TNM’s 2006 Mining Person of the Year: Robert Friedland
The world’s top athletes, scholars, artists and gurus all talk one way or another about the importance of finding a…
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Guarded optimism for miners in prospective Philippines
Although it’s the fifth most mineralized country in the world, the Philippines’ mining industry is extremely underdeveloped — a result of years of ongoing policy issues, political turmoil and opposit…
Coal train gaining momentum
Vancouver — Canadian coal producers, eyeing forecasts of rising consumption in Asia, are gearing up to take advantage of buoyant prices by expanding their thermal and coking coal operations within th…
Entre takes the long view in Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar — The introduction of windfall taxes on gold and copper last spring coupled with talk of government earn-ins on “strategic” deposits stopped many foreign exploration companies in Mongolia…
Skeena cuts higher grades at El Corazon
Vancouver – Additional drill results from Skeena Resources’ (SKE-V, SKREF-O) El Corazon gold project in northwester…
Freeport and Phelps set to become world’s copper giant
If shareholders give the go-ahead, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold’s (FCX-N) proposed takeover of Phelps Dodge (PD-N…
Disappointment at El Corazon
Vancouver — Shares of Skeena Resources (SKE-V, SKREF-O) dropped 30% on high volume following drill results of up to 8.8 metres of 6.2 grams gold per tonne from its El Corazon project, in northwestern…
Stornoway turns over Ashton board (November 06, 2006)
Robert Boyd will stay on as interim chief executive officer at Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T, AMCFF-O), but now that Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T, SWYDF-O) has a 73% interest in the company the board of …
Skeena’s El Corazon results disappoint
Vancouver – Shares of Skeena Resources (SKE-V, SKREF-O) dropped 30% on high volume following drill results from its…
Rio Tinto throws weight behind Oyu Tolgoi
Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N) wowed the market in mid-October, by laying the groundwork for a partnership with Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) to get its massive Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project in southern Mon…
Editorial: Russia tightening its grip on natural resources (October 30, 2006)
Foreign investors of time and money in Russia’s mining sector would do well to keep a close eye on the increasingly bullying stance the Russian government is taking towards foreign oil companies, beca…
Editorial: Russia tightening its grip on natural resources (October 25, 2006)
Foreign investors of time and money in Russia’s mining sector would do well to keep a close eye on the increasingly…