BC bans uranium and thorium exploration permits
Vancouver – The prospect of uranium mining in B.C. received a final blow as the provincial government moved to proh…
Regulatory Issues
Oyu Tolgoi Agreement Makes Headway In Mongolia
Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-Q) says that Mongolia’s cabinet has completed its second review of the draft investment agreement for the massive Oyu Tolgoi project and has said it will present the draft to…
Policy changes in Zimbabwe lead New Dawn to restart development
New Dawn Mining (ND-T) plans to take its 100%-owned Turk mine in Zimbabwe out of care and maintenance and put it ba…
Lines Are Drawn In Battle For HudBay
VANCOUVER — After spending $460 million to acquire a nickel project that’s since been shelved and then attempting to take over Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LMC-N) in a deal that shareholders resoundingly re…
More Pain To Come In Exploration Sector: Fraser Institute Survey
— The following is an edited version of the executive summary and related press release for the Fraser Institute’s influential Survey of Mining Companies 2008/2009.
DRC Government Confirms Banro’s Holdings
Banro (BAA-T, BAA-X) says it had received official confirmation that its mining convention and mining licences in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) “are in accordance with Congolese law.”
Canadian miners restart their engines in Ecuador
The government of Ecuador used the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in Toronto to a…
HudBay battle gets nasty
Vancouver – After spending $460 million to acquire a nickel project that’s now unfeasible to develop and then att…
Mongolia’s cabinet endorses in principle Oyu Tolgoi draft agreement
Shares of Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-q) rose 2% or 11¢ to $5.99 apiece in mid-morning trading following news th…
Swedes Revisit Ban On New Nuclear Plants
Dependence on foreign energy and worries about global warming have ignited debate about overturning Sweden’s nearly 29-year moratorium on building nuclear power plants.
DRC government confirms Banro’s titles
Banro’s (BAA-T, BAA-x) shares jumped 8.1% or 12¢ per share to $1.61 apiece in early afternoon trading in Toron…
Record Year For US Mine Penalties
VANCOUVER — Fines for safety violations at American mines soared to an all-time high in 2008. Over the past three years, since former president George W. Bush signed a new mining code into law, the v…