New Guinea Gold tracking gold-rich oxide at Sinivit
Vancouver – At the producing Sinivit gold mine in Papua New Guinea expansion drilling is returning high-grade gold …
Australia, NZ & South Pacific
Waratah’s coal project nixed in Queensland (September 05, 2008)
An environmental ruling against Waratah Coal’s (WCI-V, WGO-A) multi-billion dollar proposal for a major coal po…
Western Areas doubles resource at Spotted Quoll (September 02, 2008)
If Western Areas (WSA-T, WSA-A) had any doubts that its Spotted Quoll nickel project has the potential to become a …
Editorial: It’s closin’ time
Mine closings and layoffs. Yes, with metal prices pulling back sharply this past half year, we’ve finally reached that painful inflection point in the commodity cycle where mine suspensions and closin…
Chinalco limited to 15% Rio Tinto stake
The Australian government has approved a maximum holding of 14.99% in the shares of Rio Tinto PLC( RTP-N, RIO-L) for Aluminum Corp. of China (Chinalco). The approval is subject to the conditions that …
Australia allows Chinalco a 15% Rio Tinto stake
The Australian government has approved a maximum limit of 14.99% holding in the shares of mining giant Rio Tinto PL…
Glass Earth Gold steps up drilling across New Zealand
PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA — Wellington-based junior Glass Earth Gold (GEL-V, GELGF-O) is among New Zealand’s most active explorers and probably the only one with drilling campaigns on both the North a…
Aussie junior Waratah Coal takes Queensland by storm
It’s a coal exploration company that many investors in Toronto may never have heard of, but Waratah Coal (WCI-V, WGO-A) is certainly making a big splash in Australia.
Indonesia could be tricky for BHP
A battle could be brewing for BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L) on a small island in Indonesia, where the company could soon find itself in the sights of environmental groups.
Aussie billionaire to form China-focused resource giant
An Australian billionaire plans to launch his private company, Resource Development International (RDI), as a resources giant that would supply iron ore, nickel and energy to China.
Ivernia sees end to Magellan shutdown (August 25, 2008)
Ivernia’s (IVW-T, IVWFF-O) Magellan lead mine in Western Australia is still on care and maintenance but the company says it made some significant strides toward restarting the mine during the second a…
Intrepid posts Indonesian resource (August 25, 2008)
VANCOUVER — A resource estimate for a portion of the Tujuh Bukit gold project in Indonesia only a few months after Intrepid Mines (IAU-T, IAU-A) acquired the project through a merger with Emperor Min…