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PHILIPPINES – Mindoro intersects high grade gold at Lobo

Mindoro Resources has intersected three high-grade gold intercepts on its Lobo project at Batangas. The infill and extension drilling program of epithermal gold at the Southwest Breccia has returned intercepts including 6.7 metres @ 10.7 grams/tonne...

MONGOLIA – JV for coal and iron ore projects

A new joint venture has been formed between one of the world’s top oil and commodity traders and one of Mongolia’s largest private natural resources investors. The 50:50 JV between Trafigura Beheer BV and Origo Partners will develop coal and iron ...

PRODUCT NEWS – Runge’s new online mining course

Mining technology services company Runge Limited has launched its new global online mining course, Smartminer. Targeted at professionals, technical staff in the mining industry and those who regularly interact with mining personnel, Runge says Smartminer

Dalabai mining set to start in Kazakhstan

Central Asia Resources remains on track to begin mining at its 90%-owned Dalabai Gold Project this month and to start producing gold during the fourth quarter. The company has recently achieved several development milestones.

Silvercorp reaches record production in China

Silvercorp Metals has achieved record silver production and record sales from its Chinese operations for the first quarter of the 2012 financial year. The company recorded 1.6 million ounces of silver production, up 15% from the same period a year ago. Revenue was US$69.7 million which was 90% more than the same quarter last year. The silver figures were achieved from the four mines at the Ying Mining Camp in Henan Province. The company is well on track for the fiscal year 2012 production guidance of 5.6 million ounces.