High grades for New Guinea Gold but no news on production
While investors still wait for production at the Sinivit project in Papua New Guinea to finally get fully under way…
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Vietnamese firm buys Tiberon Minerals (February 13, 2007)
Dragon Capital Managements takeover bid for Tiberon Minerals (TBR-T) has become a reality now that the majority of…
Centerra weathers a rough ride in 2006
As Centerra Gold’s (CG-T) fourth quarter results laid bare, 2006 was not a banner year. But the company that bu…
Jerooy in new hands (February 05, 2007)
The Kyrgyz government has issued a licence for development of the Jerooy gold deposit to a joint venture of state mining agency Kyrgyzaltyn and Austrian-domiciled company Global Gold Holding, further …
CGA to pick up Masbate from Thistle
CGA Mining (CGA-T, CGX-A) has entered a deal with Thistle Mining (THT-L) to take over the Masbate gold project in t…
Ivanhoe looks beyond Oyu Tolgoi
Vancouver — Looking beyond its flagship Oyu Tolgoi property in Mongolia, Robert Friedland’s Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N) says it has found a series of related iron oxide copper-gold systems, some of …
Continental boosts Xietongmen resource
Vancouver – With 2006 drill data from its Xietongmen copper-gold deposit in the Tibetan Autonomous Region of China …
Inco slows production in Indonesia
Dry weather has forced Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (RIO-N) subsidiary CVRD Inco to cut weekly nickel output by about 130 tonnes at its Indonesia unit because the reservoir levels at its hydroelectric p…
Asia Now Drills Habo Copper-Gold Project
With the close of southern China’s rainy season, Asia Now Resources (NOW-V) has begun a scout drilling program at its Habo copper-gold project in Yunnan province.
Southwestern Boosts Boka
Vancouver — Over two years after its preliminary assessment on the Boka gold project in Yunnan Province, China, Southwestern Resources (SWG-T, SWGGF-O) has tabled a revised estimate showing a signifi…
Sparton Eyes Uranium in Chinese Coal Ash
Vancouver — Research by Sparton Resources (SRI-V, SPNRF-O) has identified a major source of coal ash in China containing significant amounts of uranium.
Mongolian Gold Tax Deemed Illegal
Mongolia’s infamous windfall tax on gold is not being collected from gold producers — at least not for the time being.