Newcrest still in running for Lihir
Despite Lihir Gold’s (LGG-T, LGL-A, LIHR-Q) rejection of Newcrest Mining’s (NCM-A) offer on April 1, the potential to create the leading gold company in Asia Pacific may be too strong to ward off inde…
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Jinshan Gold Mines sells Dadiangou deposit to Chinese
Jinshan Gold Mines (JIN-T) has agreed to sell its Dadiangou gold project in China’s Gansu province to Gan…
Gold Fields not as lucky as Centerra in Kyrgyzstan (April 23, 2010)
Investors hoping for a smooth transition of governments in Kyrgyzstan were disappointed by word that Gold Fiel…
Major increase for Majestic Gold’s Song Jiaguo
Majestic Gold (MJS-V) has more than doubled indicated resources at its Song Jiaguo gold project in Shangdong p…
Singaporean money flows to Canadian miners
The investment arm of the government of Singapore, Temasek Holdings, is starting to make its presence felt in …
GobiMin sells Yanxi copper deposit
GobiMin (GMN-V) has agreed to sell most of its equity interest in the Yanxi copper deposit for $9 million in c…
East Asia shares reach new high on Miwah drilling
East Asia Mineral (EAS-V) shares reached a new 52-week high today on drill results that show increasing t…
Trouble in Kyrgyzstan hurts Centerra
Just when it appeared that things were finally moving smoothly for Centerra Gold (CG-T) political unrest in Ky…
Chinalco to spend US$1.35B to earn into Rio’s Simandou
VANCOUVER– The Simandou iron ore project in Guinea is set for a major influx of spending after 95%-owner Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) inked a US$1.35-billion earn-in deal with Chinalco to start developin…
Komatsu-Cummins fires up its 500,000th engine
The Komatsu-Cummins Engine Company (KCEC) recently has announced the production of its 500,000th engine at its plant in Oyama, Japan.
Puzzling Rio Tinto convictions in China
The swift convictions of four Rio Tinto employees in Shanghai in late March brought more questions than answers.
Editorial: Puzzling Rio Tinto convictions in China
The swift convictions of four Rio Tinto employees in Shanghai on Monday brought more questions than answers.