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…
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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…
Editorial: Potash powers PCS
While the broad stock markets took a beating with the release of mixed U.S. economic data during the week ended July 29, the 30th trading week of 2007, the commodities markets continued to show underl…
Coal power waste is Sparton’s uranium treasure
Sparton Resources (SRI-V) and WildHorse Energy (WHE-A) have signed a deal with a Hungarian electricity producer to …
Centerra cuts new deal on Boroo
Lengthy negotiations with the Mongolian government are at an end and Centerra Gold (CG-T) has been left with an ame…
Jinshan Gold achieves producer status
Vancouver – Jinshan Gold Mines (JIN-T, JINFF-O) has started commercial production at its Chang Shan Hao (CSH 217) o…
Eldorado expansion drilling hits more gold
Vancouver — Eldorado Gold (ELD-T, EGO-X) has received strong initial results from a 26,000-metre drill program designed to probe the expansion potential of its newly opened Tanjianshan gold mine in C…
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…
Areva buying East Asias Mongolian uranium projects for $83 million
Vancouver – French energy giant Areva (ARVCF-Q) must like what it sees on neighbour East Asia Minerals’ (EAS-V, EAI…
Newmont settles in Uzbekistan
Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) has settled with the Uzbek government over its 50%-stake in the Zarafshan heap-leach …