Asia

SOUTHWESTERN RESOURCESA Bradley Bros. drill rig on Southwestern Resources' Boka gold project in 2004.

Heading south

Vancouver — A bombshell statement that Southwestern Resources (SWG-T, SWGGF-O) has retracted assay results from its flagship Boka gold project, in China, following the discovery of deficiencies in qu…



Newmont settles in Uzbekistan

Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) has settled with the Uzbek government over its 50%-stake in the Zarafshan heap-leach …


YAYASAN TAMBUHAK SINTA/KALIMANTAN GOLDAn aerial view of the artisanal gold fields in the Galangan area, which have been described as a "lunar landscape."

Mercury use rising

It’s no easy task convincing the millions of artisanal gold miners across the globe that mercury, a substance they use routinely to extract fine gold from alluvial or lateritic ores, can be harmful to…


Jinshan closes offering

Vancouver — After recently cancelling a planned private placement citing dilution concerns, Jinshan Gold Mines (JIN-T, JINFF-O) has closed a $20-million debt financing to raise funds for Chinese expl…



Southwestern has a problem

Southwestern Resources (SWG-T) has cautioned that results it had previously announced from the Boka gold project in…


OceanaGold Funds project through TSX

OceanaGold (OGC-T, OGC-A) has completed a $90-million initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange with net proceeds going towards the development of the Didipio gold-copper project in northe…






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