The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has closed the investigation into Caterpillar Inc.’s planned acquisition of Bucyrus International and cleared Cat to move forward. The DOJ action, in addition to the expiration of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act waiting period, concludes the antitrust review process in the United States. Read more
LONDON, U.K. – June 28, 2010 – Gemcom Software International Inc., the largest global supplier of specialised mining productivity solutions, today announced that the Geological Society of London has issued Continuing Professional Development (CPD) endorsements for training courses for its …
Dr Ian Gould, Chairman of the South Australian Minerals and Petroleum Experts Group has described the Henry Tax Review's super tax on resources as a potentially unsuitable cyclical underwriter of Australia's future health and retirement expectations. "Handled poorly, the super tax will mean Australia's overall sovereign risk rating will fall, even if South Australia remains the best [...]
The Chinese firm is conducting a review that could lead it to restart the Australian mine it shut because of the financial crisis.
Rio Tinto said Monday that in accordance with its company policies, it will terminate the employment of the four Shanghai-based employees convicted of bribery and spying charges, saying in a statement the evidence it had reviewed in relation to the bribery charges pointed to "deplorable" conduct that was "at odds" with its ethical culture.
International Mining is just finalising its annual review of developments in copper extraction and in its latest examination of the copper market Aurubis is sounding cautiously bullish and says "copper cathodes could be in short supply after the summer break if the order intake picks up further." www.aurubis.com
Q2 was in line with our expectations. Net sales grew 6% and totaled EUR 1,633 million. EBIT was EUR 155.2 million, i.e. 9.5% of net sales and earnings per share were EUR 0.72. We expect the H2 net sales and operating profit to be clearly better than in the H1.
Anglo, responding to a U.K. newspaper article saying politicians and investors have condemned Anglo for investing in Zimbabwe, said it condemned violence and human rights abuses in the country.
Susanne Cooper and Nick Fleming* of SKM note that “sustainability is not just a political buzz word used to satisfy the concerns of stakeholders or environmentalists; it is critical to the success and longevity of projects. Sustainability principles are now …
Vancouver, Canada – June 13, 2008 – Gemcom Software International Inc. (TSX:GCM), the largest global supplier of specialised mining productivity solutions (the “Company” or “Gemcom”), announced today that, after having completed its due diligence review of Gemcom, Pala Investments Holdings …
Total Revenue Up 51%; Net Income up 47% on a Year-Over-Year Basis Vancouver, Canada – June 9, 2008 – Gemcom Software International Inc. (TSX:GCM), the largest global supplier of specialised mining productivity solutions, today announced its financial results for the …
Vancouver, Canada – June 8, 2008 – Gemcom Software International Inc. (TSX:GCM), the largest global supplier of specialised mining productivity solutions, (the “Company” or “Gemcom”) announced today that an acquisition vehicle controlled by JMI Equity and The Carlyle Group (the …
It gives us great pleasure to announce that McIntosh Engineering has signed a letter of intent to join Stantec, a professional engineering and design services firm with approximately 9,000 employees, operating out of more than 125 locations across North America. …
SYDNEY (Thomson Financial) – Australian iron ore miners are likely to win a price rise of up to 85 percent for ore sold under contract to Chinese steel makers, The Australian Financial Review reported on Tuesday citing unnamed steel figures …
World number-one aluminium producer Rio Tinto Alcan said on Monday that the task team looking into the timing of its planned aluminium smelter at Coega was making good progress, and that the firm still viewed South Africa as a 'good place to do
Shareholders to Receive C$2.90 in Cash per Share; Transaction Valued at Approximately $180 Million Vancouver, Canada – May 7, 2008 – Gemcom Software International Inc. (TSX:GCM), the largest global supplier of specialised mining productivity solutions, today announced that it has …
Highlights of the first quarter New orders worth EUR 1,509 million were received in January-March (EUR 1,664 million in Q1/07). At the end of March, the order backlog was EUR 4,340 million (EUR 4,341 million at December 31, 2007). Net …
Australian-based clean coal energy technology developer, GTL Energy, has been selected by a North American energy consortium to provide its coal beneficiation technology to the proposed $1.4 billion South Heart coal-to-synthetic gas project in North Dakota. Under a Memorandum of Understanding, project partners, Great Northern Power Development (GNPD) and Allied Syngas Corp, said GTLE's beneficiation technology [...]
Orezone Gold Corporation (ORE:TSX) is pleased to announce that it has completed the sale of its Sega Gold Project ("Sega") in Burkina Faso to Cluff Gold plc (Cluff) for total consideration of approximately US$26.5M.