By Matthew Brown THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BILLINGS, Mont.- One of the largest coal mines in the U.S. was indefinitely shuttered Thursday in a dispute over whether its new owner should be immune as a tribal entity from future lawsuits for environmental violations or reclamation costs. The Navajo Transitional Energy Company ...
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New corporate ethics ombud named but powers remain unclear
OTTAWA- The federal government’s long-awaited announcement Monday of a watchdog to enforce responsible conduct by Canadian companies operating abroad was greeted with disappointment by human-rights advocates. That’s because International Trade Minister Jim Carr says it will take almost two more months to finalize the powers of the new ...
Read More »NewsAlert: Barrick and Newmont sign Nevada joint venture agreement
TORONTO- Barrick Gold Corp. is dropping its hostile takeover offer for Newmont Mining Corp. in favour of creating a joint-venture that will combine the two companies’ mining operations in Nevada. Under the deal, Barrick will hold a 61.5 per cent stake in the joint venture, while Newmont will own 38.5 ...
Read More »Native Americans rally in bid to save Arizona coal plant
By Anita Snow THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOENIX -More than 300 people who say their livelihoods depend on a coal-fired plant on a sprawling Native American reservation rallied in Phoenix Wednesday to request a 90-day delay in steps being taken to shutter it by 2019. Demonstrators, including miners who extract the ...
Read More »Goldcorp Signs Agreement with Three Ontario First Nations
JUN 06, 2018 Significant Milestone in Development of Borden Gold, Canada’s First All-Electric Underground Mine VANCOUVER, June 6, 2018 – GOLDCORP INC. (TSX: G) (NYSE: GG) (“Goldcorp” or “the Company”) and three First Nation communities including Brunswick House First Nation (BHFN), Chapleau Cree First Nation (CCFN), and Chapleau Ojibwe First Nation (COFN) are ...
Read More »Chile orders Barrick to permanently close Pascua Lama surface facilities
TORONTO- The Chilean government has ordered Barrick Gold Corp. (TSX:ABX) to permanently close all surface facilities at its troubled Pascua-Lama project high in the Andes. The government had suspended the massive project that straddles the Chile-Argentina border in 2013 over concerns of environmental damage and water contamination during development. Barrick was ...
Read More »Stk’emlúpsemc te Secwépemc Nation Signs Cooperation Agreement With WestKam Gold Corp.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 11, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WestKam Gold Corp. (TSX-V:WKG) (“WestKam” or the “Company”), a Vancouver-based gold exploration company focused on developing the Bonaparte Gold Project property approximately 50 km northwest of Kamloops, B.C., announces the recent signing of a Cooperation Agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Stk’emlúpsemc ...
Read More »Alaska tribes seek talks with Canada about mining projects
JUNEAU, Alaska-A group of 16 southeast Alaska tribes have banned together in an attempt to secure a stronger voice in inter-governmental talks about a series of large Canadian mining projects. The Juneau Empire reported http://bit.ly/2vKWEcy ) Monday that the tribes are eyeing a seat at the table with Canada, having ...
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