Mongolia halts issuing licenses for mineral exploration
The Mongolian government imposed a 12-month ban on the issuing of licenses for mineral exploration. “The ban is part of the government’s efforts to create...
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Rich Gold Deposit in Greenland
The Canadian mining company AEX Gold has proved successful with its gold extraction license in the Vagar area in Greenland, acording to Sermitsiaq. Recent investigations prove...
Rio Tinto’s Mongolia mine will expand
Mining minister says expanded copper mine in Gobi Desert ‘would not be stopped’ despite protests Anglo-Australian firm Rio Tinto’s plan to expand a copper...
Zijin to invest 200 mln euro in revamping Serbia’s Bor copper mine/smelter
China’s Zijin Mining Group plans to invest 200 million euro ($221 million) in revamping and expanding the current capacities of Serbian copper mining and smelting complex Bor...
Mongolia’s new mining boom
Climate change and a mining boom are altering the lives and livelihoods of Mongolians. Tsedew Zagdbazar, 46, remembers the brutal winter of 2009-2010. That year,...
Tajikistan gifts silver mine license to Chinese company
Lawmakers in Tajikistan have voted to ratify an agreement giving a Chinese company development rights for a silver mine in the Pamir mountains. Parliament voted...
Chaarat set to pursue gold opportunities in Kyrgyz
Aim-listed gold miner Chaarat Gold, which operates the Kapan mine, in Armenia, and is developing the Tulkubash project in the Kyrgyz Republic, sees potential to...
EBRD supports gold mining in Mongolia
EBRD support for a mining investment in southwestern Mongolia will create jobs and ensure the highest possible environmental standards at the Khundii Gold project in...
Silver Lining? Tajikistan defends controversial decision to give mine to China
Tajik authorities are defending their decision to give a Chinese company the rights to develop a major silver mine in a move seen by some...
Chaarat completes joint venture with Çiftay for Kyrgyz Republic projects
Gold mining company Chaarat has concluded a joint venture (JV) agreement with Turkish company Çiftay İnsaat Tahhüt ve Ticaret for Kyrgyz Republic projects. The agreement conclusion...