Editorial: Puzzling Rio Tinto convictions in China
The swift convictions of four Rio Tinto employees in Shanghai on Monday brought more questions than answers.
Court Cases
$1-Billion lawsuit against TSX, Copper Mesa, could last years
Copper Mesa Mining, two of its directors and the Toronto Stock Exchange spent six hours yesterday asking an On…
NovaGold ends class action with $28-M settlement
NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) has agreed to a proposed $28-million settlement for a class action lawsuit tha…
Ontario to pay Platinex $5 million in settlement
The Ontario government has agreed to pay Platinex (PTX-V) $5 million to drop lawsuits against the Crown …
Ventana Falls On Legal Challenge At La Bodega
VANCOUVER–With drills pulling long, gold-laden intercepts from the ground, like 84 metres carrying 13.66 grams gold per tonne, it is no surprise the group that optioned the La Bodega property in Colo…
Barrick, BLM consider counter-attack over Cortez Hills court decision
Vancouver – Lawyers at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) are busy weighing t…
Ventana falls on legal challenge to La Bodega earn-in deal
Vancouver – With drills pulling long, gold-laden intercepts from the ground, like 84 metres carrying 13.66 g…
New Gold’s Cerro San Pedro mine closed ‘definitively’
Vancouver – The day after New Gold (NGD-T) shares lost 15% on news the company has been ordered to cease ope…
New Gold ordered to cease operations at Mexican mine
Vancouver – New Gold’s (NGD-T) share price lost 15% in a day on news the company has been ordered to cease o…
Letter to the editor: Groia’s NI 43-101 Proposal Would Paralyze Industry
I read with astonishment the commentary “NI 43-101 gives false sense of security” ( T. N. M., Aug. 31-Sept. 6/09). While largely correct, in fact the recommendations for yet more rigid supervision of …
Letter to the Editor: Groia, MacNeil Wrong To Blame Labs In Fraud Cases
In their commentary “NI 43-101 gives false sense of security” ( T. N. M., Aug. 31-Sept. 6/09), Joseph Groia and James MacNeil make a number of comments and conclusions about the sources of fraud in th…
Commentary: NI 43-101 gives false sense of security
We read with considerable interest your editorial entitled “Crimes and rumours of crime” ( T. N. M., July 6-12/09) and the front page story “NI 43-101 to get an Overhaul” ( T. N. M., July 20-26/09) –…