New Guinea Gold pours dor at Sinivit
Vancouver — After a remedying a glitch in its recovery circuit, New Guinea Gold (NGG-V, NGUGF-O) has entered the producers club, pouring its first dor from the Sinivit mine in East New Britain provi…
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Continental gets positive feasibility for Xietongmen (August 27, 2007)
Vancouver — Continental Minerals (KMK-V, KMKCF-O) now holds a positive feasibility study for its Xietongmen copper-gold deposit in the Tibet Autonomous Region of southwestern China.
Luiri Gold shows lustre in Zambia (August 27, 2007)
Just a little more than two months after completing a 4,200-metre drilling program at its Dunrobin and Matala gold deposits in Zambia, Luiri Gold (LGL-V) released new mineral resource estimates showin…
Getting in Early: Pebble Creek Mining
Pebble Creek Mining (PEB-V) of Vancouver is banking on becoming the first foreign company and the first private-sector company to start up a new precious and base metals mine in India in more than fif…
Highland sells loss-making Darasun mine
Highland Gold Mining (HGM-L) has sold its unprofitable Darasun mine in eastern Russia to a private mining company, Yuzhuralzoloto (Southern Urals Gold), for US$25 million.
Teck Cominco and the Big Payout
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia — Executives of Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) virtually sat on the doorstep of Rudi Gomez’s suburban residence in Adelaide to ensure a deal would be struck with this eng…
Water Issues of Rising Concern for Mining in Australia
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Century wins latest court decision in Shahuindo battle (August 27, 2007)
There was little surprise for Sulliden Exploration (SUE-T, EXSDF-O) in the latest ruling by a Lima court concerning a dispute over the Shahuindo gold-silver property in Peru.
TVI Suffers From ‘Spreadsheet Errors’
TVI Pacific (TVI-T) says investors shouldn’t rely on its financial information from 2005, 2006 or the first quarter of 2007.
Earthquake claims 540 in Peru
As rescuers continue to recover bodies from the rubble after a devastating earthquake struck Peru in mid-August, Pan American Silver (PAA-T, PAAS-Q) temporarily suspended its underground operations un…
East Asia Puts Indonesian Portfolio Together
Indonesia has had an up-and-down experience with junior exploration companies, having hosted staking rushes first by a mass of Australian juniors, then, infamously, by Canadians in the mid-1990s. And …
LME Warehouse Levels (August 27, 2007)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Aug. 20, 2007 (change from Aug. 13 in brackets):