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South Africa Government Delay Implementation New Mineral and Mining Royalties
In an effort to mitigate job losses in the mining industry, South Africa’s Finance Minister Trevor Manuel on Wednesday proposed that government delay the implementation of new mineral and mining royalties until March 2010.
Newmont Mining loses $2.06-billion in Q2 2007
Newmont Mining Corp. has released the second quarter financial and operating results, which include a negative $2.12-billion impact of strategic initiatives completed during the second quarter. For the quarter, the company reported a net loss of $2.06-billion $4.57 per share), compared with net income of $161-million (36 cents per share) for the second quarter of [...]
Uranium Funds Points to Near-Term U3O8 Price Decline
Nuclear Market Review [NMR] editor Treva Klingbiel reported in this week’s issue, “Two sellers that were evaluating bids in response to their auctions have concluded their evaluations and have decided not to sell at this time.” She added, “Both sellers preferred to make delivery in June while most bidders were seeking delivery for several months [...]
Investors a-glow on prospects for uranium
Everyone wants to be a uranium company these days, even gold miners.
A case in point is First Uranium Corp. of South Africa, which recently pulled off the year’s biggest initial public offering in the mining sector, raising $203-million on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Investors didn’t seem to mind that, despite its name, the bulk of the [...]
