Editorial: Race to the Finnish (June 06, 2006)
The geopolitical whirlwinds now buffeting North American miners in the Third World are only underscoring the hard t…
Regulatory Issues
Mongolian president says yes to tax
Vancouver — Mongolian President Nambaryn Enkhbayar has opted for the populist course and declined to veto the recently tabled windfall profits tax aimed at copper and gold producers in the central As…
Impala reaches Zimplats deal (June 01, 2006)
South African platinum producer Impala Platinum (IMPUY-O, IPLA-L, IMP-J) has signed an agreement with the Zimbabwea…
Sizing up the threat of nationalization in Bolivia (May 29, 2006)
“This is just the start,” Bolivian president Evo Morales recently told a crowd regarding the nationalization of the country’s hydrocarbons industry. “Tomorrow, or the day after, it will be mining, the…
Editorial: Mongolian gov’t betrays Western miners
Mid-May saw the executives of the West’s mining and mineral exploration companies mentally move Mongolia from the “promising underdog” column over to the one titled “Third World basket-case” — so joi…
Mongolian President fails to veto new tax
Vancouver – Mongolia’s President Nambaryn Enkhbayar has opted for the populist course of strong nationalism and dec…
Editorial: Mongolian government betrays Western miners
Mid-May saw the executives of the West’s mining and mineral exploration companies mentally move Mongolia from the “…
Inco throws Falco a fin (May 22, 2006)
Inco (N-T, N-N) has boosted the cash portion of its friendly cash-and-scrip offer for Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) by $5 per share, or around $1.9 billion. In all, the bid now totals just more than…
Mongolia drops tax bombshell
Vancouver — From left field, and late on a Friday night, Mongolia’s parliament shocked Western mineral explorers by passing a windfall profit tax, which calls for a 68% levy on copper and gold operat…
Gabriel trumpets EIA filing
At long last, Gabriel Resources’ (GBU-T, GBRRF-O) has submitted to the government of Romania an environmental impac…
Mongolia drops a bombshell with new mining tax
Vancouver – From left field and late on a Friday night, Mongolia’s Parliament shocked western mineral explorers by …
Editorial: Federal budget good for Canada’s miners, explorers (May 15, 2006)
The first federal budget presented by Canada’s new Conservative minority government in early May provided a bevy of long-overdue personal and corporate tax cuts totalling $26 billion over two years, e…