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Greek News
The Legend of El Dorado: The Mythical City of Gold in Colombia
This is the story of El Dorado, a fabled city of gold said to possess unimaginable wealth and treasures beyond belief. Although El Dorado has never been found, its allure continues to captivate the world and adds to Colombia’s...
Business
Eldorado Gold Secures Finance from Greek Banks for the Skouries Project
Canadian firm Eldorado Gold has signed a mandate letter for a credit-committee-sanctioned €680 million finance facility from Greek banks to develop the Skouries project in northern Greece.
According to the feasibility study, the project is expected to cost $845 million...
Canada
MP Karygiannis View on Skouries Investment
After his visit to Skouries, Halkidiki, the Greek-Canadian federal MP, Jim Karygiannis, said he felt wronged as a Greek. Karygiannis, on July 9 in Thessaloniki, appeared to be against the Canadian "El Dorado Gold" investment in the gold mining.
Karygiannis...
Canada
Greeks Protest Canadian Gold Mine Venture
Hundreds of protesters demonstrated in Athens on Jan. 12 against a Canadian gold mining project in the northern region of Halkidiki that opponent said would cause irreversible damage to the local environment but which supporters said would help the...