Stans Energy picks up rare earth elements in Kyrgyzstan
A Toronto-based junior whose chairman, Rodney Irwin, is the former Canadian ambassador to Russia and currently…
Russia and CIS
Anatolia Builds Oxide Mine At Copler In Turkey
VANCOUVER — The Copler gold-silver project is shining for Anatolia Minerals Development (ANO-T, ALIAF-O): construction of an open-pit, heap-leach operation at Copler got under way in October and now …
Rusal sorts out debt; plans to list
It took dealing with more than 70 lenders, but Rusal has managed to restructure its giant load of debt.The m…
Lydian Earns Risk Reward With Growing Armenian Gold Discovery
SITE VISIT YEREVAN, ARMENIA — The first-mover exploration model only succeeds when the chosen country provides that perfect balance of geological potential, economic openness and government stability. In Armenia, it…
Gabriel Gets New Investor For Rosia Montana (November 23, 2009)
A risk-tolerant investor with faith that the troubled Rosia Montana gold project in Romania will one day get off the ground, is buying 30 million units of Gabriel Resources (GBU-T, GBRRF-O) at $2.25 p…
Russian Bank Rescues High River
A leading Russian investment bank and asset management firm is coming to the aid of indebted High River Gold Mines (HRG-T, HRIVF-O) with a US$57-million financing.
Russians to the rescue for High River Gold
A leading Russian investment bank and asset management firm is coming to the rescue of indebted High River Gol…
Fortress bulks up on Russian gold
Fortress Minerals’ (FST-V) latest results from Russia show a promising project, even if it is within a country…
Copper-hungry China launches Aynak project in Afghanistan
China Metallurgical Group is pushing ahead with a copper project in war-torn Afghanistan that would test the r…
Lundin to sell Ozernoe
Vancouver – Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LMC-N) is saying goodbye to Russia, having agreed to sell back its 49% stake…
Century Mining raises equity for Lamaque
Cash-strapped Century Mining Corporation (CMM-V) has pulled a rabbit out of its hat with a tentative investmen…
Severstal ups offer for High River Gold by 36%
Russia’s Severstal is inflating its cash offer for financially troubled High River Gold (HRG-T) to 30¢ a …