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Hellas Gold Files Injunction Over Minister's Delay for Licence

Goldmining company Hellas Gold filed an injunction at the Council of State on Tuesday against Environment and Energy Minister George Stathakis, charging that his delay in approving an extension of a licence for additional equipment delayed the operation of...

Hellas Gold Withdraws as Participant and Sponsor of the First Halkidiki Development Conference

Hellas Gold, a subsidiary of Eldorado Gold, withdrew as participant and sponsor from the First Development Conference for Halkidiki, following reactions to its inclusion. The company announced that it is withdrawing "following an issue resulting from its intention to support,...

Eldorado Gold: Continuous Delays Make Greece Appear Not Friendly to Investments

"As long as the largest direct foreign investment in the country does not progress, Greece appears as not being friendly to investments, and this is a wrong message the country is sending," said Dimitris Dimitriadis, Managing Director of Hellas Gold on...

Eldorado Gold Postpones Decision to Suspend Skouries Mine Operation

Eldorado Gold Corp on Thursday said it had decided to temporarily postpone its decision to place its Chalkidiki assets on care and maintenance. The company also said it entered into dialogue with Greece's Ministry of Energy and Environment to develop...

Miners Protest while Greek Gov't Continues Tiff with Eldorado Gold

Hundreds of miners from the Chalkidiki region gathered outside the Ministry of Environment and Energy on Thursday to protest against the State's unwillingness to provide certain permits to their employer, Eldorado Gold. The Canadian mining company has given an ultimatum...

Eldorado Gold Miners Descent to Athens Demanding Government Issue Permits

Workers from the Eldorado Gold mines in Chalkidiki, northern Greece, have announced that they will travel to Athens again, to demand that the government issues the necessary permits for the company to continue its operations. The Canadian company has set...

Eldorado Gold Issues Thursday Deadline to Greece for Skouries Mine

Eldorado Gold is ready to suspend the investment in Skouries, if the Greek government does not provide the necessary permits by Thursday. On Monday September 11, the Vancouver-based firm, and Greece’s largest foreign investor, had said that it will suspend...

Eldorado Gold Gets Two Permits to Operate in Northern Greece, More Permits Due

The back and forth discussions between the Greek State and Eldorado Gold mining company continues, with the Canadian company receiving two of the permits required to continue its operation in Olympias, in Chalkidiki, Northern Greece. This is a positive development...

Police Fire Tear Gas at Protesting Eldorado Workers

Greek police fired tear gas at dozens of Eldorado Gold workers rallying outside the energy ministry in Athens on Wednesday to protest against potential job losses, after the Canadian company threatened to suspend investment at its Greek mines. Eldorado Gold...

Greece to Grant Permits for Eldorado's Olympias Project ‘this Week’

Greece will grant Canada’s Eldorado Gold outstanding permits for its Olympias project this week, Environment and Energy Minister George Stathakis said on Wednesday. Dozens of Eldorado Gold workers rallied outside the environment and enery ministry in Athens on Wednesday to...