Greystar blindsided by new environmental rules at Angostura
Steve Kesler hardly had time to get comfortable in his new chief executive’s chair before finding himself in t…
Regulatory Issues
Commentary: BC’s future as a global mining leader needs nurturing
Mineral Exploration Roundup 2010, the Association for Mineral Exploration B.C.’s 27th annual conference, foc…
New Gold gets Cerro San Pedro’s suspension order overturned
Mexican government officials have granted New Gold (NGD-T, NGD-X) an injunction related to the Nov. 18, 2009…
Editorial: ‘Climategate’ puts warm-mongers on the defensive
The edifice of manmade global-warming alarmism continues to crumble in the wake of “Climategate,” which stem…
Editorial: Bill C-300 still flawed
Canada’s mining industry spent a rare week under the national media’s heat lamps in late November, as many r…
Canadian miners strike back
After taking abuse from both the media and non governmental organizations (NGOs) for the better part of the we…
Uncertainty reigns over Ecuadorian royalty regime
Vancouver – Despite signs that a tentative heartbeat is returning to Ecuador’s mining industry, questions st…
International Royalty Takes Vale To Court Over Royalty Spat
International Royalty (IRC-T, ROY-X) and Altius Minerals (ALS-T, ATUSF-O) are taking Vale (VALE-N) to court over royalty payments they claim shortchanged them by more than US$26 million.
Ivanhoe Signs Oyu Tolgoi Investment Agreement
After many tortuous years of nego t i at i o n , Canada’s Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N) has finally signed a long-term investment agreement with the government of Mongolia to build and operate a US$4-b…
Mexico turns to mining to plug its fiscal gap
Monterrey, Mexico — Opposition lawmakers in Mexico are pushing for a royalty on Mexican mining production as …
Rule Change For TSX Companies: No More ‘Jamming The Deal Through’ (October 05, 2009)
The Toronto Stock Exchange will soon force companies to hold a shareholder vote for any acquisition that dilut…
Rule Change For TSX Companies: No More ‘Jamming The Deal Through’ (October 05, 2009)
The Toronto Stock Exchange will soon force companies to hold a shareholder vote for any acquisition that dilutes issued and outstanding shares by more than 25%.