Entree Gold discovers coal in Mongolia
Entre Gold (ETG-T, EGI-X) may be exploring for gold and copper on the resource-rich steppes of Mongolia but as l…
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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…
Pebble Creek focused on India
Pebble Creek Mining (PEB-V, PBLEF-O) has released a National Instrument 43-101 resource estimate for its flagship Askot project, in northern India’s Uttarakhand state. At a net smelter return cutoff o…
Vedanta investing US$8.8B in base metal expansion
Having received the go-ahead from India’s Supreme Court, Vedanta Resources (VED-L), an India-focused resource giant, is proceeding with a bauxite project in Lanjigarh, in the state of Orissa. An alumi…
Decentralization poses dilemmas for miners
Mining companies are increasingly accepting the business case for sustainable community investment, as it can help secure their social licence to operate, add value for shareholders and engage communi…
‘Friedland envy’ haunts Diggers & Dealers
KALGOORLIE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA — Over the past five years, master entrepreneur Robert Friedland has created a guessing game at Australia’s biggest mining conference, the Diggers & Dealers Mining F…
Goldbrook Ventures looks to China for partnership
China’s insatiable appetite for nickel and the lack of quality nickel sulphide projects and deposits slated for dev…
Sterling acquisition to make Minco a major silver producer by 2011
Vancouver – The company advancing the Fuwan silver property in China, Minco Silver (MSV-T), is taking over Sterling…
Continental Minerals: one step closer to developing Xietongmen
Vancouver The Chinese government has approved Continental Minerals’ (KMK-V) land reclamation report the final o…
Inter-Citic keeps the faith at Dachang gold project
It’s been eight long years since Inter-Citic Minerals (ICI-T, ICMTF-O) signed a joint-venture agreement with the …
Clear skies in Qinghai for Eldorado Gold (August 21, 2008)
As the first North American gold producer in China Eldorado Gold (ELD-T, EGO-X) has a lot to smile about. Its 9…
Mongolian hurdles don’t faze Ivanhoe (August 21, 2008)
Vancouver – In spite of everything, it seems Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N) is committed to Mongolia.The major an…