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…
Regulatory Issues
Gabriel trumpets EIA filing
At long last, Gabriel Resources’ (GBU-T, GBRRF-O) has submitted to the government of Romania an environmental impac…
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 …
Editorial: Federal budget good for Canada’s miners, explorers (May 15, 2006)
The first federal budget presented by Canada’s new Conservative minority government in early May provided a bevy of long-overdue personal and corporate tax cuts totalling $26 billion over two years, e…
Editorial: Federal budget good for Canada’s miners, explorers (May 09, 2006)
The first federal budget presented by Canada’s new Conservative minority government in early May provided a bevy of…
Dolores gets environmental nod
Approval of the environmental impact statement for the Dolores gold-silver project in Mexico pushed shares in Vanco…
Concerns grow over Bolivia’s nationalization agenda
Vancouver – Companies operating or developing mines in Bolivia are taking a hit in the marketplace as concerns gro…
Editorial: Go west, even to BC now
The bumbling reign of the socialist New Democratic Party in British Columbia during the 1990s did such deep damage to the mining sector in the province that it’s still not fully recovered, even five y…
Cumberland tumbles on Meadowbank warning
Shares in Cumberland Resources (CLG-T, CLG-X) were of nearly 10% at $4.27 in late-afternoon trading in Toronto on A…
Canyon loses another round in battle over Seven-up Pete
Vancouver — A district court in Montana has dismissed a complaint by Canyon Resources (CAU-X) for a federal “takings” claim by the company-led Seven-Up Pete joint venture, which had sought to develop…
Rosia Montana EIA received (April 24, 2006)
Gabriel Resources (GBU-T, GBRRF-O) has taken delivery of an independent environmental impact assessment (EIA) of its 80%-owned Rosia Montana gold project in Transylvania, Romania….
European Goldfields moves to feasibility at Certej
Vancouver — By year-end 2006, European Goldfields (EGU-T, EGFDF-O) expects to have a final feasibility study in hand for its 80%-owned Certej gold-silver project in Romania’s southern Apuseni Mountai…