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…
Regulatory Issues
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 …
New tax scheme coming to Bolivia (January 08, 2007)
Speculations over Bolivian president Evo Morales’ plans for the mining sector were rekindled by strong words from h…
Ivanhoe Rides Mongolian Roller Coaster in 2006
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia — At first glance, Ivanhoe Mines’ (IVN-T, IVN-N) Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project may seem to have grabbed an undue amount of attention for a project in the far reaches of the Gob…
Regulator puts Alcan’s Kitimat smelter plan in limbo
Vancouver – Alcan (AL-T, AL-N) says a planned $1.8 billion upgrade of its Kitimat smelter is in limbo following a r…
Bema execs asked for documents in Verde dispute
Vancouver — Bema Gold (BGO-T, BGO-N, BAU-L) CEO Clive Johnson and vice-president Dennis Stansbury have been asked to testify in a dispute between a U.S. insurance firm and the company that was contra…
Editorial: Our 2006 Mining Person of the Year: Robert Friedland
The world’s top athletes, scholars, artists and gurus all talk one way or another about the importance of finding and then living in that narrow zone that exists at the very limits of your intellect a…
Man charged says Kebble planned his own murder
The man accused of murdering South African mining mogul Brett Kebble last year claims Kebble’s death was actually an assisted suicide.
TNM’s 2006 Mining Person of the Year: Robert Friedland
The world’s top athletes, scholars, artists and gurus all talk one way or another about the importance of finding a…