September 20, 2012

Polyus Gold, Norilsk Nickel signal interest in Kyrgyzstan’s gold

Russia's Polyus Gold and Norilsk Nickel have expressed interest in developing gold reserves in Kyrgyzstan, a Russian official said.

September 20, 2012

Centerra Gold secures regulatory approval for mine in Mongolia

Centerra Gold Inc. announced that its Boroo mine, located in Mongolia, has received regulatory approval for its mine plan for the heap leach facility and therefore now has all required…

September 20, 2012

Milling to resume at Centerra Gold’s Kumtor mine in Kyrgyzstan following planned shutdown

Centerra Gold Inc. announced today that the mill at the Kumtor mine resumed operation on September 18, 2012 following a planned seven-week shutdown.

September 20, 2012

Is this the world’s most important debate?

Last week the Bernanke Fed recommenced its interventionist tendencies and announced QE3.

September 20, 2012

South Africa union fears ‘jobs bloodbath’ after Lonmin precedent

A bad choice of words.

September 20, 2012

One dead in clash near Barrick Peru mine, operations halted

Canada's Barrick Gold has temporarily suspended operations at its Pierina mine in Northern Peru after violence between a nearby community and police left one person dead and four seriously injured.

September 20, 2012

Freeport asked to up Indonesian royalties to 10%

Freeport currently pays 3.5% for mining copper in Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy, and 1% for gold.

September 20, 2012

Once again Canada leads worldwide mining M&A

Takeovers and mergers in the global mining sector has slowed radically this year as a result of lower commodity prices, but Canadian companies continue leading worldwide mergers and acquisitions.

September 20, 2012

Brazil a step closer to fully mining the Amazon

A controversial project to mine Brazil's vast indigenous territories in the Amazon, to be presented at the South American country’s Congress in October, has revived a long-dragged confrontation among authorities,…

September 20, 2012

Gran Colombia announces proposed issuance of $120 million of gold-linked notes to finance expansion of gold production at its Segovia operations

The company announced today that it has entered into an agreement with GMP Securities L.P. to purchase 120,000 units of the company at a price of US$1,000 per unit, for…