Regulatory Issues


NovaGold gets Alaska permit boost

Vancouver — NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) says the U.S. government is reinstating a key permit for its Rock Creek gold mine in Alaska, a project that the company hopes to have in production by the …



NORTHERN DYNASTYDrilling on Northern Dynasty's Pebble copper-gold project in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska. Pebble opponents are lobbying hard for a fish-and-game refuge in the Bristol Bay area, along with various other proposals aimed at halting the project before it enters the permitting stage.

NEPA process a litigation gauntlet

Vancouver — Anti-mining activists in the United States carry briefcases instead of placards these days, and are racking up victories through the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) — the federa…



IVANHOE MINESIvanhoe Mines chairman Robert Friedland.

Friedland touts Mongolian partnership

Vancouver — Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N) chairman Robert Friedland says he can see the advantage of partnering with the government of Mongolia as the company works to develop the massive Oyu Tolgoi c…







CGA to pick up Masbate

CGA Mining (CGA-T, CGX-A) has entered a deal with Thistle Mining (THTLF-O, TMG-L) to take over the Masbate gold project in the Philippines for US$30 million in cash and another US$21 million worth of …


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