Platinum cracks US$2,000-per-oz barrier
A meteoric rise in platinum prices grabbed the mining sector’s attention during the week ended Feb. 16, the seventh trading week of 2008.
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QGX wins mining license in Mongolia
Two months after China banned foreign ownership in tungsten and molybdenum mines, Mongolia has given QGX (QGX-T) th…
Caledonia Mining signs offtake deal with Chinese refiner
Caledonia Mining (CAL-T, CMCL-L) has teamed up with an undisclosed Chinese refiner, signing an offtake agreement for cobalt from its Nama project, in northern Zambia.
Silvercorp Metals shines in third quarter
In just two years Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T) took US$6 million and parlayed it into a US$100 million revenue mining …
Jinshan Gold boosts China resource
With China toppling South Africa as the world’s largest gold producer last year, foreign companies churning out the…
Newmont’s woes mount in Indonesia
Less than a year after being acquitted of pollution charges on Sulawesi Island in Indonesia, Newmont Mining (NMC-T,…
Jinshan releases Dadiangou gold resource
Just six months after pouring its first 500-oz. gold dor bar from the remote Chang Shan Hao mine in Inner Mongolia, Jinshan Gold Mines (JIN-T, JINFF-O) is off and running in China’s Gansu province wi…
Is coal the new gold? (February 08, 2008)
UBS and Citigroup have raised their price forecasts for thermal and coking coal for the coming two years and it’s n…
Centerra falls on alleged tax probe
Centerra Gold (CG-T, CAGDF-O) officials have heard nothing from the Kyrgyz government regarding media reports that …
News – 05-FEB-08
Jinshan releases resource estimate at Dadiangou gold project in China
Just six months after pouring the first 500-oz. gold dore bar from its remote Chang Shan Hao mine in Inner Mongolia…
Mediterranean develops gold-copper belt in Turkey
SITE VISIT Yusufeli, Turkey — Have you ever wondered what happened to Vancouver’s Manhattan Minerals after its high-profile implosion in early 2004 at the Tambo Grande project in Peru, where…