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Guinea and Chinese Discuss Mining Exploration and Infrastructure Investment
Guinea and China are discussing a deal which could see billions of dollars of Chinese investment in return for mining rights in the West African country, which has a third of the world’s bauxite, a Guinean minister said.
A delegation including officials from the Chinese Development Bank recently spent a week in Guinea and is due [...]
NovaGold Second Quarter Financial Results and Project Update
NovaGold Resources Inc.today announced its financial and operating results for the three months ended May 31, 2007, along with an update on the Company’s project development activities. Details of the Company’s financial results are described in the unaudited consolidated financial statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis which, together with further details on each 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 [...]
In Africa, China Trade Brings Growth, Unease
Every time newspaper publisher Trevor Ncube visits his native Zimbabwe, he said, there seem to be more Chinese. He sees them shopping at boutiques, driving fancy cars, picking up their children from elite private schools.
And as in much of Africa, Ncube said, China’s reach into Zimbabwe’s economy is equally pervasive: The roads are filled with [...]
