Soaring gold prices tempt Polyus back to market

Encouraged by an 11% rise in global gold prices this year and by a separate $887m…

Fosun turns to Russian gold with Polyus stake

A consortium of investors led by Chinese conglomerate Fosun International is set to buy a 10%…

China confirms $22bn gold discovery

The Shandong Gold Group this week confirmed that it has discovered what is thought to be…

Anglo-Asian Mining discovers new Azeri gold reserves near Gabaday

The Anglo-Asian Mining company has announced that it has discovered new gold reserves near  its existing deposits of gold,…

Silk Road Fund eyes up Glencore’s Kazakh mine in Chinese gold rush

China’s state-backed  $40bn Silk Road Fund has teamed up with the  China National Gold Group Corporation to  explore…

Rio Tinto awards Jacobs Engineering $5.3bn Oyu Tolgoi mining contract

Rio Tinto has awarded Jacobs Engineering the main contract to build the $5.3bn Oyu Tolgoi underground…

101 Kazakh mineral deposits to be put up for auction

Kazakh mineral deposits: The Kazakh government is to hold an auction  over 100 mineral deposits in…

Polymetal buys Glencore’s Kazakh Komarovskoye Gold Deposit for $100m

Jersey- based precious metals mining company Polymetal has entered into a binding agreement with Glencore subsidiary…

First gold ingots poured at Pakrut project in Tajikistan

The first gold ingots have been poured at Tajikistan’s Pakrut mining complex, its owners the China…

Rio Tinto and Mongolia set to sign $6bn Oyu Tolgoi financing agreement

The Mongolian government and Rio Tinto will officially sign an agreement finalising terms for the financing…

Oyu Tolgoi copper mine expansion still on, Rio Tinto assures investors

Rio Tinto’s Turquoise Hill Resources subsidiary has reassured investors that it expects to finalise financing for the $6.8bn …

$6bn Oyu Tolgoi mine expansion ‘no brainer’ – Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto this week insisted that its plans for a $6bn expansion of  the massive Oyu Tolgoi copper…

Geologists discover $850m gold deposits in the Altai mountains

Geologists from Rosgeologiya’ s Gorny-Altai Expedition claim to have discovered  22.m tonnes of gold deposits in the Altai…

China’s CNGC and Polyus Gold strike deal over Natalka gold mine

Natalka gold mine Polyus Gold and the China National Gold Group Corporation (CNGC) have agreed to jointly…

Karaganda gold and copper mines secure $100m EBRD loan

Two companies involves in developing the Karaganda gold and copper mines in Kazakhstan have secured a $100m loan…

Russian gold spree accounts for 33% of global central banks’ purchases

Russian gold spree: The Central Bank of Russia bought 152 tons of gold last year – just…

New gold reserves found in Azerbaijan, minister announces

New gold reserves found in Azerbaijan: Huseyngulu Bagirov, Azerbaijan’s Minister for Ecology and Natural Resources, told…

Tajik gold deposits to be mined by China’s TBEA

 Tajik gold deposits: The Tebian Electric Apparatus Stock Company Limited (TBEA), one of the largest electrical manufacturing…

Petropavlovsk rescue package on the cards

Petropavlovsk, the Siberian-based Russian gold mining operation that has seen its market value drop from $3bn to…

Kazakhstan mining investment to reach $30bn by 2017

Kazakhstan mining investment:  Kazakhstan is in the process of drafting a new mining law that will…

Polymetal buys Kyzyl gold mine

Polymetal buys Kyzyl gold mine: Shareholders in leading Russian gold and silver producer Polymetal this week approved…

Orsu Metals JV buys licence to explore Kogodai gold field

Kogodai gold field: Kogodai Joint Venture, a Kazakh-UK joint venture and a subsidiary of the Orsu Metals…

Kyrgyzstan looking for gold processing mills investors

Gold processing mills: Kyrgyzstan’s Geological  Agency is in discussions with a handful of investors  as it…

Kazakh gold exploration programme approved

A new five-year Kazakh gold exploration programme has been officially approved by the government, Deputy Minister of…