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Global Mining Companies Conference : Mining Companies and Industry Hope Commodity Get Back On Track
Investors have lost a lot of money in mining companies the past few months, but they still seem interested in finding the next big winner.
Mining Companies, Vale – Xstrata – Rio Tinto Submitted Proposal To Develop Mongolia Coal Mine
Vale, Xstrata and Rio Tinto are among the companies that have submitted proposals to develop Mongolia’s prized $2 billion Tavan Tolgoi coal mine, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.
Mining Exploration and Producer Companies Increase Profit and Added Cost
These are boom times for mining companies but the big profits are being eaten into not only by spiraling energy costs but suddenly rising prices for the explosives used to blast into the rocks.
It’s all because of the high price of natural gas, which when converted into ammonia is used to produce ammonium nitrate, [...]
Canada’s Potash Industry Drawing Both Top Mining Companies
Long dominated by a small group of local players, Canada’s potash industry has become red hot, as soaring prices have begun drawing both top mining companies and small exploration firms to the vast resources buried deep under the western prairies.
Used as a key ingredient in fertilizer, demand for potash has soared along with grain prices, [...]
Mexico Mining Boom
Regional myopia is a widespread failing. Say “ Mexico” in Europe and the word game usually brings up “holidays”. The other side of the Atlantic it would probably be “cheap labour”. Only in Canada is “mining” Mexico’s main claim to fame. Yet Mexico is one of the oldest mining countries in the world, and it [...]
Buffalo Gold and Sargold propose merger
Buffalo Gold Ltd. and Sargold Resource Corporation (”Sargold”) are pleased to announce they have signed a letter of intent (”LOI”) to enter into a friendly merger (”the Transaction”). Under the LOI, all outstanding securities of Sargold will be exchanged for common shares and common share purchase warrants and options of Buffalo.
Highlights of the [...]
Rio Tinto makes a recommended all cash offer for Alcan
Rio Tinto and Alcan today announced they have reached an agreement for Rio
Tinto to make an offer to acquire all of Alcan’s outstanding common shares for US$101 per common share in a recommended, all cash transaction. The offer represents a total equity consideration for Alcan of approximately US$38.1 billion.
The offer represents a premium of 65.5 [...]
Aeromag Data Confirms Strong Diamond Targets on Pan African Mining Corp.’s Botswana Licenses
PAN AFRICAN MINING CORP. (the “Company”) is pleased to report that reprocessed geophysics data, generated by independent geophysical contractor Scott Hogg & Associates Ltd. of Toronto (”SHA”), has confirmed strong diamond targets on the Company’s license area in Botswana. As previously reported in May, two blocks of Prospecting Licenses in Ngamiland, Botswana encompassing a combined [...]
U.S. Energy Corp. Announces a Stock Buy Back Program; Reviews Corporate Development Plans
U.S. Energy Corp. (Nachrichten), a diversified natural resource exploration company announced today that it will initiate a share buy back program. The Company is also pleased to provide its corporate development strategy along with several project updates as follows.
Share Buy Back Program
The Board of Directors of USEG has approved a share buy back program for [...]
