Thursday, May 27, 2010

Cambodia touts gold, minerals

25/05/2010
Macau Daily Times

Cambodia said yesterday that Australian firm OZ Minerals had discovered around 8.1 million tonnes of gold on its territory, ahead of the international mining conference that kicks off in Phnom Penh tomorrow.
“We have been conducting research and we have obtained remarkable results,” said Sok Leng, head of the General Department of Mineral Resources at Cambodia’s Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy, at a news conference.
OZ Minerals Limited had recently discovered about 8.1 million tonnes of gold in an area in the northeastern province of Mondulkiri, said Sok Leng.

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