IMA’s Navidad appeal dismissed; Aquiline pleased
Most likely once and for all, the highly desirable Navidad silver deposit in Argentina belongs to Toronto-based jun…
Regulatory Issues
Island Gold Good for Four
The Island gold project near Dubreuilville, Ont., has reserves sufficient to produce for over four years, plus significant resources, according to a new calculation by outside consultants.
Editor’s Picks: Back Slapping Galore
An unabashedly good news story right here in Canada highlighted the week ended May 26, the twenty-first trading week of 2007.
Editor’s Picks: in the Concrete Jungle, Lionore Doesn’t Sleep Tonight
Merger and acquisition activity once again topped the mining news of the week ended May 19, the twentieth trading week of 2007, as the battle over nickel miner LionOre Mining International intensified…
Platinex wins in court
After a 16-month delay due to an ongoing legal dispute with a First Nations band, an Ontario Superior Court ruling will allow junior explorer Platinex (PTX-V) to resume drilling at its Big Trout Lake …
DRC Woes for Africo
Vancouver — A recent court decision in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has dealt a major blow to Africo Resources (ARL-T, AFCRF-O) concerning its recently announced 75% ownership in the Ka…
Oxus-KazakhGold Deal Done
Gold producer Oxus Gold (OXUSF-O, OXS-L) has a final deal with affiliate Marakand Minerals (mrkmf-o, mkd-l) that will allow it to complete a sale agreement for Oxus’s putative interest in the Jerooy g…
The Battle for Christmas
Santiago, Chile — A 3-year court battle to assert control over one of the world’s largest silver deposits could finally be drawing to a conclusion — but the winner will then have to contend with the…
Water Scarcity Could Hit Chile’s Miners
SPECIAL TO THE NORTHERN MINER
Editor’s Picks: Feds Unveil Carbon Emissions Caps
The trading week ended April 27, the 17th of 2007, was punctuated by the Canadian government’s unveiling of a potentially far-reaching environmental policy.
Newmont acquitted on Indonesian pollution charges (April 30, 2007)
Concluding a 21-month trial in an Indonesian court, Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) and Richard Ness, the head executive at the company’s Indonesian subsidiary, have been acquitted of charges that a New…
Editor’s picks: top stories of week 17
The trading week ended April 27, the 17th of 2007, was punctuated by the Canadian government’s unveiling of a poten…