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Venezuela Gold Miners: 'Misappraised'

Does this guy have a clue what he's talking about? Here are his qualifications, per the bio above:

"Guy Bennett – President, Q1 Publications - is the author the best-selling book, “Guy’s Guide to the Flipside,”

He sounds like a reliable source for gay bars in Vancouver, but for gold stocks?

Will There Be a Bidding War for Aurelian Resources?

The draft mining law (which I read in Spanish) looks reasonable. Aurelian is worth about $20/share I believe. Why would their board accept an offer now worth $6.30? Why didn't they say: "thanks for the offer, but it's a STINK bid"? It's the biggest and best gold discovery worldwide in at least 10 years.

Shareholders, write the company and the Ontario Securities Commission (as I have.) This is highway robbery by a board that is at least STUPID and at best acting against shareholder interests!

Follow the Ring of Fire to Gold's Geological Hot Spots

More big deposits: Seabridge, NovaGold, Crystallex, Gold Reserve (the latter 2 in the sights of Rusoro) Don't these deserve mention alongside Aurelian's?

Analysts Mixed on Mining Risk in Ecuador

There are differences between Ecuador and Venezuela:

1. Ecuador is poor, lacks VZ's oil, and needs economic development.
2. Pres. Correa has a Phd in economics from U. of Illinois, Urbana - while Chavez did not attend university, and had an entirely military career. Chavez thinks command and control; while Correa is critical of Wall St., he knows economics.
3. Extractive industries are controversial in Ecuador; although mining is new, Texaco and other oil companies caused major public health and environmental damage in Ecuador.

Sure, Correa has to ride herd on a raucus political process, but at the end of the day, I think western miners who can "dance with the music" will find happiness in Ecuador.

Aurelian and Corriente Shares Down as Equador Suspends Mining Exploration

If companies negotiate hard and get a better deal for themselves, that's good. If governments do so, it's "thieving"?

Ecuador (that's how it's spelled, btw) has suffered massive public health and environmental problems from Texaco and successor oil operations.

Don't they have a right to decide how and when they allow large-scale mining to begin? -

BTW, I have a position in Aurelian, and feel the current pain !