Newmont acquitted on Indonesian pollution charges (April 24, 2007)
Concluding a 21-month trial in an Indonesian court, Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) and Richard Ness, the head execut…
Regulatory Issues
Energy Metals Readies La Palangana for Production
The South Texas project held by Energy Metals (EMC-T, EMU-N) and privately held Everest Exploration are now at the permitting and engineering stage, offering hope that the two projects can be in produ…
More Gold at Hope Bay
In a drilling program intended to increase confidence in previously known resources, Miramar Mining (MAE-T, MNG-X) has had its plans derailed by the discovery of significant new resources on the Hope …
Quebec minister loses seat
As part of a broader weakening of Quebec’s Liberal Party in the provincial election in late March, Natural Resources Minister Pierre Corbeil was soundly beaten in his Abitibi-Est riding by Parti Quebe…
Venezuela greenlights Brisas
The Venezuelan Ministry of Environment has approved the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the exploitation and processing of gold and copper mineralization at Gold Reserve’s (GRZ-T…
Industry, NGOs recommend CSR framework to govern Canadian miners abroad
Concluding a 10-month process that saw input from NGOs, mining, oil and gas companies and other groups, a recent report outlines a raft of recommendations that aim to address concerns over the social …
Gold Reserve gets the job done in Venezuela
With the attainment of its environmental permit for its Brisas copper and gold project in Venezuela last week, Gold…
Oromin gets more time to drill Senegal project
Vancouver — Oromin Explorations (OLE-V, OLEPF-O) is confident it will find more gold on its Senegal concessions after the government of the West African country agreed to extend an exploration contra…
Colombia looks to recast tarnished image
When a country known more for narcotics-funded guerilla warfare than its mineral potential gives a presentation at the world’s largest mining convention, there’s no shortage of intrigue.
Crowflight study aloft on better nickel price
Higher nickel prices and an increase in resources combined to increase the value of the Bucko nickel project in northern Manitoba, an updated feasibility study says.
Federal budget gives miners goodies but no tax cuts
The tabling of Canada’s new federal budget on March 19 was the number one event affecting Canada’s miners during the week ended March 23 — the twelfth trading week of 2007.
Industry, NGOs agree on good practices for Canadian miners abroad
Concluding a 10-month process that saw input from NGOs, mining, oil and gas companies and academia, a report relea…