Venezuelan gov’t greenlights Gold Reserves Brisas
The Venezuelan Ministry of Environment has approved the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the e…
Regulatory Issues
Quebec’s Natural Resources minister loses seat
As part of a broader weakening of Quebec’s Liberal Party in yesterday’s provincial election, Natural Resources Mini…
Coeur’s Kensington Kiboshed
Vancouver — Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDM-T, CDE-N) has been hit with an appeals court ruling that effectively revokes permitting for the use of a lake as a tailings facility at its Kensington gold mine, …
Editor’s Picks: top stories of week 12
The tabling of Canada’s new federal budget on March 19 was the number one event affecting Canada’s miners during th…
Facts ‘N’ Figures: Chile loses top ranking in Fraser Institute survey
Vancouver — Mining executives say Manitoba and Alberta have the best policy environments in the world for mining investment, and no longer consider Chile to be among the world’s top 10 jurisdictions …
NovaGold gets Alaska permit boost
Vancouver — NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) says the U.S. government is reinstating a key permit for its Rock Creek gold mine in Alaska, a project that the company hopes to have in production by the …
Xstrata considers legal action over Aussie mine probe
Vancouver – Swiss mining giant Xstrata (XTA-L, XSRAF-O) is considering legal action after a corruption investigatio…
NEPA process a litigation gauntlet
Vancouver — Anti-mining activists in the United States carry briefcases instead of placards these days, and are racking up victories through the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) — the federa…
BC boosts tax credit for exploration in beetle-kill zone
Vancouver — British Columbia is using tax credits in a bid to spur mineral exploration spending in vast areas of the provincial forest that are being ravaged by an infestation of Mountain Pine Beetle…
Friedland touts Mongolian partnership
Vancouver — Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N) chairman Robert Friedland says he can see the advantage of partnering with the government of Mongolia as the company works to develop the massive Oyu Tolgoi c…
How to model windfall profits taxes
Commentary In planning a new mine, engineers can draw on a wealth of long-established procedures to prepare a finely detailed study to track construction and operating costs down to the…
Aussie uranium explorers ride political wild horse
Perth, Australia — The Australian stock market has kept its bullish stance, despite an upcoming political event that could punch a big hole in exploration confidence and cause the country’s anti-uran…