Sino Gold adds China asset
Several years ago, Australian gold producer Sino Gold (SIOGF-O, SGX-A) identified the Eastern Dragon gold-silver deposit in northern China’s Heilongjiang province as a high-priority acquisition target…
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Fortress plans to up Svetloye stake
Mineralization now stretches 100 metres farther at Fortress Minerals’ (FST-V, FTMNF-O) Elena prospect, part of its 51%-owned Svetloye gold project in Russia’s Far East.
Site visit: Mediterranean develops gold-copper belt in Turkey
Yusufeli, Turkey — Have you ever wondered what happened to Vancouver’s Manhattan Minerals after its high-profile i…
Waiting for Godot – in Mongolia
SITE VISIT Oyu Tolgoi, Mongolia — Trying to figure out if and when Mongolia will approve an investment agreement — and on what terms — is like trying to read…
Centerra inches toward Mongolian investment agreement
Centerra Gold (CG-T, CAGDF-O) has officially registered its Gatsuurt ore reserves with Mongolia’s National Registry of Mineral Reserves, a move the company says will bring it one step closer to negoti…
Amanta acquires third Thai tungsten mine (January 21, 2008)
Amanta Resources (AMH-V, AMHFF-O) says a rock-sampling program is already under way on its newly acquired tungsten property in northern Thailand.
European Minerals pours first gold in Kazakhstan
Almost 72 years after a female Russian geologist travelling in a small boat along the Ayat River first discovered gold at what is now the Varvarinskoye gold-copper project in northern Kazakhstan, Euro…
Olympus Pacific doubles Phuoc Son gold resource
Olympus Pacific Minerals (OYM-T) has boosted the resource for its Phuoc Son gold property in central Vietnam to 637…
Asian Mineral granted Ban Phuc mining licence
Vancouver — With receipt of a mining licence for its Ban Phuc massive sulphide nickel deposit in northwestern Vietnam, Asian Mineral Resources (ASN-V, AIERF-O) can begin construction.
Big jump in Minco’s Fuwan resource
After a drill season filled with strong silver grades, Minco Silver (MSV-T, MISVF-O) has increased the resource for its Fuwan silver project in southern China by 145%.
Fortress plans to up Svetloye interest to 80%
Mineralization now stretches 100 metres farther at Fortress Minerals’ (FST-V) Elena prospect on its 51%-owned Svetl…
Digging into China’s vast, untapped, interior
SITE VISIT Xinhuru, Inner Mongolia, China — In the summer months, the sparse grasslands in this remote corner of China’s enormous Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region are used primarily by locals…