Editorial: Eight is enough?
Last month we saw the spectacle of the world’s astronomers squabbling over whether Pluto is big enough to still be considered our ninth planet. In this era of too much activist, agenda-pushing science…
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Strong retail demand offsets challenging rough diamond market
Despite difficult trading conditions in the rough diamond market during the first half of 2006, demand for diamond jewelry at the retail consumer level has remained vibrant, with an estimated growth o…
Ashton rejects Stornoway offer
The board at Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T, AMCFF-O) has rejected the takeover bid for the company made by Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T, SWYDF-O), and is talking to other possible bidders to get a better…
Goldrea drills gold at Daye
Canadian junior Goldrea Resources (GOR-V, GORAF-O) reports that the latest drilling on its Daye gold property near Rushan City in China’s Shandong province has extended the Jingkou zone another 200 me…
Ivanhoe posts Q2 loss
Vancouver — Accelerated exploration and development spending at its Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold deposit in southern Mongolia pushed Ivanhoe Mines (ivn-t, ivn-t) deeper into the red in the second quarter,…
Inter-Citic advances Dachang gold project
Toronto-based junior Inter-Citic Minerals (ICI-T, ICMTF-O) is making good progress in its third year of grassroots exploration at its Dachang gold prospect in west-central China’s Qinhai province….
QGX weathering Mongolia’s tax storm (September 04, 2006)
It takes a lot of blood, sweat and tears to develop a deposit in a young democracy. Sometimes the work gets rewarded; other times, the rug gets pulled out just when things are coming into alignment….
Tianshan confirms new discovery
Australian explorer Tianshan Goldfields (TGF-L, TGF-A), pursuing a drill program on its Gold Mountain property in the Xinjiang-Uygur autonomous region (historically, Turkestan), has intersected severa…
Neo Alliance pours gold from trial mining
Vancouver — Aspiring junior gold producer Neo Alliance Minerals (NAM-V) recently poured its first bullion from trial mining operations at the Majiahe project in Gansu province, China….
Minco Silver plans scoping study for Fuwan project
As the first step toward an ambitious goal to become “China’s leading silver producer,” Minco Silver (MSV-T, MISVF-O) intends to carry out a scoping study to determine the viability of its Fuwan silve…
Jinshan Gold aims for year-end startup
Vancouver — Mine development is rapidly advancing at Jinshan Gold Mines’ (JIN-V, JINFF-O) Chang Shan Hao (217) gold deposit, in the northern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, following completion of…
Golden China claws its way to production
A little known company that traces its roots to Hong Kong, is listed in Toronto, and is about to merge with an Australian firm that holds Chinese assets, has ambitions to become the largest foreign pr…