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Clouds hang over gold mine plans in Romania [May 08, 2012] Plans by the Canadian company Gabriel Resources to open a gold mine at Rosia Montana in Romania might be hampered by a centre-left cabinet which is to take office on Monday, analysts say. [via YahooNews] More >>

Clouds hang over gold mine plans in Romania [May 06, 2012] Plans by the Canadian company Gabriel Resources to open a gold mine at Rosia Montana in Romania might be hampered by a centre-left cabinet which is to take office on Monday, analysts say. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania vows moratorium on shale gas extraction [May 06, 2012] Romania vows moratorium on shale gas extraction BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) ? Romania's new left-leaning government has pledged a moratorium on shale gas exploitation and will review a controversial Canadian plan to build Europe's largest open-cast gold mine. The previous government, which fell in a confidence vote last week, awarded U.S. petroleum company Chevron Corp. exploration, exploitation and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania vows moratorium on shale gas exploration [May 06, 2012] Romania vows moratorium on shale gas exploration BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) ? Romania's new left-leaning government has pledged a moratorium on shale gas exploration and will review a controversial Canadian plan to build Europe's largest open-cast gold mine. The previous government which fell in a confidence vote last week, awarded U.S. petroleum company Chevron Corp. exploration rights of shale ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania gov't: moratorium on shale gas exploration [May 06, 2012] Romania gov't: moratorium on shale gas exploration BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) ? Romania's new left-leaning government has pledged a moratorium on shale gas exploration and will review a controversial Canadian plan to build Europe's largest open-cast gold mine. The previous government which fell in a confidence vote last week, awarded U.S. petroleum company Chevron Corp. exploration rights of shale ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania gov't promises moratorium on shale gas exploitation, review of open-cast gold mine [May 04, 2012] BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania's new left-leaning government has pledged a moratorium on shale gas exploitation and will review a controversial Canadian plan to build Europe's largest open-cast gold mine. Prime Minister-designate Victor Ponta also said he will respect commitments to the International [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania vows moratorium on shale gas extraction [May 04, 2012] Romania's new left-leaning government has pledged a moratorium on shale gas exploitation and will review a controversial Canadian plan to build Europe's largest open-cast gold mine. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania vows moratorium on shale gas exploration [May 04, 2012] Romania's new left-leaning government has pledged a moratorium on shale gas exploration and will review a controversial Canadian plan to build Europe's largest open-cast gold mine. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania vows moratorium on shale gas exploitation, review of Canadian gold project [May 04, 2012] BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania's new left-leaning government has pledged a moratorium on shale gas exploitation and will review a controversial Canadian plan to build Europe's largest open-cast gold mine. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania gov't: moratorium on shale gas exploration [May 04, 2012] Romania's new left-leaning government has pledged a moratorium on shale gas exploration and will review a controversial Canadian plan to build Europe's largest open-cast gold mine. [via YahooNews] More >>

Minister says Romania to take time on Canadian gold mine [Apr 11, 2012] Romania's new environment minister said Wednesday that prudence is needed during the review of a planned Canadian-owned gold mine and the process to issue a key permit cannot move faster. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania president wants rapid decision on Canadian gold mine [Apr 11, 2012] Romanian president Traian Basescu pressed the nation's environment ministry Tuesday to take a rapid decision on a planned Canadian-owned gold mine at Rosia Montana, warning that much was at stake. [via YahooNews] More >>

Court setback for controversial Canadian mine in Romania [Apr 06, 2012] A Romanian court invalidated a key permit for an opencast gold mine planned by Canadian company Gabriel Resources in Rosia Montana, a setback for the controversial project. [via YahooNews] More >>

Canadian mining project under attack from Romanian revolution figure [Mar 13, 2012] A key figure of Romania's 1989 revolution, MEP Laszlo T?kes, has resigned from his party over a controversial Canadian gold mine project in northwestern Romania. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian opposition leader pledges to block Canadian mine [Mar 01, 2012] The leader of Romania's main opposition party, Victor Ponta, on Thursday pledged to block a Canadian gold mine project in the northwest of the country if he becomes prime minister. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian opposition leader doesn't want gold mine [Mar 01, 2012] Romania's opposition leader has attacked a Canadian company's plans to build an open-cast gold mine in Transylvania, saying the cyanide used in the extraction process could be harmful. [via YahooNews] More >>

Canadian company's gold-mine plan sparks fresh protests in Romania [Feb 01, 2012] BUCHAREST, Romania - Greenpeace activists stormed the Romanian environment minister's office Tuesday and two people chained themselves to a radiator to protest a controversial gold mine in Transylvania. [via YahooNews] More >>

Greenpeace storms Romanian minister's office [Feb 01, 2012] Greenpeace activists stormed the Romanian environment minister's office Tuesday and two people chained themselves to a radiator to protest a controversial gold mine in Transylvania. [via YahooNews] More >>

Greenpeace storms Romanian ministry over gold mine [Jan 31, 2012] BUCHAREST - Greenpeace activists stormed Romania's Environment Ministry on Tuesday, chaining themselves to radiators in the minister's office in an attempt to stop approval for Europe's biggest open-cast gold mine in a small Carpathian town. [via YahooNews] More >>

Greenpeace storms Romanian ministry over gold mine [Jan 31, 2012] BUCHAREST (REUTERS) - Greenpeace activists stormed Romania's Environment Ministry on Tuesday, chaining themselves to radiators in the minister's office in an attempt to stop approval for Europe's biggest open-cast gold mine in a small Carpathian town. Related Stories Toy company owners to be sentenced in drug scheme Italian authorities end search for cruise ship bodies US diplomat says N. Korea ... [via YahooNews] More >>