Asia Pacific

Highly mineralised ultramafic rocks lie beneath the laterite deposits along the Western Range. The predominant rock types within the ultramafics include harzburgite, serpentinised harzburgite, peridotite and serpentinised peridotite. Mineralisation is predominantly found to occur at the base of the...

Udachny diamond mine owned by Alrosa Mining is located near the town of Udachny in the Sakha Republic region of Russia. The mine was discovered on 15th June 1955 and the mining activities began in 1971. The first stage...

Polymetal's Mayskoye underground gold mine is located in the Chaunski District of the Chukotka Autonomous Territory of Russia. It is one of the top five biggest gold mines in Russia in terms of gold resources. Construction of the Mayskoye...

Bozshakol copper mine, which is being developed by Kazakhmys, is the largest single copper mine development in Kazakhstan in terms of volume and value, and is one of the largest undeveloped copper deposits in the world. Approval for the...

The Aktogay open-pit copper mine being developed by Kazakhmys, the largest copper producer in Kazakhstan, is located in the eastern region of Kazakhstan about 250km from the border with China. The project includes the development of an open-pit mine...

Whitehaven Coal has started transporting coal from its Maules Creek in New South Wales (NSW) earlier than expected.   The first coal-laden train departed the mine site heading for the port at Newcastle following a test train.   As...

US-based Gold Mining has signed an agreement with Riverstone Resources to acquire a 24-acre mining tenement in Queensland, Australia.   Located near Eidsvold, the claim is on a property thought to be rich in alluvial minerals.   According to...