Miners Cast Wary Eye On Indonesia
Despite being home to some of the world’s more robust gold deposits, mining in Indonesia is in a state of upheaval.
Regulatory Issues
More delays for DRC’s big miners
Miners hoping for an end to the protracted mining revision process in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will h…
Aquiline increases Navidad silver resource
Aquiline Resources (AQI-T) has released an updated resource estimate for its huge Navidad silver-lead project, 335 …
New Dawn Mining receives US dollars for Zimbabwean gold exports
Zimbabwe’s new monetary policy allowing mining companies to directly market their gold overseas and retain 100% of …
Rusal feels the chill in Guinea
Guinean President Moussa Camara says Russia’s Rusal short changed the government on a 2006 deal and will seek remed…
The Canadian government’s new CSR strategy
The following is the introduction to Building the Canadian Advantage: A Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategy for the Canadian International Extractive Sector, produced by Foreign Affairs and…
Uranium Days Over In BC, Again
VANCOUVER– The prospect of uranium mining in B. C. received a final blow in March, as the provincial government moved to prohibit the chief mine inspector from issuing uranium and thorium exploration…
Mining’s Carbon-Taxed Future
While many in the mining industry still have serious doubts about global warming and our species’ part in it, that isn’t stopping any of the top companies from preparing for what is being seen as the …
Peru Set To Weather Downturn: Mines Minister
Peru’s Minister of Energy and Mines, Pedro Sanchez, and a Peruvian delegation visited Toronto in early March to attend and speak at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention.
EPA Coal Review Causes Anger And Confusion
VANCOUVER — The laissez-faire days of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) role in permitting valley fills related to mountaintop coal mining may be over.
Guinea’s Erratic Politics Unsettle Miners
Guinea’s new military chief is keeping mining companies in the West African nation on pins and needles after yet another televised threat against a foreign mining firm there.
Amid Power Shifts, Gold Remains A Refuge
At the macro level during the twelfth trading week of the year, all eyes were on the ailing North American auto industry, and the speculation over its shrunken, blown-out future.