I found this article, “Indigenous investment in resource projects ups demand for specialized legal know-how,” engaging. Thank you, Maureen, for posting it on Twitter (@cheerio46). It makes perfect sense that those who are rooted in the land would benefit from mining, especially if the land will be disrupted. It’s encouraging to see that mineral resource companies often go beyond the required measures. This approach will help communities embrace mining and gain benefits.
I was particularly interested in the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan signing an impact benefit agreement with NexGen Energy Ltd. for the development of a uranium mine and mill project, presumably the Rook I project. My first mining job in 1985 was at Cluff Lake, which is in the same area (now decommissioned due to work by Orano, which mined the property). When I worked there, it was mined by Amok, which later became Cogema, then Areva, and is now called Orano.
