Etiket: mining
Australia will create a gigantic marine park closed to fishing and mining
The project aims to triple the area of the Macquarie Island Marine Park, which would thus be comparable to that of Spain. Article written by Published on 04/06/2023 15:06 Update…
Australia will create a gigantic marine park closed to fishing and mining
The project aims to triple the area of the Macquarie Island Marine Park, which would thus be comparable to that of Spain. Article written by Published on 04/06/2023 15:06 Reading…
Dissatisfaction with consultations on mining development in Quebec
Organizations denounce “hasty” consultations on mining development by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests. The Quebec Better Mine Coalition (QMM), which brings together more than forty citizen committees and…
Quebec law protects the habitat of all vulnerable species from mining activity, except the Gaspésie caribou
Quebec law protects the habitat of all vulnerable species from mining activity, except one: the Gaspésie caribou. An environmental coalition is now asking the Legault government to abolish this exception,…
Steven Guilbeault defends the increase in mining claims in Quebec
The federal Minister of the Environment, Steven Guilbeault, does not believe that the significant increase in the number of exploration titles for potential deposits granted by Quebec in the last…
Steven Guilbeault defends the increase in mining claims in Quebec
The federal Minister of the Environment, Steven Guilbeault, does not believe that the significant increase in exploration titles for potential deposits granted in Quebec in the last two years goes…
Mining Claims | Quebec plans to amend the Mining Act
(Quebec) Claiming to have heard the population, the Minister of Natural Resources and Forests, Maïté Blanchette Vézina, promises changes – probably legislative – in the file of mining claims. Posted…
Mining sector | There is enough financing to do without Chinese capital, believes Fitzgibbon
(Laval) Quebec can do without Chinese capital to develop its mining sector, believes the Minister of the Economy, Pierre Fitzgibbon, who does not exclude that relations with China could relax…
Mining titles block biodiversity protection projects
The recent explosion in the number of mining claims in Quebec represents a direct threat to the protection of biodiversity, says the Society for Nature and Parks. These industry permits…
Fitzgibbon wants to tighten the conditions for holding mining claims
The Minister of Economy and Energy, Pierre Fitzgibbon, believes that the conditions that allow companies to hold mining exploration rights on parcels of Quebec territory must be tightened. The Minister…
The number of mining claims has jumped 65% in two years in Quebec
The number of mining claims in Quebec has jumped 65% in the space of two years, according to figures provided by the Minister of Natural Resources and Forests, Maïté Blanchette…
65% increase in the number of mining claims in Quebec
The mining boom in Quebec has resulted in a 65% increase in exploration titles for potential deposits, said Tuesday the Minister of Natural Resources and Forests, Maïté Blanchette Vézina. As…
65% increase in the number of mining claims in Quebec
The mining boom in Quebec has resulted in a 65% increase in exploration titles for potential deposits, said Tuesday the Minister of Natural Resources and Forests, Maïté Blanchette Vézina. As…
The mining industry paid nearly $1 billion in royalties to Quebec in 2021
This text is part of the special section Mines and natural resources Mining drives the economy of several regions, such as Abitibi-Témiscamingue, thea Côte-Nord and Nord-du-Québec, in addition to greatly…
The Mining Association of Canada aims for sustainable mining development
This text is part of the special section Mines and natural resources The mining industry often gets bad press. The numerous environmental repercussions of its activities and the sometimes difficult…
Quebecers refuse to sacrifice their health and the environment in the name of mining
This text is part of the special section Mines and natural resources Last August, the results of a Léger survey commissioned by the Coalition Québec mieux mine were published. The…
Inequalities are widening in mining regions, experts say
This text is part of the special section Mines and natural resources Tools have been put in place to help local communities make their voices heard against mining companies, but…
Climate change: what effects on the mining sector?
This text is part of the special section Mines and natural resources We often talk about the influence of the mining sector on the environment. Yet, conversely, climate change also…
Study project on the reappropriation of former mining sites in Quebec and Nova Scotia
This text is part of the special section Mines and natural resources Can citizens of former mining towns reclaim former sites? This is the question underlying the study project by…
Australia | A powerful cyclone hits a mining region with gusts of 288 km / h
(Sydney) A powerful tropical cyclone, accompanied by record gusts of up to 288 km / h according to the meteorological services, hit Friday on virtually uninhabited areas of Western Australia…