Today's RNS3 Dec 2012 21:49
Really not good news but difficult to tell how bad. This Morobe project with Newmont has been just mapping and sampling for about 9 months @ $1m a month costs to Newmont 'to de-risk future drilling'. They have obviously not got the money or inclination to continue with this at the moment.
However, they are heavily invested in TPJ :
Newmont Ventures Ltd 22.36% holders of TPJ shares. So now it sounds as if they'd like someone else to take the risk and start up the Morobe project without them. Fat chance? Watch this space, but don't hold your breath. They must be mighty heavily down with their shares so it's not just us pi's.
So, at the moment that's one more project off our books. No Vietnam, no Morobe. Leaving us Newcrest and Manus Island(further results soon), Barrick and Wamum(results expected soon), Gold Anomaly and Crater(stalled somewhat).
So, it's not all over yet, just getting a bit too close for comfort. Hold - it's too late now for anything else.