Xstrata extends unsweetened bid, Teck gets EC approval
Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) has extended its bid for the 80% of Falconbridge (FAL-T, FAL-N) it doesn’t already own by …
Regulatory Issues
Oxus negotiator shot, wounded
A consultant for British gold developer Oxus Gold (OXS-L) was shot and wounded in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek on …
Inco-Falco union tipped, Xstrata tripped (July 04, 2006)
The European Commission has granted approval for Inco’s (N-T, N-N) proposed acquisition of Falconbridge (FAL-T, FAL…
Oxus seeks Jerooy arbitration
London-listed gold developer Oxus Resources (OXS-L) has resorted to arbitration under bi-national investment agreem…
Gryphon Gold gets Borealis production permits
Vancouver – Gryphon Gold (GGN-T, GYPH-O) has received key permits necessary to commence production from oxide gold …
U.S. Gold stalled in takeover bids (June 26, 2006)
U.S. Gold (USGL-O) has withdrawn its takeover offer for White Knight Resources (WKR-V, WITNF-O) in response to an opinion from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission that the offer had n…
DOJ grants a wedding license
The U.S. Department of Justice has granted approval for Inco’s (N-T, N-N) proposed acquisition of Falconbridge (FAL…
Norwegian remedy prescribed
Looking to grease regulatory wheels, Falconbridge (FAL-T, FAL-N) and Inco (N-T, N-N) have formalized their long-proposed remedy of selling Falco’s high-grade Nikkelverk nickel refinery in Norway….
Editorial: Peru steps back from the brink (June 19, 2006)
Peruvian voters have thankfully taken a step back from the abyss with the election of moderately left-leaning Alan Garcia to the presidency over radical Hugo Chavez-groupie and former comandante Ollan…
Interlopers get regulatory nods
The Canadian Competition Bureau and U.S. Federal Trade Commission have granted anti-trust clearance for Teck Cominc…
Editorial: Peru steps back from the brink (June 14, 2006)
Peruvian voters have thankfully taken a step back from the abyss with the election of moderately left-leaning Alan …
NI 43-101 assay laboratory accreditation
Since National Instrument (NI) 43-101 came into effect, a number of misconceptions about Canadian mining disclosure standards have come up. In this article, we attempt to clarify one area where NI 43-…