In January, Islamic terrorists stormed a natural gas plant staffed by hundreds of Algerian workers and a number of foreign workers. The Algerian military intervened, bringing an end to the crisis, but in its aftermath workers from the U.S.,…
Rubicon Minerals (RMX-T, RBY-X) is applauding the Ontario Court of Appeal’s move to reverse a lower court’s 2011 decision in the Keewatin case that said the provincial government could not approve resource development in the…
VANCOUVER — Just two weeks after announcing a permit milestone at its Kitsault molybdenum project, 140 km northeast of Prince Rupert, B.C., Vancouver-based junior Avanti Mining (AVT-V) has run into opposition from the Nisga’a Nation.
Colombia is one of the world’s most enigmatic mining jurisdictions. There is no denying that the country’s lost “cocaine” years have left behind lots of unrivalled, prospective ground that is ripe for modern exploration….
Gold from Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) recently baptized Pueblo Viejo mine is being held up by customs in the Dominican Republic, but it appears a resolution is at hand.
Last year was a busy one in Canada with respect to shareholder activism. There were high-profile proxy battles, such as those at TELUS and Canadian Pacific Railway, as well as several lower profile ones in the junior mining sector. These…
On Feb. 5, 2013, broad amendments to the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA) were tabled in the Canadian Senate through Bill S-14, which will effectively bring Canada’s anti-corruption regime more closely in-line with the…
Paladin Energy (PDN-T) had to set the record straight.
VANCOUVER — Drills at Continental Gold’s (CNL-T) Buritica project in Colombia keep hitting new areas of high-grade gold and silver, but a resurgence of violence in the country following the end of a two-month FARC ceasefire is…
On Feb. 5, 2013, broad amendments to the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA) were tabled in the Canadian Senate through Bill S-14, which will effectively bring Canada’s anti-corruption regime more closely in line with the…
The article, “Felderhof’s new life after Bre-X,” (T.N.M., Dec. 31/12) struck me as your publication having come full circle on the biggest fraud in the history of the mining business. In late 1996 and early 1997, The…
Over the past few years, mining companies have become increasingly aware of the potential civil and criminal liability arising from the payment of bribes to foreign government officials.
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