East Asia Minerals off running in Indonesia
Vancouver – With 15 gold and copper projects on the go in Indonesia as well as three uranium projects in Mongolia, …
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Tsagaan Tolgoi coal resource buoys SouthGobi Energy (February 25, 2008)
The Tsagaan Tolgoi coal project has measured plus indicated coal resources of 36.4 million tonnes and an additional…
Eldorado boosts resources and set to restart Kisladag
Vancouver – With gold reserves up and the court-ordered closure of its Kisladag mine over for now, Eldorado Gold (E…
Newmont sees new woes in Indonesia
Less than a year after being acquitted of pollution charges on Sulawesi Island in Indonesia, Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) is back in hot water again at another mine in the Southeast Asian nation.
Platinum cracks US$2,000-per-oz barrier
A meteoric rise in platinum prices grabbed the mining sector’s attention during the week ended Feb. 16, the seventh trading week of 2008.
QGX wins mining license in Mongolia
Two months after China banned foreign ownership in tungsten and molybdenum mines, Mongolia has given QGX (QGX-T) th…
Caledonia Mining signs offtake deal with Chinese refiner
Caledonia Mining (CAL-T, CMCL-L) has teamed up with an undisclosed Chinese refiner, signing an offtake agreement for cobalt from its Nama project, in northern Zambia.
Silvercorp Metals shines in third quarter
In just two years Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T) took US$6 million and parlayed it into a US$100 million revenue mining …
Jinshan Gold boosts China resource
With China toppling South Africa as the world’s largest gold producer last year, foreign companies churning out the…
Newmont’s woes mount in Indonesia
Less than a year after being acquitted of pollution charges on Sulawesi Island in Indonesia, Newmont Mining (NMC-T,…
Jinshan releases Dadiangou gold resource
Just six months after pouring its first 500-oz. gold dor bar from the remote Chang Shan Hao mine in Inner Mongolia, Jinshan Gold Mines (JIN-T, JINFF-O) is off and running in China’s Gansu province wi…
Is coal the new gold? (February 08, 2008)
UBS and Citigroup have raised their price forecasts for thermal and coking coal for the coming two years and it’s n…