired 10.49% of Awalé's current issued and outstanding shares.

After a volatile end to 2018 and despite fears of a global downturn, Canadian M&A activity remained steady in the first half of 2019.

On April 14, 2026, Foran Mining Corporation (“Foran”) was acquired by Eldorado Gold Corporation (“Eldorado”), which completed the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding common shares...

On July 30, 2019, K92 Mining Inc. (TSXV: KNT) (OTCQB: KNTNF) announced that it had closed its previously announced bought deal private placement of common shares for aggregate gross proceeds of $20,700,690.

Freeport has announced that it has reached an agreement to settle its Delaware shareholder litigation.

A discussion of the recent amendments to the TSX Company Manual regarding director elections and majority voting became effective.

Last week at the annual PDAC convention in Toronto, the McCarthy Tétrault team delivered a series of informative presentations on legal issues facing the mining sector today.

Amid ongoing efforts to identify ways for Canada to become less dependent on the U.S., partner Michael Fortier says launching more mining and energy projects is one way to do so. The approvals for such projects, however, need to come within a "commercially reasonable time frame."

This British Columbia Supreme Court decision emphasizes the importance of due diligence in the specific context of an agreement that incorporates a second agreement by reference.