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The article focuses on the development surrounding the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold deposit of mining company Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. Located in the South Gobi Desert, Oyu Tolgoi is said to be the most richest copper-gold deposits ever discovered. Many mining analysts believed that the deposit will be ranked along side great mines when it is fully developed. It has been estimated that it will take about 15 years to fully develop the Oyu Tolgoi project. Furthermore, at full capacity, the Oyu Tolgoi complex will be capable of average annual production in excess of 1 billion pounds of copper and 330,000 ounce of gold.

Describes the copper and gold mining project at Bajo de la Alumbrera in Catamarca, Argentina. Geographical location of the mine; Ore reserves; Origin of the mine's name; Handling of exploration and exploitation rights by Yacimientos Mineros de Agua de Dionisio (YMAD); Problems during the planning stage of the Bajo project. INSET: Other mining projects in Catamarca Province..

The article reports that China Molybdenum Co. (CMOC) and Sumitomo have started development of a block cave mine at their Northparkes Mines joint venture. It mentions views of Steele Li, executive chairman at CMOC Group, on Northparkes. It also mentions views of Hubert Lehman, Acting Managing Director at Northparkes, on copper and gold deposits.

The article offers news briefs for mineral industries in Asia as of September 2018. Topics discussed include the planned expansion of its copper mines by Hindustan Copper Ltd. (HCL); the acquisition of Baimskaya copper project in Russia by KAZ Minerals; and the increase in gold production at its Sokor project in Malaysia by CNMC Goldmine Holdings Ltd.

The article discusses various developments related to mineral explorations. Topics discussed include Ivanhoe Mines' Kakula copper discovery in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as a sign of exceptional continuity of the deposit's high-grade copper mineralization, plan of Gold Standard Ventures for expansion of 2017 exploration program on its Railroad-Pinion project and signing of a letter of intent by Mirasol Resources and OceanaGold to explore and develop Mirasol's La Curva gold project.

The article focuses on the mining industry of Panama as of 2013. It informs that the region is most undeveloped copper deposit worldwide and mining accounts for 1.5 percent of gross domestic product while Molejon mine produced 68,002 ounces of gold in 2012. It mentions that the Cobre Panama project, developed in partnership between government and private sectors, will help to improve mining industry in the country.

This section offers regional mining industry exploration news briefs as of April 2016. An updated estimate on the growth of mineral resource for the Deep Kerr gold-copper deposit at the KSM project of Seabridge Gold (SG) in British Columbia, Canada has been submitted. Encouraging intercepts has been reported by Oban Mining on its drilling program at the Windfall gold project in Quebec, Canada. An exploration and option agreement was signed by Mirasol Resources with Centro Vanguard S. A.

The article discusses the report "Value creation in the mining sector: a long-term divergence between copper and gold producers" by research firm Wood Mackenzie. Topics discussed include announcement of Chinese central bank for an increase in gold reserves, comments from Ryan Cochrane of Wood Mackenzie, regarding cash flow margins of copper miners as compared to copper prices and dividend yield of copper mining.

The article reports that the South African gold mining company Gold Field Ltd. has announced its plans for a combined total of more than 600 million dollars in capital commitments in Peru and Venezuela. In Peru, the company is moving with the development of its 277 million dollar Cerro Corona gold-copper project where there is an expected production of about 2.3 million ounces of gold and 412,00 metric tons of copper over 15-year mine duration. Meanwhile in Venezuela, the company has agreed to the acquisition of the company Bolivar Gold Corp. and its Choco 10 open-pit gold mine for a 300 million dollar cash consideration.

This article reports that Goldcorp Inc.'s mineral reserves at its Alumbrera copper/gold mine in northwestern Argentina have increased by more than 10 percent and $15.5 million will be spent on an expansion of the concentrator at the mine. The expansion, which is projected to increase mill throughput by 8 percent to 40 million mt/y, is scheduled for commissioning in December 2006 and should result in an increase in production levels. The company said Alumbrera recently confirmed 40 million mt of additional reserves from its on-going ore delineation drilling program, undertaken both within the existing ore envelope and from extensions at depth, plus improvements in the ultimate pit slope design. This equates to an additional 500,000 oz of gold and 375 million lb of contained copper over the life of the mine, and is a further increase to the 80 million mt of reserves Alumbrera announced in June 2004. The mine plan has been re-optimized based on a new geological model with this additional mineralization.

The article offers Asia mining industry news briefs. Topics discussed include approval of a second-phase of development of the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold-silver mine in southern Mongolia by Mongolian government, the start-up of the Cheremoukhovskaya-Gloubokaya mine at Russian aluminum producer UC Rusal's North Urals bauxite mine complex in Severouralsk, Russia and approval of development of the Qopler sulphide project at Alacer Gold's Qopler gold mine in Erzincan province, eastern Turkey.

The article offers the mineral industries news briefs from Asia as of October 2014. The company Lydian International has announced positive results from a feasibility study carried out at its 100 percent owned Amulsar gold project in southern Armenia. OceanaGold Corp. has released preliminary results of an ongoing optimization study for its Didipio gold-copper operations on Luzon island in Philippines.

The article offers mineral industries news briefs from Australia and Oceania as of October 2014. A project feasibility study will be carried out for the Frieda River copper-gold project in Papua New Guinea to estimate the average production of copper and gold. The company Poseidon Nickel will acquire the company Norilsk Nickel's Lake Johnston nickel mines. The company Glencore International has been selected as the preferred proponent to develop the Aurukun bauxite deposit in Australia.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses the various reports within the issue on topics including development in the mining industry, acquisition in the Gold mining industry of South Africa and suspension of copper mining operation in Indonesia.

The article offers updates related to the mineral industry worldwide. It notes that Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. and BHP Billiton Ltd. have found out a new zone of shallow copper-molybdenum-gold mineralization in Mongolia. Harmony Gold Mining C. Ltd. has reported its drilling at the Wafi-Golpu copper-gold project in Papua New Guinea. It also mentions Mustang Mineral Corp.'s new drill discovery of platinum and palladium (PGM) mineralization in Manitoba.

The article offers updates related to the mining industry in Asia in 2010. PanAust Ltd. invests 100 million U.S. dollars in its Phu Kham copper-gold operations in Laos to increase ore processing rates and improve metal recoveries. China-based Jinchuan Group Ltd. has decided to purchase Vancouver, British Columbia-based Continental Minerals Corp., whose primary asset is its large Xietongmen copper-gold project, for 432 million Canadian dollar.

The article reports on the outcome of the extended prefeasibility study outlining the Tampakan copper-gold project in Mindanao, Philippines that costs $5.2 billion. The mine, which is operated by Sagittarius Mines, is expected to produce 340,000 metric tons/year of copper and 350,000 ounce/year of gold over 20 years of operation and is the largest undeveloped deposit in Southeast Asia. The study includes a possible schedule for development, commissioning and first production in early 2016.

The article reports developments in mining industry in Asia. Oceana Gold Philippines Inc. is on track in the Didipio copper-gold project development in Nueva Viscaya, Philippines. On December 5, 2007, Xstrata Copper announced that the mineral resource estimate for its Tampakan copper-gold project in the Philippines has increased by over 10% in both tonnage and contained copper.

The article reports that OceanaGold Corp. will construct its Didipio gold and copper mine plant in Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino province in the Philippines. Engineering works have been completed while construction is scheduled to start in the fourth quarter of 2007. It is estimated that the plant could produce 227,000 ounces of gold per year that could help the company achieve its target output of 500,000. Furthermore, the company allocates $162 million for construction and general corporate purposes.

The article reports on the market potential of the Rekodiq copper and gold project, a mining facility established under a public-private partnership in Balochistan Province, Pakistan. The mining site has an estimated two billion metric tons of copper and 20 million ounce of gold deposits which is perceived to accumulate as much as $6 billion investment for the next five years. It has a total deposit value of $65 billion wherein 25% are owned by the local government and 50% share from the Antofagasta and Barrick Gold. The project is listed in the world's top seven copper reserves for it can produce 200,000 metric tons of copper and 400,000 ounces of gold in an annual basis valued at $1.25 billion.

The article reports on the approval of its board to start construction at the Galore Creek copper-gold project in northwestern British Columbia by NovaGold Resources Inc. The board approval for construction activities was contingent after it has received all necessary federal and provincial authorizations and permits. According to the firm, the project will create up to 1000 jobs during construction and 500 full-time jobs during operation. It is planned in two phases, the first one will focus on providing access to the Galore Creek Valley and the second one will focus on mine facilities and earthworks.

The article reports on the decision of mining company Xstrata Copper to postpone plans to purchase a 62.5% interest in the Tampakan gold-copper project in the Philippines. Alternatively, the mining company has committed itself to solely fund the 30 million Australian dollars final pre-feasibility study of the Tampakan copper-gold vein in Mindanao. The pre-feasibility study of the copper-gold mine is expected to be completed in the later part of 2007 or early 2008. Furthermore, the projected capital cost of the Tampakan project is $1.4 billion.

The article reports on the development of the E48 block cave project of mining companies Rio Tinto PLC and Sumitomo Corp. Both Rio Trinto and Sumitomo, Northparkes mine joint-venture partners, have approved the development of the new block cave at their E48 Northparkes copper-gold mine in New South Wales. The project was estimated to cost $160 million and will extend mine life until 2016. Furthermore, the new block cave will progressively replace the current Northparkes E26 block cave beginning in 2009.

The article reports that Northern Orion Resources has received a positive, updated feasibility study from Amec and Hatch Ltd. regarding the development of a $2.05-billion open-pit mining operation at the Agua Rica copper-gold-molybdenum project in Northwest Argentina. The project, which is 100% owned by Northern Orion Resources, is located 25 km east of the Bajo de la Alumbrera mine. The life of the mine is estimated to be at 23 years. In the mine's first 10 years, it will produce about 365 million pounds of copper per year and 16 million pounds of molybdenum concentrates per year.

The article reports that Yamana Gold has started operating its Chapada copper-gold mine in Goiás state, Brazil. The expected average head grades to be delivered in the first five years of the mine's operation is 0.459% copper and 0.428 g/mt gold. For 2007, the expected production of the mine is estimated to be around 130 million pounds of copper and 190,000 oz of gold in concentrates. Yamana Gold will also develop its Sāo Vicente project in Mato Grosso state, Brazil as an independent mine.

The article presents a discussion on the agreement made between Ivanhoe mines and Rio Tinto in which Rio Tinto may acquire 40 percent equity ownership in Ivanhoe. A joint technical committee will oversee the construction and operation of Ivanhoe's Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold project located in the south Gobi region in Mongolia. According to Ivanhoe's chairman, the board selected Rio Tinto for its technical expertise and experience in underground mining and broad knowledge in coal mining and marketing.

This article reports on the start of the construction of open-pit copper-gold project of Oxiana Ltd. in South Australia in late August 2006. First ore to the mills is scheduled for July 2008, with its first commercial production to follow in September 2006. It is noted that the production will range from 150,000 to 230,000 metric ton per year of cooper-gold concentrate. Capital costs to develop the project are estimated at A$775 million. Life-of-mine average cash costs of cooper production are estimated at $0.73 per pound.

The article reports on PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara's request for additional land for copper and gold ore stockpiling at Sumbawa in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia in 2006. The company may shut down its copper- and gold-mining operations in the area if its request was denied by the Indonesian government's forestry ministry. The firm needs 28 hectares of additional land for use in stockpiling copper and gold ore because it can no longer accommodate the increasing volume of unprocessed ore from the mining project.

The article reports on the acquisition of 22.22 percent share of Newcrest Mining Ltd. in the Boddington gold-copper project in Perth, Western Australia for 225 million dollars. The project, prior to the agreement, is a joint venture between Newmont Mining Corp., AngloGold Ashanti Ltd., and NewCrest. Newcrest said the proceeds of the deal will be used to pay for debts. The Boddington project ix expected to generate an average of 800,000 ounces of gold and 30,000 metric ton of copper throughout its 17-year mine life.

This article reports on the status of Oxiana Ltd.'s (OL) Prominent Hill copper-gold project in South Australia. OL received a positive pre-feasibility study for its project in August 2005, confirming the project's potential for highly competitive development. The company's board immediately approved initiation of a 15 million Australian dollar full feasibility study. The pre-feasibility study concluded that Prominent Hill could be developed as an open-pit for the first nine years of mine life at a mining rate of eight million metric ton/y.

This article reports that Gold Reserve Corp. has selected SNC-Lavalin Engineers & Constructors Inc. and its affiliate, SNC-Lavalin International Inc., to undertake engineering, procurement, and construction management for Gold Reserve's Brisas gold-copper project in southeastern Venezuela. The Brisas operating plan anticipates processing ore at 70,000 mt/d, yielding an average annual production of 486,000 oz. of gold and 63 million lb. of copper.

Reports that Marengo Mining Ltd. has secured a portfolio of porphyry copper and epithermal gold projects in Papua New Guinea. Reason for the decision of the company to expand its focus offshore; Inclusion of rights to earn interest in the project; Prospectivity of the region.

Reports developments related to mineral industries in Africa as of July 2004. Agreement between Metrolex Ltd. and the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to develop copper-cobalt project in the country; Start of the construction of the Tabakoto gold project of Nevsun Resources; Projected mine production.

Focuses on Newcrest Mining's Telfer open pit-underground gold-copper redevelopment project in Western Australia. Construction schedule; Designation of Newcrest as Australia's largest listed gold producer; Open-pit equipment commissioned at Telfer as of the end of September 2003; Shaft depth capacity.

Reports on the discovery of Ernest Henry-style deposits (gold and copper) at the White Dam prospect in the Curnamona Craton in Australia. Owners of the prospect; The Craton's potential; The Craton dominated by the big companies with few junior miners; Drilling providing a strong hint at a potentially significant deposit.