On August 30, 2019, Minera Alamos Inc. (TSXV: MAI) announced that it had acquired 9,450,000 common shares in the capital of Prime Mining Corp.

McCarthy Tétrault's Global Mining Litigation Group released its 8th edition of Mining in the Courts, Year in Review.

Last week, I had the opportunity to present at the 2012 Mine Accounting & Reporting Update conference held in Toronto.

Bill 43, tabled in the National Assembly by the Minister of Natural Resources on May 29, 2013, proposes a new Mining Act that incorporates several provisions of the Mining Act currently in force in order to maintain Québec’s mineral tenure system and its general principles.

The Nunavut regulatory calendar continues to be busy in the mining sector.

Lorelei says that a curated intellectual property strategy can provide a mining company with a wide variety of assets that can be the foundation for increased revenue, financing and success.

To comply with NRCan's suggested timeline, Reporting Entities are requested to enroll with NRCan no later than June 30, 2016.

Vicarious liability is of particular concern to companies operating in foreign jurisdictions, especially countries with high corruption risks or human rights issues.

In this decision, the Yukon Supreme Court determined that the Government of Yukon has a duty to consult First Nations with respect to recording mineral claims under Yukon's "Quartz Mining Act", but that the appropriate time for consultation is after such claims are recorded.

At issue in this decision was the extent of the mining industry's participation rights as interveners in the challenge of a law affecting their industry.

The recent publication in the South Africa Law Journal ("SALJ") of Gary JA Moore & Jerome Veldsman’s article entitled Big Brother and the holding company: Ministerial Consent to Dispose of Indirect controlling interests in mining companies, may have some serious consequences.

Stans Energy applied in Ontario to enforce an award issued by a Moscow arbitration panel, and obtained an ex parte Mareva injunction freezing shares in Toronto-based Centerra Gold Inc...

The wide range of direct and extensive energy experience held by our contributors lends itself to a diverse and insightful examination of current legal trends and topics.

On Monday, June 1, 2015, the federal Minister of Natural Resources, Greg Rickford, announced that the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act has come into force.

In 2014, Veris Gold Corp. and its subsidiaries began experiencing financial difficulties due to, among other things, the declining price of gold. It also received notice from its major secured creditor, Deutsche Bank A.G., that it was in default under its security agreements.

In this case, the British Columbia Supreme Court refused to grant standing to an environmental advocacy group seeking to challenge decisions of the Chief Inspector of Mines...

On June 12, 2020, Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd (SSE: 601899) (SEHK: 2899) and Guyana Goldfields Inc. (TSX: GUY) announced that they had entered into a binding arrangement agreement...

Natural Resources Canada has published an impressive list of 182 agreements that mining companies have entered into with aboriginal communities across Canada.

Canada's Intellectual Property Office has introduced a new expedited examination program for patent applications in critical technology sectors. The Key Technology Expedited Program waives the advanced examination fee and promises first office action within seven months for qualifying applications related to critical minerals supply chain innovations.

On January 24, 2017, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) released an update to its "Guidelines for determining the tax treatment of certain exploration expenses" that were previously issued in 2007.