Oyu Tolgoi’s feasibility study delayed
Turquoise Hill Resources (TRQ-T, TRQ-N) updated the market with good and bad news about its 66%-held Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project in Mongolia’s South Gobi desert.
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Sona signs MOU with Chinese contractor
Executive chairman Nick Ferris of Sona Resources (SYS-V) had been trying to source financing for some time to advance the junior’s Blackdome-Elizabeth gold project in the Clinton and Lillooet mining districts of British Columbia, about…
Eurasian scores in Turkey
After a busy 2012, Eurasian Minerals (EMX-V) is starting 2013 with a bang: in its first news release of the year the company reported the highest-grade intercept to date at Akarca, the gold-silver project in northwest Turkey where Eurasian just…
TV Tower delight continues for Pilot
A high-grade gold zone is emerging at the north end of Pilot Gold’s (PLG-T) TV Tower project in Turkey, complete with drill intervals that regularly contain visible gold.
Eurasian hits highest grades to date at Akarca
VANCOUVER – After a busy 2012, Eurasian Minerals (EMX-V) is starting 2013 off with a bang: in its first news release of the year the company reported the highest-grade intercept to date at Akarca, the gold-silver project in northwest…
Angkor Gold cashes in on Cambodia
It has been just over a year since Vancouver-based Angkor Gold (ANK-V) went public with its stable of Cambodian exploration projects, and it is looking like the company’s early mover strategy in the developing Southeast Asian nation might…
Centerra gets more headaches in Kyrgyzstan, puts more capital into Turkey
Centerra Gold (CG-T) is going all-in on a small Turkish gold project, just as it prepares to endure more tough times at the world-class Kumtor gold mine in Kyrgyzstan. Issues at Kumtor have been ongoing, with talk concerning nationalization of…
John Felderhof’s new life after Bre-X
John Felderhof looks much thinner than when we first met at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention in 2010.
Groia ground down but defiant after Felderhof’s Bre-X trial
Early in 2012, the Law Society of Upper Canada convicted Toronto securities lawyer Joe Groia of “incivility” during his defense of John Felderhof against quasi-criminal charges laid by the Ontario Securities Commission of insider…
More headaches for Centerra at Kumtor
The tough times at the world-class Kumtor gold mine in the Kyrgyz Republic continue for Centerra Gold (CG-T).
Centerra commits to Turkey
Centerra Gold (CG-T) is going all-in on a Turkish gold project as the company is acquiring the final 30% interest in the Oksut Gold Project from Stratex International (STI-L) for $20 million in cash and a 1% net smelter return that is…
Talison board warms to Chengdu Tianqui bid
A subsidiary of Chinese conglomer-ate Chengdu Tianqi Industry Group has raised its offer price for Talison Lithium (TLH-T) from $7.15 to $7.50 per share, and the Australian lithium producer’s board and its largest shareholder, Resource…