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Resource projects and Indigenous consultation – What is best practice after a year of uncertainty?

In 2018, we saw the law of consultation evolve further after the release of new (and highly anticipated) decisions from the Supreme Court of Canada...

Strategic investment transactions create benefits for mining companies

One of the most significant trends in the mining industry in 2018 was the emergence of strategic investment transactions.

Fair Play

Boards must increasingly prove that a merger/acquisition deal is a good deal for everyone involved.

Mining industry trends – Strategic investment transactions

The combination of macroeconomic uncertainty and speculation over trade wars has not been kind to commodity prices or the mining industry lately.

Canada tables NWMM to ratify MLI; Updates MLI reservations

Canada takes next step toward ratifying the MLI (to implement certain tax treaty changes), and removes some of its prior reservations. Learn more.

LBP Holdings Ltd. v. Hycroft Gold Corp.: Leave required to appeal certification order excluding defendants

In LBP Holdings Ltd. v. Hycroft Gold Corp. et al., Justice Thorburn held that leave to appeal to the Divisional Court was required under s. 30 of the...

First of its kind – Ontario NDP tables civil liability for climate change bill

On March 26, 2018, Ontario NDP MPP Peter Tabuns introduced Bill 21: “an Act respecting civil liability for climate-related harms,”. Read more.

PDAC 2018: Mining sector gets back to work

While PDAC 2018 was not on par with PDAC 2011, in our view, 2018 can be summed up as the year the mining industry got back to work with greater...

Ontario Court of Appeal confirms high bar for reversing arbitral awards under the UNCITRAL Model Law

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently confirmed the very high bar in Ontario to overturning international arbitral awards under the United Nations...

Mining Year in Review – Progress amid volatility

There were a number of developments that significantly impacted the mining industry and merit close attention as we head into 2018.