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Suppliers news: SGS lab in Turkey gets accredited

Inspection, verification, testing and certification services firm SGS has announced that its laboratory in Ankara, Turkey has been recognized by the International Accreditation Service for meeting the requirements for specific registered tests…


Editorial: Canada, India reunite over uranium

How long do you hold a grudge before letting bygones be bygones? For the Canadian government, it’s about 40 years when it comes to the Indian government’s betrayal over its use of peaceful Canadian nuclear technology to build a…


Wall Street edges up, March 30-April 2

U.S. equities gained momentum on positive jobless data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 50.64 points to 17,763.24, and the S&P 500 Index added 5.94 points to finish at 2,066.96. Spot gold edged up US$3.60 per oz. to end at US$1,202…



SouthGobi Resources' Ovoot Tolgoi coal mine in Mongolia. Credit: SouthGobi Resources.

SouthGobi Resources loses appeal in Mongolian tax case

In late February Mongolian President Elbegdorj Tsakhia may have pardoned three former employees of SouthGobi Resources (TSX: SGQ) who were convicted in a tax evasion case on Jan. 30, and handed jail sentences of between five and six years, but…



Drillers at Ivanhoe Mines' 95%-owned Kamoa copper project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Credit: Ivanhoe Mines

China’s Zijin Mining invests in Ivanhoe

Fresh on the heels of its 2015 Thayer Lindsley award win for discovering the Kamoa copper deposit in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) has reeled in Zijin Mining as a strategic investor.


Equipment at SouthGobi Resources' Ovoot Tolgoi coal mine in Mongolia. Credit: SouthGobi Resources

Chinese firm Novel to buy stake in SouthGobi

A privately held company in China called Novel Sunrise Investments will become the largest shareholder in SouthGobi Resources (TSX: SGQ; US-OTC: SGQRF; HK: 1878) after it acquires shares from Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX: TRQ; NYSE: TRQ), and…


Equipment at Coalspur Mines' Vista coal project in 2012, near Hinton, Alberta. Credit: Coalspur Mines

Buyer emerges for Coalspur Mines

When The Northern Miner visited Coalspur Mines’ (TSX: CPT; ASX: CPL) Vista coal project on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains in late 2010, seaborne thermal coal prices were trading at US$120 per tonne.


Facilities at Whitehaven Coal's Narrabri thermal coal mine in New South Wales, Australia. Credit: Whitehaven Coal

Contrarian investor Anglo Pacific picks up coal royalty

Anglo Pacific Group (TSX: APY; LSE: APF) is forking over US$60 million in cash and US$5 million in shares for a royalty on Whitehaven Coal’s (US-OTC: WHITF; ASX: WHC) Narrabri thermal coal mine in Australia at a time when the price of…



A SAG mill at Eldorado Gold's Skouries gold-copper project under construction in northern Greece. Credit: Eldorado Gold

Eldorado falls on Greek opposition, weak outlook

Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) shares have plunged after two events: Greece’s new left-wing government’s opposition to the company building a gold mine in the country, and a weaker-than-expected 2015 guidance. Eldorado recently…


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