News


Government privatizes Bakyrchik

The government of Kazakstan has decided to sell its 60% stake in the problem-plagued Bakyrchik mine complex to its joint-venture partner, Bakyrchik Gold of London.Bakyrchik Gold, which has owned 40% o…


Royal Oak drills near Timmins

A diamond drill program by Royal Oak Mines (RYO-T) is testing geophysical anomalies on a property east of Timmins, Ont.The 1,200-metre program will test four targets previously identified through an i…


Cameco sits on top of the world with Kumtor

Saskatoon-based Cameco (CCO-T) has been in high spirits since production began recently at its Kumtor gold deposit in Kyrgyzstan.One of the world’s largest gold deposits, Kumtor is situated, at an ele…





Nord Pacific gets green light for mine in PNG

The government of Papua New Guinea has granted Nord Pacific (NORPY-Q) a licence that will allow the company to develop the Simberi gold mine in the Tabar Islands.”This is the first step in the develop…




Mansfield, Teck shutdown at Cerro Samenta

In a reversal of an earlier decision, a judge in Argentina has given the title of a property hosting the Cerro Samenta copper porphyry project to Salta resident Jorge Daroca, effectively ending work t…


GUEST COLUMN — Managing environmental risk

A national survey on environmental management practices conducted by KPMG Environmental Services in 1996 indicated that while many respondents in the natural resources sector routinely publish environ…


By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. To learn more, click more information

Dear user, please be aware that we use cookies to help users navigate our website content and to help us understand how we can improve the user experience. If you have ideas for how we can improve our services, we’d love to hear from you. Click here to email us. By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. Please see our Privacy & Cookie Usage Policy to learn more.

Close