Record year for US mine penalties
Vancouver – Fines for safety violations at American mines soared to an all-time high in 2008. Over the past three y…
Vancouver – Fines for safety violations at American mines soared to an all-time high in 2008. Over the past three y…
VANCOUVER–The biggest copper producer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has finalized mining contract renegotiations for two of its three mining operations. After more than a year of disc…
The unravelling of the controversial HudBay-Lundin merger was the biggest mining story in Canada during the week ended Jan. 24, the third trading week of the year, as weeks of relative quiet over the …
The federal budget tabled on Tuesday extends the temporary 15% mineral exploration tax credit on flow-through sha…
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has taken a firm stand on the side of shareholder’s rights.
New mining legislation has passed yet another hurdle in Ecuador this week, buoying hopes that foreign mining compan…
When a mine closes down, it makes news — and so do the attendant layoffs, which even for a small mine, can number in the hundreds.
Mongolia’s parliament has voted to set a February 2009 deadline for completing a long-awaited draft investment agreement for Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-n) and Rio Tinto’s (RTP-N, RIO-L) massive Oyu Tol…
Rio Tinto’s debt pangs grew acute during the week ended Dec. 13, the fiftieth trading week of 2008. They were set off this time around by the late November collapse of BHP Billiton’s drawn-out hostile…
Romania’s Supreme Court has annulled a crucial archaeological certificate that Gabriel Resources (GBU-T, GBRR…
Mongolia’s parliament has voted to set a February 2009 deadline for completing a long-awaited draft investmen…
Ecuador’s Council of External Commerce and Investment has approved a resolution to eliminate import tariffs on a range mining equipment, Corriente Resources (CTQ-T, ETQ-x) says.
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