Oxus-KazakhGold Deal Done
Gold producer Oxus Gold (OXUSF-O, OXS-L) has a final deal with affiliate Marakand Minerals (mrkmf-o, mkd-l) that will allow it to complete a sale agreement for Oxus’s putative interest in the Jerooy g…
Regulatory Issues
Editor’s Picks: Feds Unveil Carbon Emissions Caps
The trading week ended April 27, the 17th of 2007, was punctuated by the Canadian government’s unveiling of a potentially far-reaching environmental policy.
Water Scarcity Could Hit Chile’s Miners
SPECIAL TO THE NORTHERN MINER
Newmont acquitted on Indonesian pollution charges (April 30, 2007)
Concluding a 21-month trial in an Indonesian court, Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) and Richard Ness, the head executive at the company’s Indonesian subsidiary, have been acquitted of charges that a New…
Editor’s picks: top stories of week 17
The trading week ended April 27, the 17th of 2007, was punctuated by the Canadian government’s unveiling of a poten…
Newmont acquitted on Indonesian pollution charges (April 24, 2007)
Concluding a 21-month trial in an Indonesian court, Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) and Richard Ness, the head execut…
Energy Metals Readies La Palangana for Production
The South Texas project held by Energy Metals (EMC-T, EMU-N) and privately held Everest Exploration are now at the permitting and engineering stage, offering hope that the two projects can be in produ…
More Gold at Hope Bay
In a drilling program intended to increase confidence in previously known resources, Miramar Mining (MAE-T, MNG-X) has had its plans derailed by the discovery of significant new resources on the Hope …
Quebec minister loses seat
As part of a broader weakening of Quebec’s Liberal Party in the provincial election in late March, Natural Resources Minister Pierre Corbeil was soundly beaten in his Abitibi-Est riding by Parti Quebe…
Industry, NGOs recommend CSR framework to govern Canadian miners abroad
Concluding a 10-month process that saw input from NGOs, mining, oil and gas companies and other groups, a recent report outlines a raft of recommendations that aim to address concerns over the social …
Venezuela greenlights Brisas
The Venezuelan Ministry of Environment has approved the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the exploitation and processing of gold and copper mineralization at Gold Reserve’s (GRZ-T…
Gold Reserve gets the job done in Venezuela
With the attainment of its environmental permit for its Brisas copper and gold project in Venezuela last week, Gold…