Comments: Look at the jerks comments from USA: " Deloitte’s Americas mining leader, Glenn Ives :aboriginal groups had increasingly been causing a stir around issues relating to land ownership – and some First Nations often had ill-advised concepts of their ‘rights’ to land."
"The social acceptability of development projects in Eeyou Istchee is a fundamental aspect of the successful nation-to-nation relationship between the Cree Nation and Quebec. The Minister's decision regarding the Matoush project recognises and reflects this important principle. We are confident that the Minister's decision will withstand Strateco's legal challenge,” Coon Come said.
Deloitte’s Americas mining leader, Glenn Ives, on Wednesday told Mining Weekly Online that in Canada, the US and Mexico, ‘Nimbyism’ (an acronym for “not in my backyard”) had become a significant constraint to developing mines.
Ives said that in Canada and Mexico, aboriginal groups had increasingly been causing a stir around issues relating to land ownership – and some First Nations often had ill-advised concepts of their ‘rights’ to land.
http://www.miningweekly.com/article/crees-to-contest-stratecos-renewed-effort-for-permission-to-explore-2013-12-06
Comments: This is the real mining people behavior:
Strateco Asks the Quebec Superior Court to Annul Minister Blanchet's Decision ...
Rex Tilousi NO URANIUM MINING
Havasupai Nation Elder Rex Tilousi and the Guardians of the Grand Canyon Dancers performed for tribal community members and supporters. This anti-uranium mining protest took place at Red Butte, site of the Canyon Uranium Mine. This community action is part of the Havasupai's unending efforts to protect the Grand Canyon Watershed and their homes within "Grandmother Canyon".
Crees to contest Strateco’s renewed effort for permission to explore
In August 2012, the Cree Nation declared a permanent moratorium on all uranium activities in its traditional territory of Eeyou Istchee. In March, the Quebec government declared a temporary moratorium on uranium mining throughout the province, while it held province-wide public hearings regarding the uranium sector.
Deloitte’s Americas mining leader, Glenn Ives, on Wednesday told Mining Weekly Online that in Canada, the US and Mexico, ‘Nimbyism’ (an acronym for “not in my backyard”) had become a significant constraint to developing mines.
Ives said that in Canada and Mexico, aboriginal groups had increasingly been causing a stir around issues relating to land ownership – and some First Nations often had ill-advised concepts of their ‘rights’ to land.
http://www.miningweekly.com/article/crees-to-contest-stratecos-renewed-effort-for-permission-to-explore-2013-12-06
Comments: This is the real mining people behavior:
Strateco Asks the Quebec Superior Court to Annul Minister Blanchet's Decision ...
Wall Street Journal - Dec 5, 2013
BOUCHERVILLE, QUÉBEC--(Marketwired - Dec. 5, 2013) - On December 5, 2013, Strateco Resources Inc. ("Strateco") (TSX:RSC)(FRANKFURT:RF9) filed a motion to invalidate the decision rendered by Quebec's Minister of Sustainable Development, the ...
Crees to contest Strateco's renewed effort for permission to explore
Creamer Media's Mining Weekly - Dec 5, 2013
TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – The Cree First Nation on Thursday vowed to fight Quebec-focused uranium explorer Strateco Resources' renewed effort to gain permission to proceed with the underground exploration phase at its flagship Matoush project, ...
Crees to contest Strateco's renewed effort to circumvent treaty processes
EIN News (press release) - Dec 5, 2013
NEMASKA, EEYOU ISTCHEE, QC, Dec. 5, 2013 /CNW/ - Strateco Resources today commenced new legal proceedings against Quebec Environment Minister Yves-François Blanchet, seeking to nullify the Minister's recent refusal to issue an authorization for ...
URANIUM: Strateco asks court to set aside refusal to issue Matoush permit
Canadian Mining Journal - Dec 5, 2013
QUEBEC – On Dec. 5, 2013, Strateco Resources of Montreal filed a motion to invalidate the decision rendered by Quebec's Minister of Sustainable Development, the Environment, Wildlife and Parks a month earlier whereby he refused to deliver the certificate ...
Sick miners in Gabon may be compensated
Mine workers in Gabon will soon hear whether they will be compensated for illnesses picked up while working at the COMUF uranium mine.
The local population is accusing the mining company of exposing them to harmful radioactive substances.
A commission made up of civil society, government and mining representatives is investigating these claims.
