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…
Court Cases
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) –…
New hurdle for Pebble: Lawsuit charges Alaska’s exploration permits are unconstitutional
Vancouver – The Pebble deposit in southwest Alaska is one of the largest undeveloped ore bodies in the world…
NI 43-101 To Get An Overhaul
For anyone in the mining business and for many investors, the 1990s is synonymous with the Bre-X Minerals scandal.
Editorial: Crimes And Rumours Of Crime
The 25th trading week of the year was one that made us wonder if we should set up a “crime page” in our paper.
Open Letter: From Felderhof With Love
— The following is the full text of an open letter from John Felderhof, former vice-president of exploration with Bre-X Minerals, after his acquittal on four charges of illegal insider trading and fo…