China Coal aims to become a mid-tier producer (May 30, 2011)
Feng Lishe was born in Xinjiang – a province in remote northwestern China where per capita GDP typically averages US$2,000 a year in the cities, and about half that in the countryside.
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Upgrading to CIL positive for Hassai, La Mancha says (May 30, 2011)
La Mancha Resources’ (LMA-T) producing Hassai gold mine may be in the middle of the Red Sea Hills desert in northeastern Sudan, but upgrading its current heap-leach plant to carbon-in-leach technology still makes sense, a definitive feasibility…
Two sides hunker down at RX Exploration
A battle is brewing in the boardroom of RX Exploration (RXE-V).
Orezone Gold to update Bombore resource by Q4
Infill drilling at Bombore, the largest undeveloped gold project in Burkina Faso, has yielded some positive results with grades about 65% higher than the resource model, Orezone Gold (ORE-T) reports.
NovaGold’s CEO chats about progress, George Soros
Vancouver – NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-N) held its first live broadcast of the company’s annual general meeting of shareholders on May 25, with long-time chief executive officer Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse providing a pleasing roundup of the…
Platinum Group Metals pushing forward on Western Bushveld (May 27, 2011)
Vancouver – In a sector dominated by old-school majors with ever-deepening mines, Platinum Group Metals (PTM-V, PLG-X) stands out as being anything but.
Deseado Massif reveals more high grade discoveries (May 26, 2011)
Vancouver – Argentina’s Deseado Massif has seen concentrated precious metals exploration for close to twenty years, but junior explorers continue to demonstrate the area’s significant hidden potential.
Reko Diq to see a mining licence soon
The mining licence dispute for the sizable Reko Diq copper-gold project in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province seems to be coming to an end after much uncertainty.
Peruvian protesters rally against Bear Creek’s Santa Ana
The Peruvian government has authorized the deployment of armed military troops to the Puno region of southern Peru in response to large anti-mining protests which have blocked roads connecting the country with Bolivia. Several media outlets,…
General Moly presents at Goldman Sachs conference
Investors always like to know when chief executives buy stock in the companies they head. So it didn’t pass unnoticed last week when Bruce Hansen, chief executive of General Moly, (GMO-T, GMO-X) spent US$99,250 on the purchase of 25,000…
Claude hits high grade gold
A high-grade intercept lifted Claude Resources’ (CRJ-T, CGR-X) shares on a day when the yellow metal itself was climbing high. With gold reaching the US$1,525 per oz. level, news of Claude’s intercept lifted the company’s shares by 3% or…
Yukon-Nevada rises on Q1, financing news
Yukon-Nevada Gold (YNG-T) shares jumped 31% in late day trading to 56¢ on news of its first quarter results and recent $59-million financing, which would be used to upgrade its Jerrit Canyon gold mine in Nevada.