Oxiana adds Kalimantan projects
Australian copper and gold producer Oxiana (OXFLY-O, OXR-A) has signed an agreement with Vancouver junior Kalimantan Gold (KLG-V, KMGLF-O) to earn an interest in Kalimantan’s KSK copper-gold property …
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Editorial: Mining and CSR, Part I
Major mining companies and most juniors have adopted progressive environmental and social policies designed to help them gain their “social licence” to operate, at home or abroad.
Editorial: Mining and CSR, part I
Major mining companies and most juniors have adopted progressive environmental and social policies designed to help…
Guarded optimism in the Philippines
There’s nowhere to go but up when it comes to mining production in the Philippines. In 1980, the mining sector …
New uranium zone at Saddle Hills
Vancouver — A new zone of uranium mineralization has been identified by Western Prospector Group (WNP-V) on its Saddle Hills project in northeastern Mongolia.
UrAsia Secures uranium contracts in hot market
UrAsia Energy (UUU-V, UAEYF-O, UUU-L) recently announced five new agreements for uranium concentrates from its Akdala uranium mine in Kazakhstan — and then saw its share price drop.
Civil unrest gives way to fragile peace in Kyrgyzstan
While the signature of Kyrgyzstan’s president on constitutional reforms has — at least for the moment — quelled the raucous opposition gathering at the gates of the central Asian state’s parliament,…
Gold Fields, Sino Gold tighten up
Already holding a significant stake in Australian gold producer Sino Gold (SGX-A), South African mining house Gold …
Alhambra Intersects Higher Grades at Uzboy
Vancouver — Alhambra Resources (ALH-V, AHBRF-O) president Elmer Stewart says he is encouraged by the results of drilling to the northwest of the company’s Uzboy gold mine in Kazakhstan.
Canadian junior drilling alone in South Korea
Oriental Minerals (OTL-V), the only foreign mining company in South Korea, has started drilling at its newly acquir…
Peace but still worry in Kyrgyzstan
While the signature of Kyrgyzstan’s president on constitutional reforms has — at least for the moment — quelled t…
Lundin eyeing growth in Iran
Vancouver – Despite the obvious political risks, Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LUMI-S) is eyeing a massive zinc deposit in …