Editorial: R.I.P., I.T.C.E.
With all the hoopla these days over rising metals prices and Canada’s booming mineral-exploration scene, we think it’s a good time to pause and pay our respects to a federal program that helped this i…
Regulatory Issues
Archangel Diamond catches a break from Swedish Court
Vancouver – The Swedish Supreme Court has paved the way for Archangel Diamond (AAD-V) to begin fresh arbitration p…
Chile’s parched miners feeling the heat
Santiago, Chile — Water has always been an issue for mining companies operating in the world’s driest desert, the Atacama, in northern Chile. But now the industry fears that a tougher stance from the…
Metallica’s blasting permit snuffed
Shares in Metallica Resources (MR-T, MRB-X) slipped 53, or 12.5%, to $3.70 in late-afternoon trading in Toronto o…
Mugabe’s meltdown
By all accounts, Amos Midzi, Zimbabwe’s minister of mines, is a mild-mannered soul….
Falconbridge refills poison pill prescription (April 03, 2006)
With its planned nuptials with Inco (N-T, N-N) potentially delayed until late summer, Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) has adopted a new shareholders’ rights plan aimed at preventing a creeping takeover…
Crystallex soars on Venezuelan nod
Shares in Crystallex International (KRY-T, KRY-X) jumped as much as $1.44, or 39%, to $5.10 in early trading on March 27, a day after Venezuela’s Ministry of Basic Industry and Mining (MIBAM) approved…
Jurisdictions a jostlin’
Mining companies are typically loathe to publicly and directly criticize the governments that have jurisdiction over their operations, so an anonymous survey of attitudes held by mining company execut…
Rosia Montana EIA received (March 30, 2006)
Gabriel Resources (GBU-T, GBRRF-O) has taken delivery of an independently prepared environmental impact assessment …
Crystallex soars on Venezuelan approval
Shares in Crystallex International (KRY-T, KRY-X) jumped as much as $1.44, or 39%, to $5.10 in early trading on Mar…
Wading through troubled waters in Nigeria (March 27, 2006)
Chronic corruption, religious conflict and kidnappings of oil executives. You can forgive the average mining investor for overlooking Nigeria when scoping the globe for prospective land….
Every Rose Garden has its Kempthorne
U.S. President George W. Bush has made a wise decision by nominating the seasoned Republican governor of Idaho, Dirk Kempthorne, to be the nation’s next secretary of the interior. Kempthorne would rep…