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Golden Cross Resources is seeking Asian smelter operators interested in sourcing a reliable, high tonnage supply of copper and who would like to participate in mining operations at its Copper Hill copper-gold deposit in central New South Wales , Australia .

The production ramp up at Allied Gold’s newly constructed process plant at the Simberi Oxide Project in Papua New Guinea is progressing well with 13,140 ounces of gold produced from February 1 to March 14.

Mill throughput at the project on Simberi Island in the Tabar Island Group, has reached 70% of nameplate capacity, metallurgical recoveries are according to plan and head grades are showing positive reconciliations to the ore reserve model.

Royalco Resources is a bronze sponsor for The ASIA Miner Investing in Mining Conference. The conference will be on July 15 and 16 at the Brisbane Exhibition and Convention Centre. Royalco Resources managing director Peter Topham will present the topic: ‘Sovereign risk in South East Asia - an explorer's perspective’ and update the latest developments with Royalco Resources.

Panax Geothermal has committed to proceed with a geothermal energy joint venture on Kentor Gold’s Kyrgyz geothermal energy exploration licences.

The decision follows a six month evaluation period in which Panax has carried out technical, regulatory and commercial assessments on the Kyrgyz geothermal energy project.

Drilling at East Asia Minerals’ Barisan Propety in Aceh Province, Indonesia, has expanded the Abong Jasperoid Prospect in excess of 1.5km along strike with consistent near-surface epithermal gold intercepts obtained.

Oropa Limited will use more than half a million dollars raised from a share placement to underpin expanded drilling programs at the Pungkut Gold project in Indonesia.

The drilling is planned to follow up recent exploration success and to target a further increase in the Pungkut resource inventory.

General contracting company JPCM specialises in crushing, screening, mineral processing and mobile batching and is based in Singapore with branches in Hong Kong, the Philippines and Mongolia.

JPCM has been in the business collectively for more than 20 years and has grown throughout Asia.

TVI Pacific and its Philippine affiliate, TVI Resource Development (Phils) (TVIRD), have signed a US$15 million bridge financing facility to restart construction of its gold and silver sulphide project at Canatuan, on the Zamboanga Peninsula in southern Philippines.

The first phase of evaluation drilling at Westgold Resources’ Rover Field lead-zinc-silver project in the Northern Territory has estimated a total inferred resource of 8.7 million tonnes at 5.6% lead and zinc.

Geological mapping and surface sampling at Atlas Iron’s tenements in Western Australia has highlighted exploration targets with combined potential for 120 to 180 million tonnes of iron ore grading 57-60% iron.

The tenements are between 75 and 150km from Port Hedland in the iron ore-rich Pilbara region.

Mincor Resources has added further momentum to the feasibility study on its Durkin Deeps Nickel Project in Western Australia’s Kambalda region with a 42% increase in the mineral resource to 18,800 tonnes of contained nickel metal.

UraniumOne Australia has begun a new drilling program to test what it describes as a strategic new target near its impending Honeymoon uranium mining operation in South Australia’s north-east.

Resource diamond and RC drilling at Moly Mines’ Spinifex Ridge Molybdenum Project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia has identified substantial additional mineralization.

The new molybdenum and copper mineralization is outside the limits of the current resource, including in areas that were being drilled to sterilize them for mine waste storage.

A new resource study incorporating data from this drilling program is underway. It is anticipated that this will lead to a major extension in the modelled project mine life and provide significant value enhancement to the company.

Hong KongStock Exchange presents at TheASIAMiner Investing in Mining Conference

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange presentation at The ASIA Miner Investing in Mining Conference will be keenly awaited on July 15 and 16, in Brisbane, Australia.

The presentation titled “Listing of Mineral Resource Companies on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange” is certain to draw a large crowd wanting to know what Asian markets can offer mining and resource stocks.

With the current volatility in the marketplace and the traditional grounds of North America and Europe drying up for access to funds, all eyes are turning to Asia for creation of new funds and fundraising.

Drilling at Pan Australian Resources’ Ban Houayxai Gold-Silver Project in Laos has resulted in a 378 metre intercept of gold and silver mineralization from the surface.

The intersection grading 0.7 grams/tonne gold and 8.3 grams/tonne silver for 0.9 grams/tonne gold equivalent included 10 metres @ 3.1 grams/tonne gold and 33.5 grams/tonne silver from 368 metres for 3.8 grams/tonne gold equivalent.

Robust Resources will undertake a $1.2 million exploration program over the next 10 months for its newly acquired gold-base metals project on Romang Island in Indonesia’s Magmatic Arc.

Xanadu Mines has confirmed the discovery of a large cretaceous age thermal coal resource at its Khar Tarvaga project in central Mongolia.

Kentor Gold has been granted Exploration Licences in two new locations in the Kyrgyz Republic, Chaarkuduk and Kurgan, and an extension to an existing tenement at Bashkol.

Minerals identified or defined through historic Soviet drill programs across the new licence areas include lead, zinc, copper, gold and uranium.

A pre-feasibility study at Intex Resources Mindoro Nickel Project in the Philippines indicates an encouraging project potential. It shows that the project is progressing on time and on budget.

Ore feed into the process plant’s two 13MW mills at Pan Australian resources’ Phu Kham Copper-Gold Project in Laos began at the end of March.

CHURCHILL Mining has started a general scoping study on its East Kutai Coal Project in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, and has appointed a number of new technical advisers.

The advisers will help Churchill move forward in accessing and designing a development plan for East Kutai.

TVI Pacific Inc has disposed of its Chinese exploration and drilling operations through the sale of the outstanding shares of its subsidiary Tiamut International Limited to a third party.

A NEW estimate for Brockman Resources’ Marillana Iron Ore Project in Western Australia shows the mineral resource has increased substantially to more than 1.1 billion tonnes.

Drilling at Hillgrove Resources’ Wheal Ellen zinc, lead and gold prospect in South Australia has demonstrated the continuity of high grade poly-metallic mineralization.

The latest intersections from the combined diamond and reverse circulation drilling include: 5 metres @ 8.68% zinc, 5.89% lead, 2.34 grams/tonne gold, including 2 metres @ 18.36% zinc, 11.39% lead and 4.28 grams/tonne gold; and 3 metres @ 5.40% zinc, 4.60% lead and 1.82 grams/tonne, including 2 metres @ 7.54% zinc, 6.62% lead and 2.11 grams/tonne gold.

Thor Mining has signed an off-take agreement with China’s CITIC Group to take all molybdenum and tungsten concentrates from its Molyhil Tungsten-Molybdenum Project in the Northern Territory of Australia

Australian Mines expects production to continue improving at its Blair Nickel Mine following good progress with development of the Blair Deeps ore body.

Rio Tinto has established an Aus$10.5 million partnership with Curtin University in Western Australia to develop a world-class innovation centre dedicated to strategic R&D in materials and sensing in mining.

Nigel Clark, of Central China Goldfields, is the China International Mining Group (CIMG) chairman for 2008.

Grange Resources has appointed experienced mining professional Russell Clark as its new managing director and chief executive officer.

The value of Churchill Mining’s endeveloped East Kutai coal project in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, has already been estimated to be at least US$120 million but with a reserve of 100 million tonnes, the company’s 75% stake is likely to be worth around US$375 million.

A favourable saprolite leach test at Intex Resources’ Mindoro Nickel Project in the Philippines will more than double nickel production in the stage-2 plant expansion case.

This will allow production to increase more than 100% to 80,000 tonnes of nickel per year, for a capital expenditure increase of less than 50%.

Sparton Resources’ 90% owned China-based subsidiary, Beijing Sparton Mineral Resources Investment and Consulting, been granted a patent for the ‘Extraction and Recovery of Radioactive Uranium from Coal Ash’ in China.

Drilling on East Asia Minerals’ Binebase Prospect at the Sangihe Property, Indonesia, continues to encounter significant epithermal gold mineralization from surface.

Rusina Mining will begin a new drilling program at its Acoje tenement in the Philippines for platinum group metals (PGMs), chromite and nickel sulphides.

Despite a disappointing 2007 financial result Straits Resources is extremely well positioned for the future, according to chief executive officer Milan Jerkovic.

A definitive feasibility study for Universal Resources’ Roseby Copper Project near Mt Isa in Queensland has delivered a substantial increase in value.

Australian gold output remains relatively steady although the gold price continues to rise, according to Melbourne mining consultants Surbiton Associates in their latest study on Australian gold mining.

Mincor Resources has mined the first nickel ore from the Carnilya Hill mine and has also made a decision to develop the McMahon Project, which will be the company’s eighth operating nickel mine around Kambalda in Western Australia.

A decision to mine what will be Australia’s fifth operating uranium mine is expected this year for the Alliance Resources-Quasar joint venture’s Four Mile project near South Australia’s operating Beverley mine.

Hillgrove Resources expects to start production of copper concentrates for the export market from its Kanmantoo copper and gold mine in South Australia by mid-2009.

With long lead time items already ordered, Kanmantoo has a short 12 month construction period. The mine is 55km east of Adelaide in the Adelaide Hills. It is a very low cost setting with access to existing road and port infrastructure and grid power matched by it being a highly desirable employment destination.

Centrex Metals has secured four agreements with Port Lincoln Proper that permit the re-development of the Proper Bay wharf facilities as a minerals exporting port for the company’s Wilgerup hematite mine in South Australia.

Minemakers Limited will use the Aus$11.55 million raised in a recent share placement to advance a number of projects, particularly its Wonarah Rock phosphate prospect in the Northern Territory.

Drilling at Entrée Gold’s Heruga deposit in Mongolia has intersected additional gold, copper and molybdenum mineralization, increasing the strike length of the deposit by 200 metres.

Marino Pieterse is the editor of Goldletter International. He has prepared a special report on mining activities in Central Asia and Russia. Goldletter International is the international independent information and advice bulletin for gold and related investments. The ASIA Miner presents Goldletter International’s report on Central Asia mining activities. More information about Goldletter is available at www.goldletterint.com or email: [email protected]

China Goldmines has a JORC compliant inferred resource of 1.8 million ounces of gold at its Shenjiaya Project in Hunan Province, China.

Further high grade assay results have been received from resource drilling at the Jambi oxide gold deposit at the Ojolali Project in Indonesia.

Favourable saprolite testing at Intex Resources’ Mindoro Project in the Philippines will allow an increase of more than 100% in nickel production during the stage 2 plant expansion.

The tests have been undertaken with the view of incorporating saprolite ore processing in the Mindoro operations.

A scoping study for the Frieda River copper-gold project in Papua New Guinea envisages two open pit operations processing a total of 43 million tonnes per annum.

Construction has started on the first unit of six for Ningde Nuclear Power Plant at Qinyu on the north-east coast of Fujian province, China.

Resources at the Australian Premium Iron Joint Venture (API) in the Pilbara region of Western Australia now total 493 million tonnes, an increase of 227 million tonnes from previous estimates.

Jupiter Mines has received encouraging assay results from the initial drilling program at its Brockman Iron Project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Drilling has started on a high intensity gravity target at the Playford Australian and Indian joint venture tenements in South Australia.

Rio Tinto has appointed Keith Marshall to the Oyu Tolgoi project team as managing director of Ivanhoe Mines Mongolia.

Highlands Pacific has appointed Ken MacDonald to the Board as a non-executive director.

Highlands’ chairman Robert Bryan says the addition of Ken MacDonald complements the Board’s skills base. “The appointment brings to the Board more than 30 years of practiced corporate law experience with particular emphasis on the energy and natural resources sector.