600 people need shelter after southern Tajikistan earthquake – government (AlertNet)
Source: AlertNet DUSHANBE (AlertNet) – Nearly 600 people in southern Tajikistan are facing freezing winter weather without permanent shelter after an earthquake on Saturday destroyed their homes, the government said …
China Shivers In Grip Of -28C Temperatures (MalaysiaNews.net)
Snow blanketed Beijing while thousands of truckers were stranded on roads throughout the north of the capital. Drivers were forced to sleep in their cabs in traffic jams that lasted more than 48 hour…
Ahmadinejad Visist Tajikistan (Payvand Iran News)
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was welcomed by his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rakhmon Monday morning at Tajikistan’s presidential office. -ISNA
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-01-04 05:47 SouthGobi Energy eyes $400 mln HK IPO – term sheet (Interactive Investor)
HONG KONG, Jan 4 (Reuters) – Canada-listed mining group SouthGobi Energy Resources Ltd plans to raise about $400 million from a Hong Kong initial public offering this month, according to a term sheet obtained by Reuters. SouthGobi, which started IPO premarketing on Monday, is focused on exploring and developing metallurgical and thermal coal deposits in Mongolia and Indonesia. Its flagship coal …
Tajikistan supports Iran’s nuclear program – president (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon said on Monday his country recognized Iran’s right for peaceful uranium enrichment.
Mongolia Mining Report Q1 2010 – New Report Published (OfficialWire)
Significant changes made recently to the Mineral Law (1997), in particular the repealing of the 68% windfall tax, have opened up the market for foreign investment in Mongolia.
Iran’s President Ahmadinejad visits Tajikistan (EARTHtimes.org)
Dushanbe/Moscow – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday began a two-day official visit to the Central Asian republic of Tajikistan Monday. Ahmadinejad’s meeting with his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon was set to include talks on the situa…
Jinshan Gold to enter joint venture to explore projects in Mongolia (Canadian Business)
VANCOUVER, B.C. – Jinshan Gold Mines Inc. (TSX:JIN) has entered a memorandum of understanding with a Mongolian company to jointly explore and
Stans Energy Corp. Acquires an Exploration License for the Rare Earth Elements “Aktyuz Ore Field” (CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance)
TORONTO, ONTARIO– – Stans Energy Corp. has acquired an exploration license for the Rare Earth Elements Aktyuz Ore Field, which surrounds the recently reported acquisitions of the Mining License for the past-producing REEs mine, Kutessay II, and the Kalesay Beryllium deposit in Kyrgyzstan.
