Tougher Controls for Canadian Mining CompaniesFriday, January 29, 2010 Canada’s Supreme Court has ruled that Canadian mining corporations must conduct more detailed environmental impact studies. Several mining companies from Canada operate in Central America. Some of them include Breakwater Resources (Honduras), Inmet Mining Corp (Panama), Petaquilla Minerals Ltd (Panama), B2Gold Corp (Nicaragua), Argonaut Gold (Guatemala) and GoldCorp (Guatemala and Honduras). Canada Defends its Mining CompaniesWednesday, May 13, 2015 Central America should take note that the Canadian government is moving away from environmental positions and promoting and defending the interests of its mining investment undertakings in other territories. The Salvadoran government is attempting to gain support in Canada in its litigation against Oceana Gold, a company founded on Australian and Canadian capital which is trying to buy Pacific Rim, a company that sued El Salvador for $301 million because they were not granted permission to operate a gold mine in the north. A New Mining Company in El SalvadorMonday, September 5, 2016 Companies in the sector point to the favorable geological conditions for this activity in the country and advocate that the suspension of concessions which has been in effect since 2009 be lifted. Companies engaged in exploration and mining activities support their argument citing the new ways in which the activity now takes place, differentiating the artisanal mining techniques which were used in the past from those used in modern mining. Inmet Mining and Petaquilla War Goes OnWednesday, September 26, 2012 Panama's government has rejected a request to reject exploration permits and mining operations at the San Juan area. Inmet Mining asked the Department of Mineral Resources of Panama to reject all applications for exploration and exploitation of mineral concessions affecting Minera Panama, a subsidiary of Inmet Mining. This request includes in particular include the San Juan concession, of 11.145 acres, operated by Petaquilla Minerals, a company which Inmet Mining is currently attempting to buy through a hostile bid. Trading in Shares of Petaquilla SuspendedMonday, January 5, 2015 For non compliance with the deadline to deliver the financial results of 2013-2014 the securities commission of British Columbia, Canada, the trading of the shares by the owner of the Molejón mine in Panama has been suspended. Despite having announced in September changes in company structure and operation of the Molejón gold mine in Panama, the Canadian company Petaquilla Minerals continues to face financial difficulties. Nicaragua: Calibre Mining Find New Vein in Gold MineTuesday, April 26, 2011 The find is a huge success for the company at one of its mines in north eastern Nicaragua. During the process of defining different mineral zones for its Riscos de Oro project in Nicaragua, in one of the perforations Calibre Mining made it found a vein that will enable it to estimate how much gold and silver the mine could contain. Korean Company Buys 20% Of Panamanian Copper MineTuesday, March 16, 2010 LS-Nikko will take a 20% stake in the copper mining project “Cobre Panama”. The remaining 80% will be controlled by Inmet Mining Corporation. It will be located in Coclé del Norte, and will require a $3.5 billion investment. Inmet Mining Merges with LundinThursday, January 13, 2011 The owner of copper mining project Panama Cobre (Minera Panama SA), Inmet Mining Corp., merged with Lundin Mining Corp. The new company will be called Symterra and will focus on the exploitation of copper, having potential production of 500.000 tons of copper a year. Inmet and Lundin Mining Cancel MergerMonday, April 4, 2011 Inmet Mining Corp, owner of the copper mining project “Panama Cobre” (Minera Panama S.A.), canceled its merger plans with Lundin. The companies failed to have the agreement approved by the shareholders of both corporations. Gold mines in Nicaragua sold for $53 million.Monday, February 2, 2009 B2Gold Corp. made the acquisition from Central Sun Mining, owner of the gold mines in Nicaragua, for $53.7 million. Central Sun Mining was the owner of the Limon and the Orosi mines, and had an option to acquire 100% of the Mestiza gold mine, also located in Nicaragua. Inmet Mining Wants to Buy Petaquilla MineralsThursday, September 6, 2012 Inmet Mining has announced its offer to purchase common shares of Petaquilla Minerals for $114 million in cash or shares. The offer represents a premium of 37% compared to yesterday's closing price of Petaquilla Minerals shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Ascot Mining intersects Cajeta vein in Costa RicaMonday, November 10, 2008 Veritas Gold, a subsidiary of Ascot Mining, claims to have discovered high grade gold. A 150m main access tunnel was driven to successfully intersect the targeted Cajeta vein and a one-tonne bulk sample was obtained, which was crushed and processed to determine the gold content. Assaying returned grades of 41.2 grams per tonne. Calibre Mining Adds to Concessions in NicaraguaWednesday, January 12, 2011 Calibre Mining Corp acquired 250 km2 of additional mining concessions in Nicaragua. The new areas, called Asa and Pis Pis, are located in the region known as the Golden Triangle of Nicaragua, with high mineral potential. Gold Confirmed in Santa Maria ProspectWednesday, January 19, 2011 Calibre Mining announced that initial field studies confirmed the presence of high grade gold veins. The mining company said in a press release that initial field exploration works have been completed at the prospect in Santa Maria, northwestern Nicaragua. Positive Nicaragua Orosi Mine feasibility studyFriday, May 9, 2008 Central Sun Mining Inc. reported results of a feasibility study on the Orosi Mine located in Nicaragua, including economic forecasts and independently prepared Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve estimates. The Company is currently converting the Orosi Mine from a heap leach operation to a conventional milling operation. The Feasibility Study was commissioned by Scott Wilson Roscoe Postle Associates Inc. |
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