Previously in The Northern Miner, ( T. N. M., May 25-31/09), I wrote about the aboriginal consultation provisions of Bill 173, the Mining Amendment Act, reminding the industry that although a quick re…
Mega-merger talk kicked up again at the end of the 24th trading week of the year, as Xstrata unveiled its desire for a “merger of equals” with Anglo American.
The U2009 uranium symposium held in May in Keystone, Colo., included presentations on various aspects of uranium mi…
Julian Dierkes is one of Canada’s foremost authorities on Mongolia.
VANCOUVER — The idea of creating a bi-or even tri-national state mining company, raised at a meeting of Ecuador, Venezuela and Bolivia’s presidents recently, was merely a political statement without …
Uranium One’s share-price collapse due to political intrigue in Kazakhstan made it the most visible miner in the broader markets during 21st trading week of the year. The implosion drew extra attentio…
The 20th trading week of the year was marked by the beginning of committee work on one of the more anti-miner bills to move through Canada’s House of Commons in recent years. Bill C-300, also cited as…
Julian Dierkes is one of Canada’s foremost authorities on Mongolia.An assistant professor in Asian studies at the…
Late May is seeing the beginning of committee work on one of the more anti-miner bills to move through Canada’s Hou…
Ontario’s Mining Amendment Act, 2009, introduced by Northern Development and Mines Minister Michael Gravelle on April 30, tilts the field away from traditional industry rights in favour of aboriginal …
At a shareholders meeting earlier this month Ivanhoe Mine’s (IVN-T, IVN-N) president and chief executive, John Mack…
In its 2008 budget, the Canadian government described a “Vision for a New North” which included spending $34 million over two years on a program called “Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals,” or GEM.
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