Harmony scores a hat trick
South Africa’s Competition Tribunal has dismissed Gold Fields’ (GFI-N) request that it block the early settlement p…
Regulatory Issues
Harmony bid clears another hurdle
South Africa’s High Court has dismissed Gold Fields’ (GFI-N) application to have Harmony Gold’s (HMY) unsolicited t…
Gold Fields fight hits Broadway
Gold Fields (GFI-N) has taken its fight to fend off a hostile takeover bid by fellow South African miner Harmony Go…
Metallica’s rights restored at Cerro San Pedro (November 04, 2004)
Mexico’s Federal Court has ordered the Agrarian Court in San Luis Potosi state to reinstate Metallica Resources’ (M…
Asia Pacific irons out Udon North wrinkles (November 03, 2004)
The Thai government has assured Asia Pacific Resources (APQ-T) that it now has priority over the majority of the la…
Montana turns down cyanide initiative
Voters in Montana turned down a ballot measure that would have overturned an earlier state prohibition on the use o…
Vannessa targeting Venezuela through World Bank Group
Vancouver – The continuing battle over rights to the Las Cristinas gold project in the Kilometre 88 region of south…
Gold Fields circles the wagons (October 27, 2004)
In its latest gambit to derail Harmony Gold’s (HMY-N) unwanted advances, Gold Fields (GF-N) has asked South Africa’…
Newmont officials out of jail, on probation (October 25, 2004)
The five officials of Newmont Minahasa Raya arrested in Jakarta over allegations of pollution will be released from…
Newmont to stay in Indonesia despite arrests (October 05, 2004)
Although five executives of a wholly owned subsidiary of Newmont Mining (NMC-T) were recently arrested in Jakarta o…
Green light nearer for Ovacik restart
Vancouver — After receiving acceptance of the environmental impact statement and found to be in compliance with en…
Mining ramps up at Yanacocha
Operations at the Yanacocha gold mine in northern Peru are returning to normal after weeks of protests and roadbloc…