Khan Wades Through Mongolia’s Murky Waters
After the market punished Khan Resources (KRI-T, KHRIF) and Western Prospector Group (WNP-V) shares last month on news that some exploration licences for uranium projects in Mongolia were being revoke…
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Jinshan Gold hits major milestones in China (September 10, 2007)
When Jinshan Gold (JIN-T, JINFF-O) first entered the China market five years ago, its strategy was to build a resource-based company and it snapped up a diverse portfolio of properties in native porph…
Fast Times in China for Majestic Gold
As Majestic Gold (MJS-V, MJGCF-O) waits for a revised resource estimate on its Song Jiaguo gold property in eastern China, the company is working on an agreement with a local mill operator so it can s…
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Gold World Resources Digs Its Heels Into China
Much has been written about the problems foreign companies face when they invest in China through joint ventures with state-owned enterprises.
Mundoro Learns the True Meaning of Chinese Take-Away
Mundoro Mining (MUN-T, MMNGF-O) is sitting on what it claims to be China’s largest undeveloped gold deposit. But a mountain of red tape is snarling the Canadian company’s efforts to explore it.
Editorial: Southwestern Heads South With Rest of Market
Miners and their investors endured another period of pain in the week ended Sept. 1, the 35th trading week of 2007, as the mining sector gasped its way through its third straight week of market-cap co…
QGX Likes Baruun Naran Economics
Vancouver — QGX (QGX-T, QGXLF-O) has commissioned a prefeasibility study on its Baruun Naran coal deposit, in the Gobi region of southern Mongolia, following a major resource boost and a positive pre…
GobiMin Sees Record Earnings In Q2
China-focused junior producer GobiMin (GMN-V, GMNFF-O) saw a good second quarter this year, with record revenue at its Yellow Mountain East and Xiangshan base metals mines, and the release of a resour…
Sino Gold announces friendly offer for Golden China
Management of Golden China Resources (GCX-T, GCX-A) has thrown its full support behind a friendly takeover offer by…
Southwestern Sues Ex-CEO
Vancouver — An audit by Southwestern Resources (SWG-T, SWGGF-O) and an independent mining consultant on drill results from the Boka gold project appear to show that the data was deliberately tampered…
Asian Mineral Resources releases update on Vietnamese nickel project
Asian Mineral Resources (ASN-V) has released revised capital and operating cost estimates for its Ban Phuc nickel p…