OPINION: Transnational corporate liability for human rights violations, part 2
Part 1 of this discussion appeared in CMJ's Sept. 11 Daily Headline News.
Canadian Mining Journal Staff
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URANIUM: Eco Ridge review raises production of REO, U3O8
ONTARIO – Pele Mountain Resources of Toronto has updated the preliminary economic assessment of its Eco Ridge rare earths and uranium project in Elliot Lake, raising output estimates for both products. Rare earth oxides (REO) would total...
SUSTAINABILITY: Barrick named to DJSI for the sixth consecutive year
TORONTO – Barrick Gold Corp. has been named to the Down Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) for the sixth consecutive year. It has also been included on the DJSI's North American index of leading companies for the seventh straight...
MINING PEOPLE: China Minerals, McEwen Mining, Orex, San Gold, and Santa Fe Metals
Michael Guo has been named chief geologist for Vancouver-based China Minerals Mining Corp. He will oversee the company's geological work in Canada.
LABOUR: It’s Curtin for Australian prisoners
AUSTRALIA – Failing to find workers for the Curtin potash project, the joint venture partners have recruited prisoners from the Northern Territory. The project, 260 km southwest of Alice Springs, is a joint venture of Rum Jungle Resources...
Production is right around the corner for Marlin Gold
It’s not every day that you come across a junior that is on the brink of production and generating cash flow within four to six months, whose largest shareholder is a hedge fund with an 80% ownership stake, whose management team is headed...
OPINION: Transnational corporate liability for human rights violations, part 1
Can a Canadian parent company with a subsidiary operating in a foreign jurisdiction be liable for human rights violations in the foreign jurisdiction that occur at the level of the subsidiary? In a recent decision, an Ontario court has allowed...
URANIUM: Denison cuts more high grade at Phoenix A
SASKATCHEWAN – Denison Mines Corp. of Toronto continues to drill high grade uranium mineralization in the Phoenix A deposit at the Wheeler River project where it is operator and 60% owner. The Wheeler River project is located between the...
COAL: Maiden numbers for Elan’s Alberta coking project
ALBERTA – Altitude Resources of Calgary has released a maiden resource estimate – 62.1 million indicated tonnes and 84.7 million inferred tonnes – for the coking coal property belonging to Elan Coal, a private non-arms length...
GOLD: Atac cuts 16+ metres of 6.76 g/t at Rackla project
YUKON – Vancouver-based Atac Resources has completed a 12-hole campaign at the Sunrise and Isis East zones at the eastern end of its Rackla gold project in the central portion of the territory. The Sunrise zone returned notable...
Gabriel takes one step forward and two back in Romania
Just when Gabriel Resources (TSX: GBU) looked to be getting some new traction on its development of the Rosia Montana gold mine in Romania, recent protests appears to have turned the country’s prime minister against the project.
GOLD: Centerra plans shuffle for Kumtor mine
KYRGYZSTAN – Centerra Gold of Toronto is working on a deal with the government of Kyrgyzstan concerning the Kumtor gold mine in that country. If completed as planned, Kyrgyzaltyn JSC (representing the government) would exchange its 32.7%...
Liebherr to showcase its innovation at European mining and construction machinery trade fair in 2025
Liebherr – one of the world’s largest global manufacturers of construction machines – will be displaying more than 70 future-oriented tech exhibits at […]