One third of junior miners to disappear in 2013: Brent Cook
The senior geologist and analyst says those companies simply don’t have viable properties.
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Exotic travel and lots of money: commodity trader for a major miner lists business perks
A social media user who claims being a commodities trader at giant Glencore (LON:GLEN) opened up a forum on Reddit on Sunday in which he answered lots of questions about what it's like to work at the big firm.
Centerra Gold responds to rumours of Kumtor’s mine licence cancellation
Local media reported that Kyrgyzstan minister of economy, Temir Sariyev, implied that Centerra would have its permit revoked and a new company would continue to extract gold from Kumtor.
Deloitte, Ernst & Young apparently botched Caterpillar’s China due diligence
Financial Times is reporting that Deloitte was in charge of auditing the working capital for ERA, while Ernst & Young conducted overall evaluation of the transaction.
Newmont pouring $150 million into Peru’s Conga this year
The gold-copper project, set to begin production in early 2015, continues to be on hold because of social pressure.
Mining billionaire Batista denies suspension of coal projects in Colombia
The mining magnate continues to believe in his Colombian coal projects, despite the unfavourable market scenario.
Problems at the world’s largest coking coal mine escalate
Mongolia is planning to cancel China coal-supply contract, and has delayed Tavan Tolgoi's IPO.
Hochschild says Argentina is key for its silver and gold plans
Despite the economic and political issues affecting Argentina’s stability, the miner said it "has faith" in the country's potential.
Botswana Diamonds pursues 12 new exploration projects
The company's executive chairman, John Teeling, said Botswana Diamonds was taking other big steps to becoming a major player in the market.
Centerra becomes sole owner of promising gold project in Turkey
Oksut gold project went through the million-ounce mark in February last year.
Savannah nears full ownership of Barroso lithium lease
The Aldeia lease transfer would expand Barroso’s resource base as Savannah targets EU lithium supply and advances permitting.
