Editorial: The year’s most shocking moments
As 2005 grinds to a close, few in the mining industry could say they were surprised by the business’ strong fundame…
Regulatory Issues
Barrick balks at Placer’s books
Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) recently extended offer for rival gold miner Placer Dome (PDG-T, PDG-N) has been gran…
QGX encouraged by new gold and copper-gold prospects
Vancouver Early-stage exploration programs by QGX (QGX-T) in the Gobi region have added three new gold and copper…
Mongolia aims to maintain “attractive” investment climate
Vancouver Robert Friedland, chairman of Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N), and other mining executives active in Mongo…
De Beers aims to settles U.S. suits
The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey has given preliminarily approval to Anglo American …
Mongolian murmurs rattle miners
Vancouver – Although preliminary, reports of proposed amendments to Mongolia minerals and mining policy sent ripple…
Victor impact agreement signed (November 09, 2005)
The band council at the Attawapiskat First Nation in northern Ontario has voted unanimously to approve an impact be…
Golden Star readies shovels at Plant-North pit
Denver-based Golden Star Resources (GSC-T, GSS-X) expects mining to resume within days at the Plant-North pit at th…
De Beers gets final environmental nod at Victor
Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment has issued the final environmental approval for development of De Beers’ Vict…
Commentary – Philippines mining: Open for business, or so they say
Manila, Philippines — Just a year ago, no one would have imagined the Philippines as the site for this year’s Asia…
Whistle blown on Refco (October 18, 2005)
The trust customers and investors place in a business leader is so hard to quantify and yet so critical to a busine…
Adastra secures Kolwezi subsurface rights (October 12, 2005)
Shares in Adastra Minerals (AAA-T, AAA-L) jumped 23, or more than 16%, to $1.65 in early trading in Toronto on Oct…