By John Tilak and Nicole Mordant
Reuters
Tuesday, Otober 25, 2016
China's Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd. and Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd. have held separate talks with Barrick Gold Corp. to buy a 50-percent stake in its Veladero gold mine in Argentina, according to four sources with knowledge of the process.
Veladero is one of Barrick's five core mines; all are in the Americas. It is expected to produce between 580,000 and 640,000 ounces of gold this year.
The high quality of the mine, production capacity, and the prospect for geographical diversification have appealed to the state-owned Chinese suitors, said three of the sources, who requested anonymity because the matter is private. All spoke over the past week. ...
... For the remainder of the report:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-barrick-gold-argentina-idUSKCN12P2QD [1]
K92 Mining Begins Gold Production at Kainantu Mine
Company Announcement
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
K92 Mining Inc. is pleased to announce that gold production has commenced from the Irumafimpa gold deposit.
Ian Stalker, K92 Chief Executive Officer, says: "This milestone is highly significant for our company, and for this region of Papua New Guinea. A great deal of thanks goes to the entire team on site in PNG in achieving production ahead of schedule and on budget. The rehabilitation of the Irumafimpa gold mine, process plant, and associated infrastructure commenced in late March and is now complete. As an enhancement of the processing facility, we are also pleased to note that the installation of a new drum scrubber is also nearing completion and commissioning of this will be completed by the end of the month. ..."
...For the remainder of the announcement:
http://www.k92mining.com/2016/10/6077/ [2]
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