August 17, 2012 Oyu Tolgoi start-up, costs under threat from Mongolia–China stand-off Rio Tinto would have to build its own power plant and delay commercial production if the two nations cannot come to a deal during long-running power negotiations.
August 17, 2012 Central banks double last year’s gold buys Central banks demand for gold in the second quarter reached 157.2 tonnes, a record high and more than double last year's Q2.
August 16, 2012 China Gold International reports 2012 first half financial and operational results Revenue increased by 20% from $128.4 million in the six months ended June 30, 2011 to $154.1 million in the six months ended June 30, 2012.
August 15, 2012 TVI Pacific Inc. files an updated NI 43-101 for its balabag gold project Based on drilling completed to the end of June 2011, estimates include an indicated mineral resource of 1.78 million tonnes averaging 2.34 g/t of gold and 72.3 g/t.
August 15, 2012 Coal expansion imperils water resources in China’s northwest A new report released by Greenpeace claims that China's insatiable demand for coal could imperil fragile water resources in the country's vast north-western hinterland.
August 14, 2012 Entree Gold reports on second quarter 2012 "Both of our senior projects are advancing rapidly. During the second quarter, Rio Tinto confirmed its funding for Phase 1 and Phase 2 construction of the Oyu Tolgoi mining complex."
August 12, 2012 Coal India board may approve changes in model FSA Coal India board is likely to approve on Monday the model fuel supply agreement (FSA) to be signed with power firms, with significant changes in the penalty clause for failing…
August 12, 2012 Mining hits farm sector in India’s Sandur: Study Rampant illegal mining conducted in Sandur taluk of Bellary district has caused an enormous damage to the environment, health of human beings and animals over the last decade, a recent…
August 12, 2012 China’s main gold miner posts gloomy results Zijin Mining Group Co, China's largest gold producer by output, said Saturday that its net profits slumped 19.95 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2012 as the world's economic…
August 11, 2012 Myanmar is open for business and ready for a gold rush Myanmar —until recently called Burma— is slowly but steadily starting to attract foreign investment, driven mainly by international resource firms eager to tap into the mineral-rich South East Asia's country.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
