Toronto-listed St. Augustine Gold and Copper Ltd has expressed optimism that its $2-billion Kingking project in Pantukan, Compostela Valley, south of Manila, will start commercial operations by 2017, the Philippine Daily Inquirer newspaper reported. (http://link.reuters.com/wuj58v)
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