Panamanian government OK’s Petaquilla mine plan (September 26, 2005)
Vancouver – With Panamanian government approval in hand, Petaquilla Minerals (PTQ-T, PTQMF-Q) has marched through a…
Regulatory Issues
Crystallex International rebounds
Shares in Crystallex International (KRY-T) rebounded to the tune of 50, or 30%, to $2.15 in early trading in Toron…
Crystallex crashes on Chavez comment
Shares in Crystallex International (KRY-T) were nearly halved in late trading on Sept. 20, after media repots quote…
Blasting permit boosts Metallica shares
Mexico’s Secretaria de Defensa National (Sedena) has granted Metallica Resources (MR-T) an annual renewal of its bl…
Las Cristinas costs rise, permit still pending
An updated feasibility study of the large, low-grade Las Cristinas gold-copper project Venezuela has boosted capita…
Xstrata boosts its Falco stake
Zug, Switzerland-based, diversified base metal miner Xstrata (XTA-L) has agreed to buy some 370,000 additional shar…
bcMetals gets environmental approval for Red Chris
Vancouver – bcMetals (C-V) has received provincial government environmental approval for its Red Chris copper-gold …
Aurogin gets environmental nod at El Sastre (August 23, 2005)
Guatemala’s Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources has approved the environmental impact assessment (EIA…
Tasiast a go, Salave a question (August 22, 2005)
Rio Narcea Gold Mines (RNG-T) says it does not expect a recent coup in Mauritania to have an impact on its plan to …
Metallica jumps on permit ruling
Metallica Resources (MR-T) says that Mexico’s Federal Court of Appeals has overturned a previous nullification of t…
Coeur gets EPA approval for Kensington
Vancouver – With final EPA permits in hand, Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE-N) is commencing construction on its Kensingto…
Partners crank up Klipgat (June 23, 2005)
The South African government has granted Etruscan Diamonds a mining permit for the Klipgat concession, 40 km east o…