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) …
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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…
Mongolian government dissolved (January 16, 2006)
Vancouver – The pull out of the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (MPRP) from the country’s ruling coalition h…
Reko recalculated (January 12, 2006)
A new resource estimate from Tethyan Copper (TYC-A) on the Reko Diq copper project in Balochistan province, Pakista…
Southern Arc inks Indonesian deal with Newmont
Vancouver – A newly inked agreement with Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) sets the stage for Southern Arc Minerals (…
Two Kyrgyz gold licences in doubt
The government of Kyrgyzstan has annulled mineral licences for properties held by London-listed Oxus Gold (OXS-L) a…
Does China’s bite into unsafe mining have teeth?
After years of ineffectualness the Chinese government appears to be getting tough about coal-mining safety. On …
Antofagasta in, BHP out at Reko Diq (December 27, 2005)
A deal between Tethyan Copper (TYC-A) and Antofagasta (ANTO-L), under which Antofagasta will take up a 37.5% direct…
Eldorado boosts resources at Tanjianshan
Vancouver With results in hand from the 2005 drill program, Eldorado Gold (ELD-T, EGO-X) has reported increased m…
MBMI tests high-grade nickel zone
Vancouver A drilling program aimed at defining high-grade nickel has identified a zone with potential to support …
QGX encouraged by new gold and copper-gold prospects
Vancouver Early-stage exploration programs by QGX (QGX-T) in the Gobi region have added three new gold and copper…
Southwestern aims drills at Boka 7 as pre-feasibility study begins
Vancouver Now that a pre-feasibility study has been awarded to engineering firm Ausenco, Southwestern Resources (…