Gold Fields eyeing up Mindoro’s assets
Mindoro Resources (MIO-V) is looking to Gold Fields (GFI-N, GOF-J) to prove up its promising copper and gold porphy…
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Chinalco limited to 15% Rio Tinto stake
The Australian government has approved a maximum holding of 14.99% in the shares of Rio Tinto PLC( RTP-N, RIO-L) for Aluminum Corp. of China (Chinalco). The approval is subject to the conditions that …
A guide to listing in Hong Kong
Hong Kong — While competition with the Shanghai Stock Exchange continues, Hong Kong is still home to some of China…
Getting your permits in China (August 29, 2008)
Hong Kong — Miners intending to enter China’s vast mining and mineral exploration scene need to know the ropes whe…
Spurred on in China (August 29, 2008)
Spur Ventures’ (SVU-T, SPVEF-O) Chinese odyssey began back in 1996 when the company’s mining-focused founders saw p…
Olympus Pacific goes it alone (August 28, 2008)
Olympus Pacific Minerals (OYM-T) is debt-free with about C$16 million in the bank. But when the junior Canadian g…
Entree Gold discovers coal in Mongolia
Entre Gold (ETG-T, EGI-X) may be exploring for gold and copper on the resource-rich steppes of Mongolia but as l…
Australia allows Chinalco a 15% Rio Tinto stake
The Australian government has approved a maximum limit of 14.99% holding in the shares of mining giant Rio Tinto PL…
Pebble Creek focused on India
Pebble Creek Mining (PEB-V, PBLEF-O) has released a National Instrument 43-101 resource estimate for its flagship Askot project, in northern India’s Uttarakhand state. At a net smelter return cutoff o…
Vedanta investing US$8.8B in base metal expansion
Having received the go-ahead from India’s Supreme Court, Vedanta Resources (VED-L), an India-focused resource giant, is proceeding with a bauxite project in Lanjigarh, in the state of Orissa. An alumi…
Decentralization poses dilemmas for miners
Mining companies are increasingly accepting the business case for sustainable community investment, as it can help secure their social licence to operate, add value for shareholders and engage communi…
‘Friedland envy’ haunts Diggers & Dealers
KALGOORLIE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA — Over the past five years, master entrepreneur Robert Friedland has created a guessing game at Australia’s biggest mining conference, the Diggers & Dealers Mining F…