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'It kind of defeats the purpose': Yukon won't pause mineral staking for Dawson land use planning To the north of Dawson City, Yukon, lies a large swath of relatively undisturbed wilderness that caught the eye of Art Webster, the former vice-chair of the Dawson Regional Planning Commission. By Julien ...
A number of legal experts are calling on the provincial government to press pause on mineral staking and permitting processes on Indigenous territory in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A mining claim in Yukon. A new staking ban on some Category B settlement lands, as defined under the Umbrella Final Agreement, was enacted by an order-in-council last week. (Julie Landry/Radio-Canada)
other colonial claim-staking regimes such as Australia, were based on the tenets of British mineral staking. The gold rush of 1858 was integral to the consolidation of British Columbian sovereignty and marked a central moment in the beginnings of provincial resource allocation laws and the unlawful removal of lands from Indigenous peoples.
Yukon to appeal court ruling on 'free entry' staking system. The Yukon government is seeking leave to appeal the Yukon Court of Appeal's decision in Ross River Dena Council v. ... direction from the Supreme Court of Canada on when the duty to consult with First Nations arises in the context of mineral staking," Yukon Premier Darrell …
The Gitxaała Nation, which has 1,800 members, 500 of whom live on-reserve on the nation's traditional territory, filed a legal challenge Monday against the province's mineral claim staking ...
The Swedish mining and mineral industry drives technological change and the green transition globally. Across the mines in Sweden, a metallurgical and mechanical industry …
The panel recommends the new mining legislation and regulations be completed by the end of 2023. Ed Peart, president of the Yukon Chamber of Mines, doubts this will happen, telling The Narwhal ...
An overview of legal and practical considerations surrounding mining rights and title in Mexico, including the extent of state control, renewal and transfer of licences, and protection of rights.
Sweden's mineral assets are to be exploited in a long-term sustainable way, with consideration shown for ecological, social and cultural dimensions, so that natural and …
Staking a mining claim is the legal process of claiming the right to extract minerals from a designated area of public land. Mining claims are typically staked on federal lands managed either by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) or the US Forest Service. In certain situations it is also possible to stake a claim on private land if you seek ...
he mineral-staking principles written into the BC Gold Fields Act established the principle of free entry, or "free-mining." his principle 86 bc studies allowed companies and individual prospectors to stake mineral …
JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador is in the middle of one of the biggest mineral staking rushes in its history. With 80,000 stakes made since January, this level of activity hasn't been seen since Voisey's Bay was discovered in 1994. It's in part because of the work of a man that some would say is legendary in prospecting circles.
The four areas of "adverse impact" that the Court found established were: Loss of minerals – the Court found the permanent removal of minerals constituted an adverse impact, as the result was to "permanently reduce the land's value" (para. 390).; Loss of mineral rights – the Court found the transfer of a "mere chattel" interest was …
Physical Claim Staking. The traditional staking process is fairly consistent across the provinces and territories, but each jurisdiction has slight variances. In general, claims can range in size from 16 hectares (400 by 400 meters or about 40 acres) to 256 hectares in size. Larger areas may be staked using several adjacent claims.
The community sent a letter to the provincial mining recorder on Feb. 7, asking for a notice of caution to be placed on the online staking system to notify parties thinking of staking a mineral ...
Updated Sept. 28, 2023 with a statement from the Association for Mineral Exploration. The British Columbia Supreme Court has given the provincial government 18 months to establish a new regime that will see Indigenous nations consulted at the first stages of individual and corporations staking mineral claims.
Mining companies recently have poured big dollars into B.C. Liberal campaigns, giving them $1.3 million in the 2004 election year. Between 2004 and 2005, Teck Cominco gave $870,000 and Fording ...
"Staking" a Mineral Claim refers to the process of how mineral explorers identify the area they want to obtain an interest in minerals. Under the Bill, Mineral Claims would be able to be staked on all public lands in the Northwest Territories that have not been withdrawn from staking for any reason. Areas where mineral exploration is not ...
The ruling comes following two separate actions brought against the Chief Gold Commissioner of B.C. The actions, by Gitxaała Nation in October 2021 and Ehattesaht First Nation in June 2022, were ...
Sept. 18, 2012. NUUK, Greenland — With Arctic ice melting at record pace, the world's superpowers are increasingly jockeying for political influence and economic position in outposts like this ...
The Yukon Prospectors Association and the Yukon Chamber of Mines fear that proposed amendments to the Quartz Mining Act will jeopardize "free entry" staking in the territory. The Yukon Prospectors ...
Between 2018 and 2020, the Province of British Columbia granted multiple mineral claims on Banks Island, in the heart of Gitxaała Nation's territory, without consulting Gitxaała. Under BC's current Mineral Tenure Act, virtually anyone can become a "free miner" and acquire mineral rights online for a nominal fee through an automated system …
staking and development of mineral resources by providing an orderly system of allocation of exclusive rights to minerals. Specific permission must be obtained where the surface is occupied by others. Mineral tenure is granted under the free entry system in …
Mineral rights in Canada are a property right with three distinct associated rights. The right of entry on Crown or private lands containing Crown minerals. The right of holders to enter upon, use ...
There is no practice of pausing mineral staking in Yukon while land use planning processes take place, to the frustration of many Yukoners. The former vice-chair of the Dawson Regional Planning Commission called on the territorial government to implement such a moratorium while the much-anticipated Dawson land use plan process …
How digital prospectors are staking First Nations land and private property in B.C. The province saw a 70 per cent increase in staked land the year the mineral claims process went online — modernizing a 19th century law but leaving its values deeply rooted in the past. Francesca Fionda Matt Simmons (Local Journalism Initiative Reporter) July ...
Earlier today, the Gitxaała First Nation filed a first-of-its kind legal challenge in the British Columbia Supreme Court against the province's "free entry" mineral claim staking regime. The Nation is seeking to overturn multiple mineral claims granted by the province between 2018 and 2020 on Banks Island in Gitxaała territory, without ...
Vancouver, BC, April 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Skyharbour Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: SYH) (OTCQX: SYHBF) (Frankfurt: SC1P) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has acquired by staking ...
Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin First Nation's chief disagrees with a recommendation included in the Yukon Mineral Development Strategy that suggests staking moratoriums in land use planning areas should be ...
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The structure of tourmaline American Mineralogist 33 532-540. de Kalb, New York, USA. Foit F F, Rosenberg P E (1979) The structure of vanadium-bearing tourmaline and its implications regarding tourmaline solid solutions American Mineralogist 64 788-798. Silver Knob, Mariposa County, California, USA.
Founded in 2019, the B C Mining Law Reform network is a public interest initiative that promotes changes to mineral staking laws and mining practices to ensure they minimize risks to the environment, respect community decisions, and that the polluter pays to clean up toxic mine waste sites. For more information, contact:
Mineral statistics. SGU's mission is to provide society with geological information. This includes producing statistics on how much metal, minerals and aggregates are produced in Sweden. On this page, we present …