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Legal Aid for the Mining Industry,
Mineral Lawyers, and International Mining Investors |
| Case# |
Title
|
Jurisdiction |
| 1-11-01 |
British
Columbia Court Resolves Diamond Joint Venture Dispute |
Canada |
| 2-11-01 |
Noncompliance
Mining Violations of Affiliate Companies May Affect
New Mine Permitting Approval |
USA |
| 3-11-01 |
Court
Order to "Show Cause" for Contempt to
Cease Mining Ruled Invalid on Appeal (sequel to
Case#2-11-01) |
USA |
| 4-11-01 |
Philippine
Gold Entrepreneur Sues Australian solicitor for
Alleged Advice Negligence |
Australia,
Philippines |
| 5-11-01 |
Irish
Quarry and Cement Plant Planning Approval Challenged |
Ireland |
| 6-11-01 |
Arbitration
Decision Causes New Zealand Gold Miner to Seek court
Review |
New
Zealand |
| 7-11-01 |
Inactive
Surface Mine Owner Pays Millions in Damages for
Acid Mine Drainage Water Pollution |
USA |
| 8-12-01 |
Occupational
Safety Fines Upheld for violations |
Canada |
| 9-12-01 |
Mining
contractors' Liens Upheld by Court |
Australia |
| 10-12-01 |
Canadian
Geologist Sues Employer for Wrongful Discharge |
Canada |
| 11-12-01 |
British
columbia Professional Engineers and Geoscientists'
charge of Incompetency for Member's Malpractice
Upheld in Court |
Canada |
| 12-12-01 |
Reclamation
Measures for Limestone Quarry Disputed |
USA |
| 13-12-01 |
New
England Opencast Mine Expansion Rights Limited by
Town Ordinance |
USA |
| 14-12-01 |
Court
Finds Royalties as 'Fair Share' Method For Non-Operating
Co-Tenant Mineral Owner |
USA |
| 15-01-02 |
U.S.
Asserts Ownership of Volcanic Rock (Scoria) Deposit |
USA |
| 16-01-02 |
Coal
Lessor Loses Royalty Claim To Operator |
USA |
| 17-01-02 |
Alleged
Wrongful Dismissal Claim Foiled in Industrial Relations
Court |
Australia |
| 18-01-02 |
Miner
Loses Claim Against U.S. Employer in Indonesia |
USA |
| 19-01-02 |
Scottish
coal Wins Semantics Decision in Mining Noise Violatioin |
Scotland,
UK |
| 20-01-02 |
House
of Lords Upholds Denial of Old Mining Permission |
England,
UK |
| 21-01-02 |
Zoning
Resolved in Favour of Canadian Mineral Plant |
Canada |
| 22-02-02 |
Another
English "Old Mining" Permission Fails |
England,
UK |
| 23-02-02 |
Magnesite
Producer Convicted of Air Pollution Violation |
Australia |
| 24-02-02 |
South
Africans Bring Asbestos Dust Claim in English Court
Against Parent Company |
UK |
| 25-02-02 |
Chrome
Mining Lease Found Invalid by South African Court |
South
Africa |
| 26-03-02 |
House
of Lords Affirms Damage Award from Smelter Emissions |
Jamaica,
West Indies |
| 27-03-02 |
Montana
Copper Promoters Win in US and Lose in UK Fraud
Trial |
USA
and UK |
| 28-03-02 |
Court
Finds Confidentiality Duty for Canadian-Greek Gold
Joint Venturer |
Canada |
| 29-03-02 |
Alaskan
Mining Rights On Aboriginal Lands Clarified |
USA |
| 30-04-02 |
New
South Wales Silica Sand Operation Given Conditional
Mining Permit (A Study of a Court's Analysis of
Surface Mining's Environmental Impact) |
Australia |
| 31-04-02 |
Mining
Contract's Reciprocal Obligations Disputed |
South
Africa |
| 32-04-02 |
Australian
Tax Tribunal Decides Limestone is an "Ore"
and Mining Is Eligible for Fuel Rebate |
Australia |
| 33-04-02 |
Uranium
Mine Toxic Tort Verdict Rendered |
USA |
| 34-05-02 |
Vicarious
Liability for Employee |
South
Africa |
| 35-05-02 |
Old
Gold Mine Waste Dumps Reclamation Project Refused
Permit for Historic Preservation Reasons |
Australia |
| 36-05-02 |
Colorado
Supreme Court Rules Mineral Estate Reservations
for "Other Minerals" Includes 'Oil and
Gas' |
USA |
| 37-05-02 |
Engineer
Loses professional Defamation Action |
USA |
| 38-06-02 |
Canadians
Sue Kazakhstan Uranium for Breach of Contract |
USA |
| 39-06-02 |
South
African Coal Mining operation Opposed by "Save
the Vaal" Environmentalists |
South
Africa |
| 40-07-02 |
"Legitimate
Expectation" Doctrine Prevails for South African
Mining Company |
South
Africa |
| 41-07-02 |
The
Supreme Court of Ireland's Final Decision on Bula
Holdings & Ors V. Tara Mines Ltd. & Ors |
Ireland |
| 42-08-02 |
US
Not Liable for WWII Zinc Mine Under CERCLA |
USA |
| 43-09-02 |
Limestone
Quarry's Change of Kiln Fuel Type Questioned as
"A Material Change In Use" Requiring Permission
Under Town & Country Act |
UK |
| 44-10-02 |
Class
Action Approved for Aluminium Plant Dust Claim |
US
Virgin Islands |
| 45-11-02 |
Mineral
Property Buyer's Duty to Seller to Protect Reserved
Property Interests Settled |
Ireland |
| 46-12-02 |
Canadian
Court Determines Mineral Tax Law Applicability
to Exploration Licensee After Assignment |
Canada |
47-01-03 |
Australian
Federal Court Affirms Uranium Lease on Northern
Territory Aboriginal Land |
Australia |
48-02-03 |
Texas
Court Decides South African Off-Shore Diamond Dispute |
USA |
49-02-06
(NEW) |
Nova Scotian Indian Tribes Defeat Gypsum Projects |
Canada |
