Problems continue for Petaquilla Minerals, which breached a salary payment arrangement that should have been finalized in October and it has now been reported that two of its executives have been banned from buying or selling shares in the company.

Prensa.com reports that "... The ban for senior managers will remain in place until the company delivers its reports; which were due to be published on on 29 October. Petaquilla has not submitted the reports for the 2013-2014 fiscal year, which ended July 31, 2014. "

Richard Fifer, President of Petaquilla Minerals, and its subsidiary, Petaquilla Gold, added that "... The financial data will be submitted on December 29, two months after the initial date agreed by Canadian manager. The delay in the transfer of the assets which were sold for $60 million to fellow Canadian mining company First Quantum Minerals, has prevented them from completing the accounts for this fiscal year. "

'... The last financial information provided by the company for the first quarter reported a loss of $11.6 million. "

Source: Prensa.com

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