Tajikistan buys 5% share in gold mining facility for $1
The government of Tajikistan has bought 5 percent of shares in the Zarafshon gold mining facility, a Tajik-Chinese joint venture, for $1, a source in...
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Kyrgyzstan Kumtor gold output accounted for 9.7% of country’s GDP in 2017
Gold production at the Kumtor mine in Kyrgyzstan in 2017 was 562,749 ounces or 17,503.46 kg. Gold sales in 2017 were 550,134 ounces or 17,111.09...
Rio Tinto’s Mongolian mining woes deepen
FT reported that Rio Tinto is facing further problems in Mongolia, where is it developing a giant copper and gold deposit. Turquoise Hill Resources ,...
Alternatives to Mining in Armenia: How Realistic Are They?
When your country’s Prime Minister is the former CEO of one of the largest gas corporations in the world, it often feels like what should...
Kazakhstan Miner ERG to more than double aluminum output by 2021
Kazakhstan-focused miner Eurasian Resources Group plans to more than double aluminum output within three years, easing its dependence on alumina sales to Russia’s Rusal, as...
Russia’s 2018 gold production expected to rise 3%
Russia’s gold production in 2018 is expected to rise by 3% to 328 t on higher output from mines, producers’ lobby Gold Industrialists’ Union said...
Reservoir Minerals copper exploration project halted by Macedonia Gevgelija local authorities
At an extraordinary session of the Municipal Council of Gevgelija, held on Friday, March 9, the request for continuation of geological research at Kozuf by...
Vast extends completion date for Mercuria agreement for Romania plant
Aim-listed copper and zinc miner Vast Resources said on Friday that, while it continued to make good progress with Mercuria Energy Group to finalise a...
Tethyan Resources Announces Grant of New Exploration Permits in the Timok Magmatic Complex, Serbia
Tethyan Resources announced that the Company’s Serbian subsidiary, Tethyan Resources d.o.o., has been granted two new exploration licenses, named Bucje and Zukovac, totalling 200 square...
Nevsun Receives Permit for Exploration Decline at Timok Project in Serbia
Nevsun Resources Ltd.announced today it received the Decline Exploration Permit from the Serbian Ministry of Mining and Energy for the Timok Upper Zone project. Peter...