Editorial: Market awaits SEC’s decision on Barclays’ proposed silver ETF
Precious metals investors smiled in early March as spot silver broke through the longstanding US$10-per-oz. barrier…
Regulatory Issues
Court ruling upholds coal-royalty agreement
Vancouver – The British Columbia Supreme Court has ruled in favor of International Royalty (IRC-T) and upheld the …
Inco eyes summer wedding
Inco (N-T, N-N) has for a third time extended its friendly takeover bid for Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N), this ti…
Water flows at Prairie Creek
After years of environmental challenges and legal wrangling, the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board has issued a…
Alexco picking up the old Keno Hill mine
Vancouver – Newly-listed Alexco Resource (AXR-T) is acquiring the assets of past Yukon silver producer United Keno …
Goldbelt starts permitting program for Belahouro
Following a positive pre-feasibility study, Goldbelt Resources (GLD-V) has submitted applications for mining permit…
Metallica shares blast off (February 09, 2006)
Shares in Metallica Resources (MR-T, MRB-X) jumped 60, or nearly 19%, to a long-time high of $3.80 in early aftern…
Centerra gets licence for Southwest Kumtor
The government of Kyrgyzstan has issued Centerra Gold (CG-T) with a mining licence for the Southwest Kumtor gold de…
Axmin nails down permit terms for Bambari
The government of the Central African Republic has set its seal on a mining convention with Axmin (AXM-V) for the d…
Barrick jumps last regulatory hoop
South Africa’s Competition Tribunal has granted its approval for Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) friendly, US$10.4-bi…
Two Kyrgyz gold licences in doubt
The government of Kyrgyzstan has annulled mineral licences for properties held by London-listed Oxus Gold (OXS-L) a…
Court rules on water license for Prairie Creek
Vancouver — After years of environmental challenges and legal wrangling, the federal court has ruled that Canadian…