2012

Turquoise Hill secures power for Oyu Tolgoi

Turquoise Hill Resources (TRQ-T, TRQ-N) rose more than 11% after announcing it has finalized the much anticipated power purchase agreement (PPA) for its Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia’s South Gobi desert.





Equipment at Hana Mining's Ghanzi copper-silver project in Botswana. By Hana Mining.

Hana’s Banana on the block

Hana Mining (HMG-V) may be recouping some recent losses for its shareholders thanks to, well, one of its shareholders.



Teck wobbles in third quarter

Teck Resources (TCK-T, TCK-N) produced a record 99,000 tonnes of copper in the third quarter, up 29% year-on-year, but lower commodity prices and sale volumes for its steelmaking coal sent the miner’s adjusted net earnings down to $349…


Editorial: Anglo CEO presses ‘eject’ button

Late October was notable for the sudden and unexpected resignation of Cynthia Carroll as CEO of London-based mega-miner Anglo American, widely seen as a giving in to strong shareholder pressure to step down. It brings to an end this particular…


Facilities at Amara Mining's Kalsaka gold mine in Burkina Faso, which would process ore from the Sega deposit. By Amara Mining.

Sega looking good to Amara in Burkina

West Africa-focused gold producer Amara Mining (AMZ-T, AMA-L), formerly Cluff Gold, is hoping get a little more life out of its 78%-owned Kalsaka gold operation in Burkina Fasom, 150 km northwest of the capital Ouagadougou.


Workers at Platinum Group Metals' Western Bushveld platinum project in South Africa. By Platinum Group Metals.

Platinum Group thinking big on the Bushveld

With first-phase construction well underway at Vancouver-based Platinum Group Metals’ (PTM-T, PLG-X) Western Bushveld joint-venture project 1 (WBJV 1), the company is turning its attention to its Waterberg discovery on the North Limb…


Amerigo Resources' MVC copper-molybdenum tailings processing plant beside the El Teniente copper mine in Chile. By Amerigo Resources.

Amerigo happy to live in Codelco’s shadow

Amerigo Resources (ARG-T), which continues to produce copper and molybdenum from the tailings of Codelco’s 108-year-old El Teniente mine in Chile, saw its shares rise after solid third-quarter production results. 



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