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Kyrgyzstan freezes talks with Centerra Gold on Kumtor Kumtor gold mine. The Kyrgyzstan government halted Tuesday talks with Canadian miner Centerra Gold (TSX:CG) over plans to restructure their joint Kumtor project, saying the current deal "ran counter to the country's...

Former Aussie coal magnate Nathan Tinkler buys Anglo American mineNathan Tinkler was once Australia's youngest billionaire, but lost it all when coal prices crumbled. (Image from archives) Australian electrician turned mining entrepreneur, Nathan Tinkler, is once again trying to...

Sirius Minerals to supply 500,000 tonnes of fertilizer a year to Chinese firmAerial image from north of York potash mine site. (Courtesy of Sirius Minerals) London-listed Sirius Minerals (LON:SXX), the company building a potash mine beneath a U.K. national...

Mining projects worth $56 billion to come on stream in PeruMMG’s gigantic Las Bambas mine is the largest China-backed mining projects scheduled to come on stream in Peru next year. Mining projects worth more than $56 billion are expected...

The world’s largest black diamond can now be seen in DubaiThe unusual gem is named after the Korloff -Sapojnikoff family, members of the Russian nobility, who once owned it. Billed as the world’s largest known black diamond, the 88-karat...

CRATER Gold Mining expects to be operating at full mining capacity at its High Grade Zone (HGZ) project in Papua New Guinea by the end of 2015 following completion of a mining plant upgrade. At full capacity the company...

China has approved an investment of US$1.2 billion in mining of a section of the Thar Coalfield in Pakistan and the establishment of a power project. The agreement forms part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project (CPEC) with final...