Golden Star seeks antidote to Iamgold’s poison pill
Golden Star Resources (GSC-T) has asked the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) to set aside the shareholder rights…
Regulatory Issues
De Beers settles U.S. cartel charges
Diamond producer De Beers has pleaded guilty to charges under American anti-trust laws in a settlement that may all…
Imperial Metals ready to restart Mount Polley
Vancouver – Imperial Metals (III-T) is putting the final touches on permit amendments required to mine the Northeas…
Tiomin lands Kwale license
The government of Kenya has granted Tiomin Resources (TIO-T) a 21-year mining license for its long-stalled Kwale ti…
GlobeStar advances Cerro de Maimon (June 24, 2004)
With a freshly granted environmental permit in hand, GlobeStar Mining (GMI-V) plans to shortly begin site preparati…
Cerro San Pedro on hold
With no assurance its construction and operating licenses will be renewed, Metallica Resources (MR-T) has suspended…
A deal in hand combines two in the Bushveld
Vancouver – Anooraq Resources (ARQ-V) and Pelawan Investments have been given conditional approval from the South A…
SouthernEra eyes larger slice of Messina
SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T) has agreed to swap more than 10.5 million of its own shares to boost by 18.4% its sta…
McWatters exits Kiena, shares suspended (May 14, 2004)
McWatters exits Kiena, shares McWatters Mining (MWA-T) has agreed to sell the balance of its Kiena mine royalti…
Queensland revokes Alcan’s Aurukun rights
The government in Queensland has passed legislation revoking Alcan’s (AL-T) rights to the Aurukun bauxite reserves…
OSC recognizes CNQ as stock exchange (May 10, 2004)
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has recognized the Canadian Trading and Quotation System (CNQ) as an offici…
Teck resumes Pogo construction
An agreement with the Northern Alaska Environmental Center (NAEC) has cleared the way for construction to resume at…