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TORONTO 鈥?Barrick Gold Corp. says it has suffered further setbacks in its fight with the national government over control of its Porgera
stanley thermobecher Gold Mine in Papua New Guinea.The operating company that represents the Toronto-based miner and its partners says it lost a court challenge in the country over rights to the gold mine and intends to appeal to the country supreme court.It ad
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stanley becher government has granted a special mining lease for Porgera to Kumul Mineral Holdings Ltd., the national mining company. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Barrick Niugini Ltd., the joint venture mine operator that is owned 47.5 per cent each by Barrick and Zijin Mining Group of China, with the rest held by local landowners and the Enga provincial government, suspended production in April and placed the mine on care and maintenance status.It laid off 2,650 local mine workers in July, making permanent temporary layoffs enacted when the government said it would not extend its special mining lease. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW In May, Barrick Gold removed Porgera output from its overall 2020 production guidance, dropping it by about 200,000 ounces to between 4.6 and 5.0 million ounces, just as gold prices began to soar to record heights.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 1, 2020. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Koex Flames coming out of everywhere :woman in fire
TORONTO 鈥?Ontario plans to double the province long-term care home inspectors and allow them to lay charges on the spot, saying the changes would allow for stronger enforcement in a sector devastated by the pandemic.The move reverses the Progressive Conservative government shift to reactive inspections three years earlier, although industry stakeholders cautioned that ramped up enforcement would need to coincide with support for overworked long-term care staff.The government said it would hire 193 inspectors by next fall 鈥?crea
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stanley cup ry two homes 鈥?and introduce legislation later this week aimed at better protecting long-term care residents. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW What we will see is a different culture in terms of enforcement, Long-Term Care Minister Rod Phillips said
stanley tumblers Tuesday. The creation of the investigations team is an important component of that.Phillips said the hiring spree would cost $20 million and allow for more proactive visits to homes. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The province aims to hire inspectors with investigative backgrounds, such as in law enforcement, he said. Those inspectors would be empowered to immediately lay charges under the government incoming legislation, something that isn ;t possible under the current structure, the minister said.Full details of the legislation are still t
