Russia and CIS

Drillers in 2016 at the Malmyzh copper-gold porphyry project in Russia’s far east, 200 km from the border with China. Photo by The Northern Miner.

Malmyzh sale brings EMX Royalty US$65M windfall

Seven years ago, EMX Royalty (TSXV: EMX; NYSE-AM: EMX) identified privately held IG Copper and its Malmyzh copper-gold porphyry project in Russia as a strategic investment opportunity, and poured US$13…




Orsu Metals encounters gold in Siberia

Orsu Metals (TSXV: OSU) has identified a 200 metre-wide, steeply-dipping gold stockwork in the Klyuchi West zone at its Sergeevskoe gold project in Russia. Drill results from that zone are…






Miners overlooking the plant at the Jwaneng mine in Botswana. Credit: Debswana

Diamond market slows after strong recovery

A strong recovery followed an industry-wide diamond inventory buildup in 2014-2015 and another slide after India’s demonetization in late 2016. However, lately, the diamond industry’s momentum has begun to stall….



Drilling equipment at Barrick's Pascua-Lama gold-silver project. Credit: Barrick Gold.

BMO: Gold miners may revisit 
dormant megaprojects

VANCOUVER — The last five years have seen large-cap gold miners shelve and write down many ambitious, greenfield development projects that carry significant price tags and heightened risk. Miners instead refocused…



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