Stronger Chavez can’t tarnish Gold Reserve’s lustre
North American gold companies operating in Venezuela were spared the sting from increasing powers for Latin America…
Regulatory Issues
Canada eyeing record year for flow-through
Vancouver — Eyeing another record-breaking year, Canadian mining companies are facing pressure to fund their exploration activities by issuing flow-through shares to investors seeking generous tax sh…
Egypt looks to step on to global mining stage
While the recent trend in some developing countries has been to decry foreign direct investment and increase state …
Bolivia’s Morales backs increased tax on minerals
Just two weeks after his mines minister went on record as favouring a significant increase to the export tax on min…
Chavez inauguration chills investors
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez waved the socialist banner broadly at his inauguration ceremony on Jan. 10, but comments from his finance committee eased some market concerns.
New tax scheme coming to Bolivia (January 22, 2007)
Speculation over President Evo Morales’ plans for Bolivia’s mining sector was rekindled recently by strong words from his mining minister, who suggested that the country’s mineral export tax was too l…
Jerooy in new hands (January 15, 2007)
The Kyrgyz government has issued a licence for development of the Jerooy gold deposit to a joint venture of state m…
Regulatory Decision Stalls Alcan Smelter Upgrade
Vancouver — A planned $1.8-billion upgrade of Alcan’s (AL-T, AL-N) Kitimat smelter appears to be on hold following a regulatory decision to reject a power sales agreement between the aluminum giant a…
Editorial: Ortega’s Second Chance to Get It Right
On the eve of Daniel Ortega Saavedra’s inauguration as Nicaragua’s new president on Jan. 10, it’s still not entirely clear whether the ex-Marxist guerilla’s return to power is an endorsement or a repu…
Chavez sends new wave of chills down investors’ spines
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez waved the socialist banner broadly at his inauguration ceremony on Jan. 10, but co…
Kennecott gets Eagle permits
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has advised Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L, RIO-A) subsidiary Kennecott E…
Editorial: Retro’s the rage Sandinista Ortega assumes Nicaragua’s presidency
With Daniel Ortega Saavedra’s inauguration later today as Nicaragua’s new president, it’s still not entirely clear …