Dachang returns good gold hits for Inter-Citic
Vancouver – A slew of strong intercepts from the Dachang gold project in China has put Inter-Citic Minerals’…
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Anatolia builds oxide mine at Copler; sulphide mineralization also showing strength
Vancouver – The Copler gold-silver project is shining for Anatolia Minerals Development (ANO-T): constructio…
Newmont sheds 10% stake in Batu Hijau
Newmont Mining (NEM-N) and Sumitomo have completed the transfer of 10% of PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (PTNNT) to …
China Uncertainty Dominates Moly Market
Molybdenum producers and developers have been on a roller coaster ride for the past year. Between 2004 and 2008, molybdenum oxide (moly) prices seemed to have found a home in the US$30-to US$35- per-lb. range. And even as most other base metals…
Chinese Fund On Junior Acquisition Spree
VANCOUVER — A new source of Chinese financing is proving to have a healthy appetite for juniors in its first six months of being. Allana Resources (AAA-V, ALLRF-O) has become the third public company…
Miwah does not disappoint East Asia Minerals
In the coming weeks, a second drill rig will be flown by helicopter to the Miwah gold project in Indonesia’s A…
Silvercorp hits record low cash costs
Vancouver – Year over year net earnings close to doubled in the second quarter, 2010, to US$8.9 million for …
India Buys IMF Gold
Gold smashed yet another nominal price record in early November, as the Reserve Bank of India emerged as the surprise buyer of 200 tonnes of gold worth US$6.7 billion from the International Monetary F…
Look north for critical metals, U.S. conference hears
Jack Lifton has an urgent warning for the United States when it comes to the supply of rare earth elements (RE…
Mongolia Serious About Mining
Eight bidders have been shortlisted for Mongolia’s massive Tavan Tolgoi coking coal project just weeks after Mongolians watched their government on national television sign a long-awaited investment a…
SouthGobi Lays Out Expansion Plans
VANCOUVER–The Mongolian government’s long-awaited ratification of the Oyu Tolgoi investment agreement has spurred SouthGobi Energy Resources (SGQ-V, SGQRF-O) to announce a major expansion in its Mong…
Mongolia’s Coal Sector Roars Back To Life
As many exasperated miners and investors had hoped, the early October signing of the long-delayed Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold development agreement between Ivanhoe Mines and the Mongolian government has le…