Canada softens enviro rules, Australia eases miner listings, India finds platinum elements

Canada has unveiled a plan to streamline the environmental approval process; The Australian Security Exchange (ASX) is taking steps to making listing easier; and the Geological Survey of India (GSI) reports that it has discovered platinum group...

Newfoundland and Labrador to contribute 10% of Canada mining output

The mineral-rich province of Newfoundland and Labrador was expected to contribute about 10% of Canada’s mining output this year, the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) said on Wednesday. President and CEO Pierre Gratton said the province would...

Canada unveils plan to streamline environmental reviews

Canada on Tuesday unveiled a plan to streamline the review process for significant economic projects, such as pipelines and mines, in a bid to contend with other resource-rich countries. Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said demand from...

Flaherty's Budget leaves mining industry mostly smiling

Canada Finance Minister Jim Flaherty on Thursday announced another year’s extension to the 15% tax credit for investing in mineral exploration, much to the delight of the industry. Also pleasing to resource developers, in a Budget that placed...

Canadian uranium ownership policy to remain for now: Oliver

Foreign-owned uranium companies hoping to build uranium mines in Canada, including diversified giant Rio Tinto and Australia’s Paladin Energy might be disappointed that the federal government still has no plans to change a policy that restricts...

Some Vale workers return underground after Sunday's fatality

Some mining crews are returning underground at Vale’s Sudbury mines, but production remains under a temporary suspension the company put in place following the death of a worker on Sunday, a spokesperson said. The death was the fourth in about...

Oliver pushes for Ring of Fire development

Canada's Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver on Tuesday continued his crusade to cut down on environmental approval timelines for major projects, to encourage the potential C$92-billion in mining investment the government sees over the next ten...

Mining group praises Oliver's open letter

Predictably ruffling the feathers of some non-governmental organisations, Canadian Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver’s letter reviling “environmental and other radical groups” trying to “hijack” the country’s regulatory system, not...

Oliver stresses streamlined regulatory environment in open letter

Canadian Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver on Monday struck out at what he called “environmental and other radical groups” threatening to “hijack our regulatory system to achieve their radical ideological agenda”, delaying projects...

Joe Oliver named Natural Resources Minister in new Canadian Cabinet

Canadian Prime Minister has named Joe Oliver as the new Minister of Natural Resources, replacing Christian Paradis, who moves to the Industry Department. Oliver, a newly elected MP, is a former investment banker and has worked as executive...