Pierre Gratton: Canada’s mining industry learned from Mount Polley tailings dam disaster
I was pleased to read the column by Jacinda Mack and Loretta Williams in which they acknowledge the vital role minerals and metals will play in the transition to a low carbon economy. B.C. products like metallurgical coal, copper and molybdenum are all critical to the supply of renewable energy technologies and zero-emission vehicles. B.C. […]
Ottawa just tied Canadian miners to the tracks of a railway duopoly
In the next week or so, Parliament is expected to pass Bill C-49, a bill amending the Canada Transportation Act (CTA). The bill will impact the mining sector’s ability to get our products to market reliably and cost-effectively on Canada’s railroads, which are controlled by only two companies. Mining products represent about half of rail […]
Vale recognized for environmental efforts
Vale’s Sudbury Biodiversity Program has been recognized for its work by the Mining Association of Canada (MAC). The miner received an Environmental Excellence Award under the Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) program during the annual convention of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) on May 7.
MAC fetes Vale and Iamgold for sustainability excellence
This is the week of the CIM annual convention, and at the awards gala on May 7, Ottawa-based Mining Association of Canada honored both Vale’s Sudbury Operations in Ontario and Iamgold’s Essakane gold mine in Burkina Faso for their sustainability initiatives. Established in 2014, the TSM Excellence Awards include the TSM Environmental Excellence Award and […]
Vale Sudbury earns enviro award from Mining Association
The biodiversity program initiated by Vale’s Sudbury operations picked up a national award from the Mining Association of Canada on Monday at the 2018 CIM Convention in Vancouver. The Towards Sustainable Mining Environmental Excellence Award was presented to Vale for the programs it has in place to support regreening and land reclamation efforts to undo […]
Liberal transport amendments head back to the Senate
The House of Commons inched one step closer to a possible procedural showdown with the Senate Thursday after MPs rejected several amendments to the Trudeau government’s proposed overhaul of this country’s transportation system.
Further delays for transportation bill, say Tories
The Liberal government’s decision to reject a number of Senate amendments to a key piece of transportation legislation will cause further delays, Conservative MPs said Tuesday – as Western Canadian shippers continue to grapple with an ongoing transportation backlog.
Mining Group Sounds Alarm in Canadian Railway Legislation Fight
A proposed law raising foreign ownership limits in airlines and Canada’s biggest railway carrier is headed back to the Senate, the latest step in a tug-of-war that has the mining sector speaking out.
Mining Association of Canada says Nutrien layoffs part of systemic rail issue
Nutrien Inc.’s decision to lay off more than 1,000 employees at its potash operations is just the latest example of a wider problem with Canada’s rail system, says the Mining Association of Canada.
Canadian energy industry slams Liberals’ environmental assessment rules
The Liberal government’s Impact Assessment Act is getting harsh reviews from resource-industry executives, including a warning that the legislation would make it virtually impossible to build oil and gas pipelines in Canada.
