Zambian president proposes increased mining taxes
Vancouver – A significantly increased effective tax rate is bad news for companies interested in mining in Zambia …
Regulatory Issues
IMA loses last grab at Navidad (January 07, 2008)
Vancouver — The battle over the Navidad silver project, in Argentina, is finally at an end. The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed IMA Exploration’s (IMR-V, IMR-X) leave to appeal a previous lower…
Michigan approves Eagle mine (December 31, 2007)
Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) subsidiary Kennecott Eagle Minerals will be going ahead with its Eagle nickel-copper mine in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, following approval by the state’s Department of E…
Asian Mineral gets Ban Phuc mining licence
Vancouver – With receipt of a mining licence for its Ban Phuc massive sulphide nickel deposit in northwestern Vietn…
Michigan approves Eagle mine (December 17, 2007)
Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L, RIO-A) subsidiary Kennecott Eagle Minerals will be going ahead with its Eagle nickel-coppe…
Cold winds blow in Romania for Gabriel
Gabriel Resources (GBU-T, GBRRF-O) is slashing jobs and ending its land acquisition program at Europe’s largest undeveloped gold project as it becomes clearer that the current government has little in…
Cold winds in Romania for Gabriel
The fallout from the Romanian government’s suspension of the environmental impact assessment for Gabriel Resources …
Canadians lead new Scramble for Africa
London, U.K. — Africa is endowed with an abundance of natural resources, particularly minerals — hence the “Scramble for Africa” of the pre-colonization era in the 18th and early 19th centuries, whe…
Midwest to go ahead (December 06, 2007)
The partners in the Midwest uranium joint venture in northern Saskatchewan have taken a formal production decision …
Argentina raises taxes on miners
Some tax exemptions for miners in Argentina may be a thing of the past.Reports out of the South American country …
Shakespeare to be
The Shakespeare nickel-copper project west of Sudbury, Ont., has been granted the regulatory green light for production and operator Ursa Major Minerals (UMJ-T, UMJMF-O) plans to start construction.
Kyrgyz govenment gives Centerras green light for one deposit
While there is still no word on the finalization of an agreement for its Kumtor gold project with the government of…