Editorial: Rotten week for miners
Bad news converged on the mining community from every direction during the week ended Aug. 18, the 33rd trading week of 2007.
Western Prospector Group Ltd
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…
New uranium zone at Saddle Hills
Vancouver — A new zone of uranium mineralization has been identified by Western Prospector Group (WNP-V) on its Saddle Hills project in northeastern Mongolia.
Western Prospector hits new uranium zone at Saddle Hills
Vancouver – A new zone of uranium mineralization has been identified by Western Prospector Group (WNP-V) on its Sad…
Mongolian President fails to veto new tax
Vancouver – Mongolia’s President Nambaryn Enkhbayar has opted for the populist course of strong nationalism and dec…
Mongolia drops tax bombshell
Vancouver — From left field, and late on a Friday night, Mongolia’s parliament shocked Western mineral explorers by passing a windfall profit tax, which calls for a 68% levy on copper and gold operat…
Mongolia drops a bombshell with new mining tax
Vancouver – From left field and late on a Friday night, Mongolia’s Parliament shocked western mineral explorers by …
Western Prospector files defence to lawsuit over Mongolian assets
Vancouver — Western Prospector Group (WNP-V) has filed a statement of defence in response to a lawsuit filed against the company and one of its directors by Maximum Ventures (MVI.H-V, MXRVF-O) allegi…
Maximum sues for Western Prospector’s Mongolian projects (March 20, 2006)
Vancouver — Western Prospector Group (WNP-V) has been hit with a lawsuit by Maximum Ventures (MVI.H-V, MXRVF-O), challenging rights and title to some of its Mongolia…
Maximum sues for Western Prospector’s Mongolian projects (March 03, 2006)
Vancouver – Western Prospector Group (WNP-V) has been hit with a lawsuit from Maximum Ventures (MVI.H-V, MXRVF-O), …
Venture market continues resource-driven rally
Vancouver — Fuelled by growing investor interest in resource stocks, trading on the TSX Venture Exchange showed continued strength over the report period Jan. 2-9, with the S&P-TSX Venture Compos…
Junior market stays jolly into the holidays
Despite a brief dip back below US$500 per oz. in the spot price of gold, the TSX Venture Exchange closed out the pre-Christmas trading session in a festive spirit, gaining 2.2% or 47.84 points to set…