Dynasty Gold tempts AngloGold into Chinese projects
Vancouver – Dynasty Gold (DYG-V, DGDCF-O) has entered an agreement, landing AngloGold Ashanti (AU-N) as an investor…
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Tethyan finds its buyer
The board of Australian explorer Tethyan Copper (TYCFF-O, TYC-A) is recommending shareholders accept a takeover bid…
Ivanhoe plans publicly-listed coal company
Vancouver – Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N, IVN-Q) is planning on spinning out its Mongolian coal assets into a new, p…
Continental tables Tibetan resource (February 08, 2006)
Vancouver – Initial resource estimates for Continental Minerals’ (KMK-V, KMKCF-O) and Great China Mining’s (GCHA-O)…
Centerra gets licence for Southwest Kumtor
The government of Kyrgyzstan has issued Centerra Gold (CG-T) with a mining licence for the Southwest Kumtor gold de…
Centerra earnings shrink on Kumtor performance (January 31, 2006)
Lower head grades at the Kumtor gold mine in Kyrgyzstan increased production costs at Centerra Gold (CG-T) in 2005,…
Ivanhoe tables Oyu Tolgoi open pit reserves
Vancouver – Previous resource calculations on Ivanhoe Mines’ (IVN-T, IVN-N) planned open pit deposits at Oyu Tolgoi…
Ivanhoe cuts Olympus ties, Phuoc Son Ok’d (January 27, 2006)
Having disposed of its 19% stake in Olympus Pacific Minerals (OYM-V, OLYMF.O) in the summer, Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, …
Rio Tinto, Norilsk set up JV (January 27, 2006)
Early details are sketchy, but Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L, RIO-A) and Norilsk Nickel (NILSY-O) have signed a cooperati…
Centerra sees big reserve increase at Kumtor
Centerra Gold (CG-T) has significantly increased the reserve at its Kumtor gold mine in Kyrgyzstan, thanks to a min…
Crosby tries again for Tethyan (January 18, 2006)
Having gone nowhere with an earlier bid for Tethyan Copper (TYC-A), Hong Kong merchant bank Crosby Capital (CSB-L) …
Phelps Dodge and TVI mull joint venture
Vancouver – A letter agreement between TVI Pacific (TVI-T) and Phelps Dodge (PD-N) allows the copper giant to fund…