Premier Clark promises certainty, efficiency at AME BC luncheon
Vancouver – British Columbia Premier Christy Clark highlighted a reduced backlog and improved conditions for the mineral industry at today’s AME BC Roundup luncheon.
Regulatory Issues
Hecla closes Lucky Friday for one year
Mining analyst Chris Lichtenheldt of UBS Investment Research has cut his 12-month target price on Hecla Mining (HL-N) to US$8 per share from his earlier forecast of US$9.85 per share, after the silver miner announced it has been forced to close…
New royalties rattle Gabriel investors
Investors in Gabriel Resources (GBU-T) were hit by post-holiday blues after the Romanian government announced that it would be doubling royalties on gold production in the country.
Commentary: Diversifying Canada’s energy markets and streamlining the regulatory process
Canada is on the edge of a historic choice: to diversify our energy markets away from our traditional trading partner in the U.S., or to continue with the status quo.
Commentary: Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver on diversifying energy markets and streamlining regulatory processes
Canada is on the edge of an historic choice: to diversify our energy markets away from our traditional trading partner in the United States or to continue with the status quo.
Africa’s improving legislative environment
Today more than ever before, there is a growing emphasis across many African countries on accountability and transparency concerning their natural resources. Alongside this, however, is the unpredictable and growing trend of resource…
Commentary: Hide from resource nationalism at your peril
Brian Menell, heir to the South Africa-based Anglovaal mining fortune and a speaker of the Mines and Money conference here in December, states the obvious when he says increased government intervention in the mining industry is not generally…
Afghanistan’s push to develop its mineral resources
As Western powers prepare to fully withdraw their troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014, Afghanistan’s Minister of Mines, His Excellency Wahidullah Shahrani, is preparing for a very different kind of deployment.
U.K. fraud office looks into Eurasian Natural Resources
London, U.K. – The Serious Fraud Office (SFO), an independent department of the British government that investigates and prosecutes serious or complex financial fraud and corruption, is looking into allegations of unlawful activity at Eurasian…
Bulgarian government gives the nod to DPM
The wait is over, and Dundee Precious Metals (DPM-T) has finally secured an approval on its environmental impact assessment (EIA) for its Krumovgrad gold project in Bulgaria.
New NWT Premier looking to revive mineral investments
Two recent news items have underscored the divergent futures of the Northwest Territories (NWT) and Canada’s other two territories. On one side, BHP Billiton (BHP-N) announced possibly selling its Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest Territories…
Newmont suspends Conga construction
Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) has indefinitely halted construction activities in agreement with the government of Peru at its 51%-owned Conga gold-copper project in the northern region of Cajamarca, following weeks of protests over the proposed…