Members of the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today released CSA Staff Notice 43-309 Review of Website Investor Presentations by Mining Issuers, which summarizes the findings of staff of the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) and the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) (collectively, the Principal Mining Jurisdictions) and outlines the CSA’s expectations for website disclosure by mining issuers.
The Principal Mining Jurisdictions reviewed investor presentations from the websites of 130 mining issuers to determine if they met the requirements of National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, Part 4A of National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations and other securities legislation.
“Overall, our review found that mining issuers’ website disclosure needs improvement. Incomplete information and overly promotional language are key areas of concern. We expect mining issuers to use this notice to improve their disclosure to investors,” said Louis Morisset, CSA Chair and President and CEO of the Autorité des marchés financiers.
The Principal Mining Jurisdictions sent letters to 49 mining issuers and instructed them to correct the non-compliant disclosure in their website investor presentations and, in some cases, issue a corrective news release and refile technical reports, which the issuers did…
CNW – PR Newswire – April 9, 2015
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