Asia Pacific

Barely 24 hours after Rio Tinto-controlled Turquoise Hill (TSE:TRQ) got the go-ahead for the long-delayed expansion of the massive copper-gold Oyu Tolgoi mine, the Asian country authorities have struck again. This time, the parliament has decided to cancel a...

Canadian seafloor miner Nautilus Minerals (TSX:NUS) said Tuesday it has struck a deal with provider Gardline CGG, which will allow the company resume exploration around Solomon Islands, east of Papua New Guinea (PNG), where it is developing a gold,...

Chinese authorities have unveiled the results of study into the nation’s uranium deposits, which puts its reserves at over 2 million tonnes, government's Xinhua News Agency reports.   According to the head of China Nuclear geology (CNG), Du Yunbin,...

Boddington Gold Mine (BGM) is located about 130km south-east of Perth in Western Australia. The largest gold mine in the country, it is poised to become the highest producing mine once production ramps up over the next few years....

Beaconsfield Gold Mine, one of the biggest gold mines in Australia, is located in Northern Tasmania. The mine has produced 1.95 million ounces of gold during its existence. BCD Resources was the last owner of Beaconsfield and is estimated...

Barnes Hill nickel-cobalt mine is located in the Tamar Development Corridor and is situated near Beaconsfield in Tasmania, Australia. Proto Resource acquired the Barnes Hill run-of-mine nickel-cobalt project from Allegiance Mining in 2006. It aims at mining 500,000 tonnes...

The Baralaba coal mine is an open pit operation located in the Baralaba town in Queensland, Australia. The mine occupies 8km² and forms part of a 550km² zone of Cockatoo Coal-owned exploration projects. Cockatoo Coal had acquired the mine...