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…
Regulatory Issues
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…
Debate ramps up as Northern Dynasty’s Pebble grows
Vancouver — Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM-V, NAK-X) says its huge Pebble project in southwestern Alaska now ranks as the world’s second-largest porphyry copper-gold deposit, and could get even large…
Aurelian to list on TSX, updates Ecuador progress (March 05, 2007)
Vancouver — Aurelian Resources (ARU-V, AUREF-O) has received conditional approval to list its shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange, a milestone that the company hopes will provide it with greater acc…
Michigan pulls Eagle approval
Michigan state authorities have rescinded an earlier decision to approve the environmental plan lodged by Kennecott…
CGA to pick up Masbate
CGA Mining (CGA-T, CGX-A) has entered a deal with Thistle Mining (THTLF-O, TMG-L) to take over the Masbate gold project in the Philippines for US$30 million in cash and another US$21 million worth of …
Kyrgyz coalface a dangerous place
HEALTH & SAFETY
Bolivian government seizes Glencore tin smelter
The Bolivian military has marched on private industry once again — and this time it’s a mining company that is being held under heel.
Base metals make comeback in the Great Lakes states
The three states that surround the upper Great Lakes — Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin — have a great mining history, but one that has, over the last four decades, receded further and further into…