Drew Hasselback: Will three be the charm? Quebec makes third attempt to amend...
Quebec is making its third attempt in four years to amend the province's mining legislation. The uncertainty is spooking some miners, Drew Hasselback writes
View ArticleCanadian mining industry embraces transparency initiative
Canadian mining companies will soon be required to disclose the amounts resource companies pay to any level of government, anywhere in the world
View ArticleLawyers wrestle with the legal issues raised by mining layoffs
Employment lawyers are helping mining companies cut staffing costs in a uniquely volatile industry
View ArticleSupreme Court of Canada refuses leave to hear appeal of Yukon mining case
The Supreme Court of Canada will not review a decision from the Yukon Court of Appeal that put the Territory's "free entry" staking system into legal limbo.
View ArticleFlow through shares may be coming to Australia
Australia's new federal government may be ready to embrace a Canadian idea: flow-through shares.
View ArticleBreak fees are key part of deal protection toolkit
Break fees may be a common deal protection technique, but law firms continue to break new ground in their design
View ArticleMining mergers brewing below the surface
The market for mining mergers may have hit bottom, and lawyers think the pace of deals will soon escalate
View ArticleHudBay case raises litigation risk for Canadian resource companies
A judge's decision last summer to allow a human rights to continue against HudBay Minerals sent shockwaves through Canada's mining community. Yet months later, the long-term impact of the decision...
View ArticleLooking back at Quebec's previous attempt to modify its mining legislation
A Quebec government has now for a third time in a row failed to win legislative support to update the province's mining legislation. While the industry is mostly relieved at the collapse of the largely...
View Article2014 looks bleak for mining industry, lawyers say
The outlook for the mining industry remains bleak for 2014. Companies in search of capital will have to get creative, mining lawyers say.
View ArticleDrew Hasselback: 'Materiality' and the duty to disclose
The B.C. Securities Commission has issued a decision called "Canaco" that offers important guidance on whether fresh exploration results qualify as a material change
View ArticleA light at the end of the tunnel for insolvent mining companies
It's time for some struggling companies to recognize they might need to seek court protection from creditors
View ArticleFederal government sets target date for mining transparency reporting rules
Provincial and territorial securities regulators have until April 1, 2015 to set up rules to require mining companies to disclose payments to all levels of government
View ArticleCassels Brock expands mining and insolvency practices
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP has expanded its restructuring and mining practice groups with six new lawyers
View ArticleDrew Hasselback: The wisdom of crowds at PDAC
There was a lot of chatter at PDAC about equity crowd funding, but this seems an odd fit for an industry that has access to other funding options, Drew Hasselback writes
View ArticleSEC conflict mineral rule violates freedom of speech, U.S. court says
An SEC rule on conflict minerals violates free-speech rights, an appeals court in Washington says
View ArticleManhole manufacturer lands bankruptcy financing
A U.S. bankruptcy judge in Delaware has granted insolvent GSE Environmental Inc. permission to borrow as much as $35-million in debtor-in-possession financing from units of its secured lenders to...
View ArticleInvestors file $6-billion class action against Barrick Gold
Plaintiff lawyers have officially filed a $6-billion lawsuit that accuses Barrick Gold of misrepresenting the status of the company's Pascua-Lama mine
View ArticleOntario miners, loggers await Supreme Court of Canada decision on treaty rights
The Supreme Court on Friday will release a crucial aboriginal rights decision on Friday which could have major implications for miners, loggers and energy companies working on treaty land
View ArticleSupreme Court of Canada upholds Ontario's right to issue development permits...
Ontario has the authority to issue logging, mining and other such permits on aboriginal treaty lands, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Friday
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