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UPDATE2: Grasberg tunnel collapse kills 28

Source: Daily News | 2013-05-22
Twenty-eight workers have died at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold’s (FCX-N) Grasberg mining complex in Indonesia after the roof of an underground training facility collapsed on May 14. Ten others have been rescued.

Centerra's shares jump on unexpectedly strong Q1 

Source: Print Archives | 2013-05-22
VANCOUVER — There are quite a few moving pieces at Toronto-based Centerra Gold’s (CG-T) flagship Kumtor gold mine in Kyrgyzstan. But despite some uncertainty, the company was able to register a strong first quarter that includes...

Who's afraid of CNOOC? 

Source: Print Archives | 2013-05-22
The $15.1-billion takeover last year of oilsands producer Nexen by state-owned China National Offshore Oil Co., or CNOOC (CEO-N), tested Canadians’ willingness to allow foreign state-controlled firms full access to the country’s...

Aldridge de-risks Yenipazar in Turkey 

Source: Print Archives | 2013-05-01
A nation at the crossroads of Europe and Asia measuring about 800 by 1,600 km is punching above its weight as an emerging mining jurisdiction, with operating mines owned by Inmet Mining (IMN-T), Eldorado Gold (ELD-T, EGO-N) and Alacer Gold...

New milestone for OceanaGold

Source: Daily News | 2013-04-12
Earlier this week OceanaGold (OCG-T, OGC-A) declared that the first concentrate from its Didipio open-pit mine in the Philippines was en route to Japan.

Aldridge de-risks Yenipazar

Source: Daily News | 2013-04-03
Turkey—a nation at the crossroads of Europe and Asia measuring about 1,600 km long and 800 km wide—is punching above its weight as an emerging mining jurisdiction with operating mines owned by Inmet Mining (IMN-T), Eldorado Gold...

Alamos gets busy after losing out on Aurizon

Source: Daily News | 2013-04-02
Alamos Gold (AGI-T, AGI-N) isn’t letting its failed Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T) bid get it down.

Finland the no.1 spot for mining, Fraser Institute says

Source: Daily News | 2013-02-28
Finland took the heavyweight title as the world’s best mining jurisdiction, outstripping last year’s winner, New Brunswick, which slipped to fourth, behind Sweden and Alberta, the Fraser Institute reports in its annual mining survey.

Centerra faces challenges at Kumtor 

Source: Print Archives | 2013-02-27
VANCOUVER — The past year has been marked by operational and jurisdictional challenges for Toronto-based producer Centerra Gold (CG-T) at its flagship Kumtor gold mine, 350 km southeast of Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan.

Centerra continues to face challenges at Kumtor

Source: Daily News | 2013-02-22
VANCOUVER — The past year has been marked by significant operational and jurisdictional challenges for Toronto-based producer Centerra Gold (CG-T) at its flagship Kumtor gold mine 350 km southeast of Bishkek in the Kyrgyz Republic.

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