Mining

Return to Mineral Exploration – A Legal Perspective

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Courtesy of Osler. View original article here. The past few years have not been kind to mineral exploration companies. In the face of uncertain commodity prices — and a difficult financing environment that focused on production or development stage assets — exploration budgets were slashed by both major and junior companies alike. But, as 2017… [Read More…] about Return to Mineral Exploration – A Legal Perspective

Final Guidance on Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act – Get Ready to Enrol and Report

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Courtesy of Osler. View original article here. The Canadian Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act (the ESTMA) was proclaimed into force on June 1, 2015 and requires businesses involved in the resource exploration and extractive sector in Canada or elsewhere to file and publish reports on certain types of payments made to both domestic and foreign governments.  For… [Read More…] about Final Guidance on Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act – Get Ready to Enrol and Report

Results of AER Dam Safety Inspections Released

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Courtesy of Alberta Energy Regulator. View original article here. Following commitments made after the Auditor General’s report on dam safety in Alberta, the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has released the results of its dam safety inspections held earlier this year. Containment structures like dams and liquid impoundments, including oil sands tailing ponds, coal tailings ponds, and… [Read More…] about Results of AER Dam Safety Inspections Released