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Bre-X Minerals personnel at the Busang property in Indonesia in 1996, from left: Jerry Alo, John Felderhof, Michael de Guzman and Cesar Puspos. Photo by Vivian Danielson of The Northern Miner.

Bre-X film gains traction in Hollywood

The producer/director of an upcoming major motion picture based on the Bre-X Minerals fraud is in the final stages of financing and confirms he is in negotiations with an A-list Hollywood actor to play a lead role.



OceanaGold's Didipio gold-copper mine in the Philippines, 270 km north of Manila. Credit: OceanaGold

OceanaGold to optimize Didipio mine plan

OceanaGold’s (TSX: OGC; ASX: OGC) Didipio gold–copper mine  in the Philippines entered production in April 2013 and is on track this year to produce between 85,000 and 95,000 oz. gold and 21,000 to 24,000 tonnes copper, at…



Turquoise Hill Resources' Oyu Tolgoi gold-copper mine in Mongolia, 80 km north of the Mongolia-China border. Credit: Turquoise Hill Resources

Tax dispute adds doubt to Oyu Tolgoi’s UG expansion

Turquoise Hill Resources’ (TSX: TRQ; NYSE: TRQ) second-quarter results were overshadowed by a tax dispute with the Mongolian government, among other concerns, relating to its Oyu Tolgoi gold–copper mine in the country’s South…


Aegean Metals Group president and CEO Eric Roth (far right) speaks to geologists at the Hot Maden gold-copper project in Turkey, 1,050 km east of Istanbul. Credit: Aegean Metals Group

Eric Roth’s Aegean Metals sees upside in Turkey

VANCOUVER — It was a quiet couple of years for Eric Roth after Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) snapped up his Extorre Gold Mines and its Cerro Moro project in Argentina for US$400 million in mid-2012. But now as president…


Processing facilities at Potash Corp's Cory mine in Saskatchewan. Source: Potash Corp

PotashCorp ups 2014 earnings forecast

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSX: POT; NYSE: POT) has upped its full-year earnings guidance for the second time this year after a better-than-expected second-quarter profit of US$472 million.


Newmont to build mine in Suriname

After spending the past year selling off assets and slashing costs, Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM; TSX: NMC) is moving forward with its Merian gold mine project in Suriname, and plans to spend up to $1 billion to build its first mine in the South…


Centerra Gold's flagship Kumtor gold mine in the Kyrgyz Republic, 350 km southwest of the capital Bishkek.  Credit: Centerra Gold

Centerra’s Atkinson talks Kumtor, M&A opportunities

VANCOUVER — Centerra Gold’s (TSX: CG; US-OTC: CAGDF) wholly owned Kumtor gold mine in the Kyrgyz Republic — 350 km southwest of the capital of Bishkek — is an ample cash generator, and president and CEO Ian Atkinson says…




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