Mongolian ruling thumps Khan, Western Prospector (August 17, 2007)
Vancouver – An abrupt ruling by the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Authority of Mongolia deeming certain explorati…
Regulatory Issues
Commentary: R. vs. Felderhof — an industry post-mortem
Judge Peter Hryn acquitted John Felderhof, former vice-president of Bre-X Minerals, on Securities Act charges (four of insider trading and four of misleading disclosure, all in connection with the 1997…
Editorial: Hopes for retribution for Busang keep fading
What had most mining people talking during the week ended Aug. 4, the 31st trading week of 2007, was the acquittal on July 31 of former vice-president of exploration at Bre-X Minerals, John Felderhof,…
Despite Turkish troubles, Eldorado plans new mine
Vancouver — Undeterred by the forced closure of its Kisladag gold mine in Turkey, Eldorado Gold (ELD-T, EGO-X) is forging ahead with plans for another Turkish gold project only 100 km away, as well a…
Commentary: R. vs. Felderhof: an industry post-mortem — part 2 of 2
This is the second of two parts of a commentary on the verdict in R. v. Felderhof, the Bre-X securities violati…
Commentary: R. vs. Felderhof: an industry post-mortem (August 08, 2007)
This is the first of two parts of a commentary on the verdict in R. v. Felderhof, the Bre-X securities violatio…
Felderhof acquitted
The former vice-president of exploration at Bre-X Minerals, John Felderhof, has been acquitted of four charges of insider trading and four of misleading disclosure in connection with the 1997 Busang s…
BCSC taps Andean American with cease trade order
Vancouver – The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has taken issue with certain statements contained in …
Editorial: No, Boka’s not another Busang
A little more than a decade after Bre-X Minerals’ Busang sample salting fiasco, the junior mining industry was hit with another serious case of alleged assay manipulation with news that Southwestern R…
Heading south
Vancouver — A bombshell statement that Southwestern Resources (SWG-T, SWGGF-O) has retracted assay results from its flagship Boka gold project, in China, following the discovery of deficiencies in qu…
Eldorado dealt blow in Turkey (July 23, 2007)
Vancouver — A surprise injunction is forcing Eldorado Gold (ELD-V, EGO-X) to shut down its Kisladag gold mine in western Turkey within roughly 30 days, and the mine will have to remain inactive until…
Editorial: Rio Tinto bets heavily on aluminum with Alcan offer
There hasn’t been the slightest slowdown this summer in mergers-and-acquisitions activity, with the week ended July 14, the 28th trading week of 2007, punctuated by the largest takeover in global mini…