Opponents to Centerra’s Kumtor gold mine in Kyrgyzstan take governor hostage
Centerra Gold’s Kumtor mine. About 200 people protested Monday against a likely partnership between Kyrgyzstan and Canada's Centerra Gold (TSX:CG) to jointly own the country's flagship Kumtor mine....
View ArticleHundreds attack Aussie miner offices in Kyrgyzstan
A group of roughly 200 opponents to leaving Kyrgyzstan’s riches in foreign hands, attacked Friday the local office of Z-Explorer, a subsidiary of Australian Manas Resources (ASX:MSR). Z-Explorer...
View ArticleKyrgyz parliament rejects mining deal with Centerra Gold
The Kyrgyz parliament rejected Wednesday a government-proposed deal with Canada's Centerra Gold (TSX:CG) on operating the country's largest gold mine, Kumtor. The deal called for setting up a joint...
View ArticleKyrgyz officials risk corruption charges over Centerra’s Kumtor mine
At least nine former and current Kyrgyz officials may face corruption charges over a contract with Centerra Gold (TSX:CG) that gave the Canadian company control over the operations of Kumtor, the...
View ArticleCenterra Gold asked to pay over $300m Kyrgyzstan for alleged ecological damage
Canada's Centerra Gold (TSX:CG) may have to pay the Kyrgyz Republic over US$300 million, as the country’s environmental protection and forestry filed Friday an ecology damage suit against the miner’s...
View ArticleCenterra and Kyrgyzstan reach agreement on Kumtor
Centerra Gold’s Kumtor mine. Canada's Centerra Gold (TSX:CG) and the Kyrgyz Republic have finally reached a non-binding agreement over a joint venture to run the Asian country's largest gold mine,...
View ArticleCanadian miners among the most hurt in 2013
After about a decade of high metal prices, giant projects and major takeover, miners around the globe had to tighten their belts in 2013 as the cycle turned against them. While hardly any company...
View ArticleCenterra Gold’s mine lifted Kyrgyzstan GDP in 2013
Kumtor mine. Kyrgyzstan's gross domestic product (GDP) jumped up 10.5% last year, boosted by Centerra Gold’s (TSX:CG) Kumtor mine increased output, according to data posted Wednesday on the country’s...
View ArticleBig win for Centerra: Kyrgyzstan’s Parliament approves Kumtor joint venture
Centerra Gold (TSX:CG) and the Kyrgyz Republic have finally made peace, as the country’s Parliament approved Thursday the creation of a joint venture that evenly splits control of the Kumtor gold mine...
View ArticleCenterra Gold 4Q highlights
Centerra Gold was up 4.38% to $5.01 after announcing net earnings of $106.6 million or $0.45 per common share in the fourth quarter of 2013. Fourth quarter highlights were the following: Full year gold...
View ArticleCenterra digesting law prohibiting activities which affect glaciers
Centerra Gold (TSE:CG) says it is still unclear how a law prohibiting activities which affect glaciers will affect its operations. The glacier law was passed on Wednesday by the Parliament of the...
View ArticleCenterra to shut Kumtor gold mine if doesn't get permits
No happy faces at Kumtor mine these days. Canada's Centerra Gold (TSX:CG) has warned the government of Kyrgyzstan it is planning to shut down operations at its Kumtor gold mine unless its gets the...
View ArticleCenterra Gold won’t shut down Kumtor mine, plan approved
Canada's Centerra Gold (TSX:CG) confirmed Friday it has received all the necessary permits from the government of Kyrgyzstan to continue operating its massive Kumtor mine. The Toronto-based company...
View ArticleAvalanche kills Centerra Gold’s Kumtor mine worker
An avalanche in Kyrgyzstan's northern Issyk-Kul region has killed a contractor for Kumtor gold mine, a subsidiary of Canada's Centerra Gold (TSX:CG). The company informed the tragedy occurred Monday...
View ArticleCourt orders Centerra to halt trade of shares owned by Kyrgyz gov't
Kumtor mine. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice froze Tuesday all transactions related to Canada’s Centerra Gold (TSX:CG) shares owned by the Kyrgyz government. The injunction, sought by Stans...
View ArticleCenterra a step closer to moving gold project in Mongolia forward
Centerra’s Gatsuurt project is about 35 kilometres away of the company’s Boroo Mine (pictured). Canadian miner Centerra Gold (TSX:CG) said Friday that Mongolia’s lawmakers have taken a step that boosts...
View ArticleMongolia text poll impact: Dust off your exploration plans
Oyu Tolgoi HQ in UlaanbaatarMongolia's referendum by text message that asked its three million citizens (anyone with a mobile phone could participate, not just eligible voters) to help shape country's...
View ArticleKyrgyz prime minister says 50/50 joint venture with Centerra Gold may not be...
During an interview, the prime minister of the Kyrgyz Republic suggested that the restructuring of the Kumtor Project as a 50/50 joint venture between Centerra Gold (TSX:CG) and his country might not...
View ArticleKyrgyzstan aborts plans to grab Centerra’s Kumtor mine, but wants more say
Centerra Gold's Kumtor mine. (Image from archives) Kyrgyzstan authorities said Friday the country has no intentions of nationalizing Centerra Gold's (TSX:CG) Kumtor mine, but added they do want more...
View ArticleKyrgyz minister stepping down over failure to settle Kumtor mine issues
Centerra Gold's Kumtor mine. (Image from archives) Kyrgyz Prime Minister Joomart Otorbaev announced Thursday he is stepping down, amid renewed controversy over the country's largest gold mine, Kumtor,...
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