COMMENTARY
— In July, the Ontario government announced plans to bar development in about half of the province’s boreal forest. The following is a letter from Ontario Mining Association President Chris Hodgson t…
Regulatory Issues
Editorial: Teck, Goldcorp, find there’s no place like home
With Canadian miners running into all sorts of problems overseas dealing with greedy and at times openly hostile governments, assets back home in the Great White North are looking better each year, ev…
Editorial: Kinross’s bid for Aurelian: brilliant or nutty?
By far the biggest story during the week ended July 26, the thirtieth trading week of 2008, was the surprise bid by Kinross Gold for Aurelian Resources and its prized Fruta del Norte gold discovery, part of the junior’s Condor project in…
MMX CEO denies gold smuggling, fixing tender
VANCOUVER–Shares of companies partially owned by Brazil’s richest man, Eike Batista, continued to take a beating on the markets after Brazil’s federal police raided his Rio de Janeiro home and office…
Editorial: Miners need to be wary of McGuinty
The week ended July 19, the 29th trading week of 2008, kicked off with a surprise announcement by the Ontario government that it would “protect” at least 225,000 sq. km, or roughly half of the provinc…
Western Copper jumps over environmental hurdle at Carmacks
Vancouver An OK from the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Board (YESAB) on Western Copper’s (WRN-T) Carmack…
Editorial: Good news for US miners in Ninth Circuit
During the week ended July 12, the 28th trading week of 2008, miners active in the western U. S. soaked in a rare bit of good news from the U. S. court system.
Editorial: Good news for US miners from Ninth Circuit
Miners active in the western U.S. are soaking in a rare bit of good news from the nation’s court system.The U.S…
Editorial: More confusion for miners in Venezuela
The psychodrama that is Venezuela welled up again onto the world stage during the week ended June 28, the last trading week of the first half of 2008.
Red Chris back on track for Imperial Metals (June 30, 2008)
VANCOUVER–The road has never been smooth for the Red Chris copper- gold project in northwest British Columbia. Now one more obstacle is out of the way.
Red Chris back on front burner
The week ended June 21, the 25th trading week of 2008, was highlighted by a court victory that is broadly encouraging for all juniors actively developing mines in Canada.
Formation Capital gets go-ahead on Idaho cobalt
Vancouver – After eight years of red tape and US$14 million spent on permitting, Formation Capital (FCO-T) is final…