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A view of ongoing work on the Central Valley zone, part of QGX's Golden Hills property in western Mongolia.

QGX paves way for mineral exploration in Mongolia

Long before Robert Friedland’s Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T) discovered the huge Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold porphyry in the South Gobi Desert, QGX () had recognized the untapped mineral potential of Mongolia, a country co…



UGL takes aim at Mongolian targets

Vancouver — Vancouver-based UGL Enterprises () is preparing to drill two of the six large properties in Mongolia that it acquired over the past year. The acquistions were made under an arrangement with Mine Info, a Mongolian ex…


An aerial view of Southwestern Gold's Boka gold project, situated in Yunnan province in southern China, about 110 km north of the capital, Kunming.

Juniors blaze path to Middle Kingdom

Vancouver — Ten years ago, investing in China’s mineral industry was a risky, laborious and often frustrating proposition for foreign companies. That’s not the case today, thanks to an economic boom that has fueled price increases for most metals…


Mind-blowing holes at Grasberg

By far the most impressive exploration drill results tabled during the report period ended May 4 came from Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold‘s “Deep MLZ” underground target, which represents the deepest extensions below the DOZ und…



From left: First Associates Analyst Don Poirier, RBC Dominion Securities Investment Advisor Tad Bartkiewicz, IMA "Qualified Person" Paul Lhotka, and IMA Director Sean Hurd stand together at IMA's Navidad property in Chubut province, southern Argentina.

IMA squares off against Aquiline

Gastre, Argentina — IMA Exploration (IMR-V) has discovered what appears to be a sizable silver resource on its Navidad project in Argentina’s Patagonia region, and Toronto-based Aquiline Resources (AQI-V) wan…


Higher costs erode Placer Dome’s profits

Vancouver — Higher production costs, brought about by continued appreciation of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar, trimmed Placer Dome‘s (PDG-T) profits in the first quarter.


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