Oxus consultant shot in Kyrgyzstan
A consultant for British gold developer Oxus Gold (OXUSF-O, OXS-L) was shot and wounded in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek on Friday, sustaining injuries to his liver and kidney….
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Oxus negotiator shot, wounded
A consultant for British gold developer Oxus Gold (OXS-L) was shot and wounded in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek on …
Oxus seeks Jerooy arbitration
London-listed gold developer Oxus Resources (OXS-L) has resorted to arbitration under bi-national investment agreem…
High River takes on Russian silver project (June 21, 2006)
The Russian subsidiary of High River Gold (HRG-T), Buryatzoloto, has lined up an agreement with private Russian com…
BHP, Norilsk line up
Russian nickel producer Norilsk Nickel (NILSY-O, MNOD-L) has concluded a strategic alliance with another of the Big…
Highland Gold does turnaround at Mnogovershinoye (May 22, 2006)
The year 2005 ended with a financial loss for London-based Highland Gold Mining (HGHGF-O, HGM-L) but a turnaround in production at its mainstay Mnogovershinoye mine in the Khabarovsk region of Russia’…
Bema sees losses up despite higher gold output
Vancouver – Record quarterly revenues and gold production was not enough to quell the red ink for Bema Gold (BGO-T,…
Rio Tinto to build Hope Downs iron mine in Western Australia
Vancouver – Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) is commencing mine construction at the massive Hope Downs iron ore project in …
Highland Gold does turnaround at Mnogovershinoye (April 26, 2006)
The year 2005 ended with a financial loss for London-based Highland Gold (HGM-L) but a turnaround in production…
Bema finds keys to Kupol
Capital cost to develop Kupol – US$470 million…
Varvarinskoye advances
Vancouver — Despite winter weather constraints and a change in project engineers, European Minerals (EPM-T, EPMCF-O, EUM-L) is on track with development of its Varvarinskoye open-pit gold-copper proj…
Oxus buoyed by Uzbek operations
Despite difficulties at its Kyrgyz development project, London-based Oxus Gold (oxusf-o, oxs-l) has been buoyed by operating success at its Amantaytau gold operations in Uzbekistan….