Non-event It was certainly a scare-especially for us who are hugely exposed to MXI-but it appears to be a tempest in a teapot. The majors are all reporting business as usual. The rebels seem to appreciate that the gold industry is the goose that lays the proverbial egg that feeds the country. I wish that the NDP here in BC had as much common sense.
Once the fear subsides the new government will probably modestly jack up royalties and government participation and a relieved industry will happily comply.