Philippine panel rules in favor of Philippine Metals
Philippine Metals (PHI-V) looks to have put an exploration permitting nightmare behind it.
Regulatory Issues
Commentary: Goldcorp-Cree agreement sets a precedent
For the first time since the Agreement Respecting a New Relationship Between the Cree Nation and the Government of Quebec (the Peace of the Braves) was signed in 2002, a major collaboration agreement was concluded in February 2011 between a…
Bear Creek loses Santa Ana
Already hit by a retreat in the silver price, a leftist presidential victory, and rumblings of local discontent, Bear Creek Mining (BCM-V) was broadsided on June 25 by the Peruvian government’s decision to revoke the licence for its Santa Ana…
Editorial: Aussie windfall taxes 2.0
Yes, they’re back. And probably here to stay this time. Rebounding from the June 2010 defeat of its proposed 40% “Resource Super Profits Tax” (RSPT) on miners, Australia’s centre-left government has spent the past year developing a more…
Colombia: Still a tough sell
Growing interest in Colombia’s geological potential from resource companies and investors has helped the country become one of the world’s most popular mining destinations.
Reko Diq inches closer to a licence
A mining licence dispute for the sizable Reko Diq copper-gold project in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province potentially nears its end, after much uncertainty.
Commentary: Don’t overlook U.S. tax consequences of cross-border mining investments (June 01, 2011)
Canadian-based mining companies investing in U.S. property need to be aware of various U.S. tax provisions that could affect their return on the future sale of this property.
Greystar releases underground study on Angostura
Vancouver – Restructured Greystar Resources (GSL-T) has released an underground-only scoping study on its beleaguered Angostura gold-silver project in northeastern Colombia.
Charting the shoals in the Philippines
Eleven of the 81 provinces in the Philippines have either imposed moratoriums on open-pit mining projects or on the mining of specific minerals, and a twelfth is set to soon join the list, according to Allan & Associates, a security risk…
Zimbabwe accelerates indigenization program
The Zimbabwe government has announced it is going ahead with its indigenization law, and foreign mining firms now have until Sept. 25 to sell a majority stake of their projects in the country to qualified locals.
Chinese gov’t hikes rare-earth taxes
China’s Ministry of Finance and State Administration for Taxation will start levying a higher tax on rare earth elements (REE) mined in the country come April 1.
Navigating the shoals in the Philippines
Eleven of the 81 provinces in the Philippines have either imposed moratoriums on open-pit mining projects or on the mining of specific minerals, and a twelfth is set to soon join the list, according to Allan & Associates, a security risk…