Standards and legal frameworks to boost environmental and social reporting in the mining sector are nothing new, but advances in guidance, studies and bodies working to increase the amounts of information disclosed are breaking ground. On March 22, the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) and Global Reporting Initiative ...
Economic Growth Plan unveiled“Northern Ontario is an absolute priority for the provincial government,” says Michael Gravelle, Minister of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Gravelle, along with Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, Northern Ontario businesses and local government officials and First Nations leaders, have crafted an Economic Growth Plan, a strategic 25-year ...
In the mining sector, displacement and the subsequent relocation of communities is an issue that has dominated headlines of major media sources, with many non-profit human rights organizations defaming mining companies for their lack of community and environmental care. This often one-sided issue when it comes to media coverage is ...
Late last year, Canadian Natural Resources, Imperial Oil, Shell Canada, Suncor Energy, Syncrude Canada Ltd., Teck Resources and Total E&P Canada announced a plan to work together in a unified effort to advance tailings management, an announcement reflecting the companies’ commitments to socially and environmentally responsible operations and responds to ...
Country Focus
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the largest producer and exporter of petroleum liquids in the world and the second largest producer of crude oil after Russia. To date, its economy is highly dependent on oil and petroleum-related industries including petrochemicals and petroleum refining.With increased economic development, the kingdom has ...
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the largest producer and exporter of petroleum liquids in the world and the second largest producer of crude oil after Russia. To date, its economy is highly dependent on oil and petroleum-related industries including petrochemicals and petroleum refining.With increased economic development, the kingdom has ...
Following in the footsteps of the globally successful Renewable Energy Finance Forum (REFF) series (presented by Euromoney Energy Events), IRJ was pleased to attend the 2nd annual edition of REFF Canada. Hosted in Toronto April 5 and 6, REFF Canada brought together renewable energy entrepreneurs, investors, ...
The success of the Mines & Money conferences in the past few years is well-documented, and if the turn out for the 2011 Hong Kong conference, held from March 22 to 25, is any indication, long may its run continue. Some 2,000 individuals made their way to ...
The Greater Sudbury region is an important part of Northern Ontario. This picturesque area is abundant in resources–and revenue. The Greater Sudbury Development Corporation is an organization in place to help those important local businesses grow and prosper, as well as attract, assist, and retain other potential investors. Sudbury is ...
In June 2010, BHP Billiton’s announcement of an agreement with the Liberian government to develop four iron ore leases resulted in an outbreak of predictions that the mining super major—along with other conglomerates Vale, of Brazil, and Anglo-Australian Rio Tinto—planned to develop a ‘second Pilbara’ in West Africa. As frictions ...
The City of Timmins, Ont., is at an interesting junction. The city is celebrating 100 years since the Porcupine Gold Rush, the event that is responsible for putting Timmins on the map and one that introduced this part of Northern Ontario to thousands of prospectors and miners in search of ...
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