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On November 26, 2014, Dawn Whittaker, Adrienne Oliver, Derek Chiasson and Darren Hueppelsheuser, hosted a live webcast on some key tax considerations for those with an interest in the mining industry.

US mining companies have had success raising funds in Canada because the Canadian capital markets are particularly sophisticated when it comes to the mining sector.

Recent statements by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s government to impose a super tax of 40% on profits of mining projects in Australia from July 2012, have created much consternation among mining executives and investors in Australian mining companies.

On March 27, 2012, Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan presented the 2012 Ontario budget. With a projected deficit of $15.2 billion in 2012-13, the Budget reveals a provincial government in need of additional revenues.

The "British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office" has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding on the Substitution of Environmental Assessments with the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency.

On November 29, 2012, the Canadian Securities Administrators ("CSA") announced the adoption of regulatory changes and amendments (the "Notice") to National Instrument 54-101 – Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer and National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations.

On June 7, 2021, Epiroc, a leading productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, acquired 3D-P, a Canadian company that provides wireless connectivity solutions for surface mining.

With Quebec’s economic protectionism on the rise, leader Jean Charest has advised voters that, if re-elected, he would establish a $1-billion fund to assist Quebec companies to make foreign takeovers and would table a law allowing a board of directors to block a foreign takeover, even if shareholders support it.

Katanga Mining Limited, which operates a copper mine and other copper and cobalt facilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has entered into a settlement agreement with Ontario Securities Commission staff, which has been approved by a hearing panel of the Commission.

A professional geoscientist agreed to a consent order with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia in connection with his unprofessional conduct, incompetence or negligence in preparing technical reports for two issuers.

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ("NIOSH") have issued a hazard alert to employers engaging in hydraulic fracturing – or "fracking" – operations, requiring those employers to take adequate steps to protect workers from silica exposure.

On June 23, 2020, the government of Saskatchewan announced the opening of the application window for the Targeted Mineral Exploration Incentive ("TMEI") program for 2020-2021.

Avoiding Deal Killers – Understanding Technical Report Triggers Under NI 43-101

British Columbia’s latest budget, introduced on Feb. 17, 2015, confirmed two measures intended to support B.C.’s mining industry, including an extension of the B.C. mining flow-through share tax credit.

On May 29, 2013 the Minister of Natural Resources introduced Bill 43 to the National Assembly, amending the Mining Act. The Bill must go through all the hoops before being adopted by the National Assembly. - See more at: http://blogueplannord.lavery.ca/en/bill-43-mining-act/#sthash.9nHt5Qqp.dpuf

On January 22, 2024, the Government of British Columbia launched the first phase of its critical minerals strategy (the Strategy), joining a growing number of jurisdictions...

In this decision, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice held that the use of a property for the extraction of aggregates was not permitted under the applicable zoning bylaw.

In the case at hand, a copy of the Public Sale Notice was mailed to Buffalo River First Nation.