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China Shenhua Energy to Continue Bid Coal Exploration Projects in Tavan Tolgoi, Mongolia
China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd said it is still in the running for a stake in Mongolia’s massive Tavan Tolgoi project, adding a new twist in the long-running tussle for what has been billed the world’s largest untapped coking coal resource.
Shenhua’s President Ling Wen’s comments on Tuesday came after Mongolia said it had cancelled the [...]
Mining Trade Review : Gold, Copper and Nickel Improve as US Dollar Eases Against Euro
Gold mirrored crude oil’s movement and also got close to Monday’s levels, standing just short of US$1,120/oz on Saturday after slipping below US$1,100/oz during the week amid stronger US dollar.
The US dollar was under pressure on Monday and Tuesday following last week’s move by the Federal Reserve, which hiked the discount rate by 25 basis [...]
Newmont Mining Gold Producer Reports Earnings Exceed Estimates
Newmont Mining Corp. is one of the largest gold producers in the world. The company reported profits until the fourth quarter sharp jump in excess of Wall Street estimates, the company’s revenue doubled on record prices for precious metals.
Gold production generated by Newmont rose 10 percent on the year and estimated gold production in 2010 [...]
ValGold Reports Additional Drill Results for the Garrcon Area, Garrison Gold Property, Ontario
ValGold Resources Ltd. is pleased to announce additional drill results from holes six, seven, and eight of the 2009 diamond drilling program on its 100%-owned Garrison gold property. Northern Gold Mining Inc. is the operator of the exploration program and is in the first year of an option agreement under which it is earning its [...]
Canada Stocks Rise for Seventh Day on Gold Companies Profits
Canadian stocks rose for a seventh day, the longest rally in 11 months, as three of the country’s four largest gold producers by market value beat earnings estimates.
Barrick Gold Corp., the world’s biggest producer of the metal, gained 3.3 percent after announcing it will spin off its African operations. Kinross Gold Corp., the country’s third- [...]
Soaring Gold Price Pumps Up Canada Miners’ Profit
Two Canadian gold miners reported a sharp jump in core profits on Wednesday, kicking off what promises to be a strong reporting period by gold miners on the back of the metal’s run to record levels last year.
Agnico-Eagle Mines and Iamgold both more than doubled their profit — excluding items — thanks the run up [...]
New Gold Completes Purchase of El Morro
The El Morro project lies in the centre of a huge legal dispute, but New Gold Inc. went ahead and bought it anyway.
Yesterday, the Vancouverbased miner said it closed a transaction to buy 70% of El Morro, a copper-gold deposit in Chile, from Xstrata PLC for US$463-million. It then transferred that stake to Goldcorp Inc., [...]
AngloGold to Cut Production and Mining Exploration Cost In South Africa
Gold producer in South Africa is working to increase gold production to benefit from rising gold prices. But at the same time South African gold producers face problems of increase in labor costs. But this year, gold producers are planning a decrease of production costs and exploration of gold mines in South Africa.
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd., [...]
China to Invest Billions Dollars in Canadian Mining Company
One of the Asian economic superpower, China secretly increase investment in Canadian mining company. China investments through the purchase of Canadian mining company shares. China Investment Corp. already has a gold mining company shares Canadian Kinross Gold Corp. (K-T17.87-0 .68-3, 67%) and Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, (POT T109.34-1-.71-1, 54%).
