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2016 opened with the mining industry in Canada and globally facing continued challenges in the form of depressed commodity prices and difficult financing markets.

In the recent decision of Araya v Nevsun Resources Ltd., the British Columbia Supreme Court has refused to strike proceedings based on human rights abuses alleged to have occurred at a mine located in Eritrea and owned and operated by an indirect subsidiary of a Vancouver-based mining company, allowing the claim to proceed to trial.