{"id":712063,"date":"2018-05-22T21:00:17","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T21:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=712063"},"modified":"2018-05-22T21:00:17","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T21:00:17","slug":"greece-moves-to-resolve-eldorado-gold-standoff-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=712063","title":{"rendered":"Greece Moves to Resolve Eldorado Gold Standoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-style:italic;font-size:16px\">By  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/investingnews.com\/daily\/resource-investing\/precious-metals-investing\/gold-investing\/greece-resolve-eldorado-gold-standoff\/\">Nicole Rashotte<\/a><\/span>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"ftpimagefix\" style=\"float:left\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/investingnews.com\/daily\/resource-investing\/precious-metals-investing\/gold-investing\/greece-resolve-eldorado-gold-standoff\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.investingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gold-Outlook-3D-1-Small-2-2.jpeg\" alt=\"gold outlook free report\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>In the upcoming weeks, Greece hopes to resolve an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.miningweekly.com\/article\/greece-aims-to-resolve-eldorado-standoff-over-metallurgy-plant-soon-2018-05-22\">ongoing standoff<\/a> regarding Canadian miner Eldorado Gold&#8217;s (TSX:<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/investingnews.com\/stock-information\/?symbol=eld:ca\">ELD<\/a>,NYSE:EGO) development plans in the northern region of Halkidiki.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For the last few years, Greece and Eldorado have been at odds over the miner&#8217;s plans to produce gold and other <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/investingnews.com\/category\/daily\/resource-investing\/precious-metals-investing\/\">precious metals<\/a> in Halkidiki, with Eldorado blaming Greece for long delays in issuing pertinent permits, and Athens claiming that the company has submitted a deficient build plan. However, in the last few weeks, Greece has made movements to resolve the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe main aim is to reach an agreement in the coming weeks within the spirit of the arbitration ruling,\u201d said Greek Energy Minister George Stathakis.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/investingnews.com\/get-download\/?dtd=369080&amp;mqsc=TA1313450\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<div><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/investingnews.com\/get-download\/?dtd=369080&amp;mqsc=TA1313450\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>10+ Gold Stocks to Watch<\/h2>\n<h4>Stocks.<br \/>\nExpert Insights.<br \/>\nIndustry Stats.<br \/><\/h4>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/investingnews.com\/get-download\/?dtd=369080&amp;mqsc=TA1313450\"> Give me my free report! <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- end large-8 -->\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- end row --><\/div>\n<p>While the ministry has withheld the specifics of what the agreement could entail, it has stated that the ruling means Greece will ensure that Eldorado can produce pure gold, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/investingnews.com\/category\/daily\/resource-investing\/precious-metals-investing\/silver-investing\/\">silver<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/investingnews.com\/category\/daily\/resource-investing\/base-metals-investing\/zinc-investing\/\">zinc<\/a> in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to move talks along comes after an arbitration panel ruled in Eldorado&#8217;s favor, stating that the company has not violated any of its contractual obligations.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the ruling, the government has asked that the miner undertake specific commitments, which include providing a timetable for when it will submit pending reports on a metallurgy plant.<\/p>\n<p>In November of last year, Eldorado <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eldoradogold.com\/news-and-media\/news-releases\/press-release-details\/2017\/Eldorado-Gold-Provides-an-Update-on-Greek-Investments\/default.aspx\">announced<\/a> that it had frozen investment and suspended operations at its Skouries project due to ongoing permitting delays.<\/p>\n<p>George Burns, Eldorado&#8217;s president and CEO, stated, \u201calthough we have made good progress on the Olympias mine, we require the necessary permits and government support prior to investing further in Skouries. As a consequence we are now taking the necessary legal action to enforce the company&#8217;s rights while continuing efforts to resolve outstanding matters through ongoing dialogue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Development capital expenditure at Skouries in 2018 is expected to reach US$20 million as the project fully transitions into care and maintenance. The company <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eldoradogold.com\/news-and-media\/news-releases\/press-release-details\/2018\/Eldorado-Gold-Reports-Results-of-Technical-Studies\/default.aspx\">reported<\/a> that it will use some of the best available control <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/investingnews.com\/category\/daily\/tech-investing\/\">technology<\/a>, leave behind a dramatically reduced environmental footprint and utilize filtered dry-stack tailings.<\/p>\n<p>While Skouries is not currently in operation, it is Eldorado&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/seekingalpha.com\/article\/4175766-updating-bullish-case-eldorado-gold-stock-drops\">most valuable<\/a> mine, containing 3.8 million ounces of gold and 1.7 billion pounds of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/investingnews.com\/category\/daily\/resource-investing\/base-metals-investing\/copper-investing\/\">copper<\/a>. The mine has an approximate lifetime of 23 years at an average annual production rate of 140,000 ounces of gold and 67 million pounds of copper.<\/p>\n<p>As of 11:57 a.m. EST on Tuesday (May 22), Eldorado&#8217;s share price was sitting at US$1.33.<\/p>\n<p><em>Don&#8217;t forget to follow us <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/inn_resource\">@INN_Resource<\/a> for real-time news updates!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Securities Disclosure: I, Nicole Rashotte, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.  <\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/investingnews.com\/get-download\/?dtd=369080&amp;mqsc=TA1313450\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.investingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gold-Outlook-3D-1-Small-2-2.jpeg\" alt=\"gold outlook free report\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<div><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/investingnews.com\/get-download\/?dtd=369080&amp;mqsc=TA1313450\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>10+ Gold Stocks to Watch<\/h2>\n<h4>Stocks.<br \/>\nExpert Insights.<br \/>\nIndustry Stats.<br \/><\/h4>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/investingnews.com\/get-download\/?dtd=369080&amp;mqsc=TA1313450\"> Give me my free report! <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- end large-8 -->\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- end row --><\/div>\n<p>The post <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/investingnews.com\/daily\/resource-investing\/precious-metals-investing\/gold-investing\/greece-resolve-eldorado-gold-standoff\/\">Greece Moves to Resolve Eldorado Gold Standoff<\/a> appeared first on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/investingnews.com\/\">Investing News Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/investingnews.com\/daily\/resource-investing\/precious-metals-investing\/gold-investing\/greece-resolve-eldorado-gold-standoff\/\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"rssmi_more\"> &#8230;read more<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>From:: <a href=\"https:\/\/investingnews.com\/daily\/resource-investing\/precious-metals-investing\/gold-investing\/greece-resolve-eldorado-gold-standoff\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Greece Moves to Resolve Eldorado Gold Standoff\">Investing News Network<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nicole Rashotte In the upcoming weeks, Greece hopes to resolve an ongoing standoff regarding Canadian miner Eldorado Gold&#8217;s (TSX:ELD,NYSE:EGO) development plans in the northern region of Halkidiki. For the last few years, Greece and Eldorado have been at odds over the miner&#8217;s plans to produce gold and other precious metals in Halkidiki, with Eldorado [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[359],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/712063"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=712063"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/712063\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=712063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=712063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=712063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}