Editorial: Trusts get busted
More than a few Canadian investors were a little distracted handing out candy at the front door on Halloween, eager as they were to head back to the TV to take in news that Canadian Finance Minister J…
Regulatory Issues
Return of former Marxist in Nicaragua chills Miners
Vancouver – The return to power of former Marxist Guerilla leader Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua has sent a chill throu…
Editorial: Feds’ closing of tax loophole long overdue
More than a few Canadian investors were a little distracted handing out candy at the front door on Halloween, eager…
Editorial: Russia tightening its grip on natural resources (October 30, 2006)
Foreign investors of time and money in Russia’s mining sector would do well to keep a close eye on the increasingly bullying stance the Russian government is taking towards foreign oil companies, beca…
Editorial: Russia tightening its grip on natural resources (October 25, 2006)
Foreign investors of time and money in Russia’s mining sector would do well to keep a close eye on the increasingly…
Colombia attracting mining’s heavy hitters
Marmato, Colombia — Efforts by Colombian authorities to attract international mining investment are bearing fruit as the ranks of foreign investors taking a serious look at the country swell. A year …
Shahuindo dispute finished (October 16, 2006)
Sulliden Exploration (sue-t, exsdf-o) has assumed title to the Shahuindo mining concessions in Peru following a lengthy arbritration and court battle….
Editorial: Kimberley in America: three years on
More than three years into the international adoption of the Kimberley process for the tracking and certification of rough diamond trading, a new report by the United States Government Accountability…
Editorial: Kimberley in America — three years on
More than three years into the international adoption of the Kimberley process for the tracking and certification o…
McEwen moves to scuttle Goldcorp-Glamis merger
Vancouver — Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) founder and ex-chairman Robert McEwen has launched the opening salvo in a proxy fight opposing the company’s plan to merge with mid-tier producer Glamis Gold (GLG-T,…
EU okays Inco takeover
The European Commission’s competition regulator has cleared the Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (RIO-N) US$18.4-billion …
Stornoway to Take Up Ashton, Contact Shares
Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T, SWYDF-O) has taken up the shares tendered under its bids for Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T, AMCFF-O) and Contact Diamond (CO-T, CONPF-O), but Ashton management still opposes…