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Is conflict minerals regulation going international? New developments in Canada and the EU

  • Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
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  • Canada, European Union, USA
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  • April 9 2013

In late March, Canada and the EU both took steps toward the further regulation of the use of conflict minerals. As discussed below, these initiatives

European Commission issues consultation for views on potential EU conflict minerals initiative; Canada floats “Conflict Minerals Act”

  • King & Spalding LLP
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  • Canada, European Union
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  • April 2 2013

The European Commission (EC) Directorate-General for Trade has issued a consultation to solicit interested parties' views on a potential EU

The Martin Act: using New York’s “blue sky” law to require enhanced disclosure by CO2 emitters

  • Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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  • Canada, USA
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  • January 9 2009

The issue of climate change has garnered much attention in recent years, and there has been an increasing chorus of demands by environmental activists, and a growing contingent of supporters, that policymakers regulate carbon dioxide emissions

The impact of passive foreign investment company tax rules on Canadian mining companies

  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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  • Canada
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  • June 14 2011

Many Canadian mining companies wishing to access U.S. capital markets find that the U.S. “passive foreign investment company” (PFIC) tax rules can present special problems

If it sounds too good to be true

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
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  • Canada
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  • March 4 2010

Budget 2010 reads very well

BCSC cease trades Barkerville Gold during technical disclosure review

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
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  • Canada
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  • August 21 2012

As I discussed in an earlier post, Barkerville Gold drew a lot of attention in late June when it announced an estimate of indicated resources of 10.6 million ounces of gold and “geological potential” of 65-90 million ounces of gold at the company’s Cariboo Gold Project in British Columbia

AIM Designated Market route

  • Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
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  • Canada, United Kingdom
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  • January 12 2012

To encourage smaller growing companies that already trade on other markets to be listed on AIM, AIM offers the AIM Designated Market route (formerly called the Fast Track route), which is a streamlined admission process available to companies that have had their securities traded on an AIM Designated Market ("ADM") for at least 18 months prior to the date of admission to AIM

2011 U.S. legal and regulatory developments affecting Canadian companies

  • Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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  • Canada, USA
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  • January 10 2012

The following is a summary of significant U.S. legal and regulatory developments affecting Canadian companies during 2011

Private member’s bill in Canada calls for disclosure of payments to foreign governments

  • Torys LLP
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  • Canada
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  • March 1 2013

On February 26, 2013, a private member's bill was introduced into the Canadian House of Commons that proposes new disclosure requirements regarding

Securities commissions state their views on preliminary economic assessments and qualified persons

  • Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
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  • Canada
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  • August 23 2012

On August 16, 2012, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published two staff notices pertaining to National Instrument 43101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (NI 43101), namely CSA Staff Notice 43307 Mining Technical Reports Preliminary Economic Assessments and CSA Staff Notice 43308 Professional Associations under NI 43101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects