India: the Sleeping Giant
You might say Charles Devenish is a patient man. The Australian entrepreneur has been waiting for more than a decade for permission to start mining projects in India. He has applications for permits o…
Regulatory Issues
Mongolian ruling thumps Khan, Western Prospector (August 27, 2007)
Vancouver — An abrupt ruling by the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Authority of Mongolia deeming certain exploration licences held by Khan Resources (KRI-T, KHRIF-O) and Western Prospector Group (WN…
Editorial: US House bill targets miners; rally set for Elko
While the broad decline in stock markets in the U.S. cast a pall over North American mining investors during the week ended Aug. 11, the 32nd trading week of 2007, outside of the spotlight a much more…
Mongolian ruling thumps Khan, Western Prospector (August 17, 2007)
Vancouver – An abrupt ruling by the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Authority of Mongolia deeming certain explorati…
Commentary: R. vs. Felderhof — an industry post-mortem
Judge Peter Hryn acquitted John Felderhof, former vice-president of Bre-X Minerals, on Securities Act charges (four of insider trading and four of misleading disclosure, all in connection with the 1997…
Editorial: Hopes for retribution for Busang keep fading
What had most mining people talking during the week ended Aug. 4, the 31st trading week of 2007, was the acquittal on July 31 of former vice-president of exploration at Bre-X Minerals, John Felderhof,…
Despite Turkish troubles, Eldorado plans new mine
Vancouver — Undeterred by the forced closure of its Kisladag gold mine in Turkey, Eldorado Gold (ELD-T, EGO-X) is forging ahead with plans for another Turkish gold project only 100 km away, as well a…
Commentary: R. vs. Felderhof: an industry post-mortem — part 2 of 2
This is the second of two parts of a commentary on the verdict in R. v. Felderhof, the Bre-X securities violati…
Commentary: R. vs. Felderhof: an industry post-mortem (August 08, 2007)
This is the first of two parts of a commentary on the verdict in R. v. Felderhof, the Bre-X securities violatio…
Felderhof acquitted
The former vice-president of exploration at Bre-X Minerals, John Felderhof, has been acquitted of four charges of insider trading and four of misleading disclosure in connection with the 1997 Busang s…
BCSC taps Andean American with cease trade order
Vancouver – The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has taken issue with certain statements contained in …
Editorial: No, Boka’s not another Busang
A little more than a decade after Bre-X Minerals’ Busang sample salting fiasco, the junior mining industry was hit with another serious case of alleged assay manipulation with news that Southwestern R…