Goldcorp launches $2.6-billion hostile takeover offer for Osisko
If it goes through, Goldcorp will be the No. 1 gold producer in the Canadian province of Quebec.
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Batista’s oil firm battle with shareholders gets ugly
Stakeholders say public prosecution is the only way to make Batista accountable, as he has strong ties with influential politicians, including President Dilma Roussef.
Buyers line up for Montenegro’s bankrupt aluminum plant and biggest exporter
At least four companies have placed bids to buy assets of Montenegro's Kombinat Aluminijuma Podgorica (KAP) aluminum plant.
Gold higher after disappointing US jobs report
Gold jump up a mere 1% to $1,239 an ounce, building on earlier gains.
Argentina lobbies to overturn Barrick’s Pascua Lama freeze in Chile
Argentine authorities are requesting a meeting with incoming President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, who takes office in March.
Colombia wants illegal mining to be international crime
Together with the other three members of he Andean Community of Nations —Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia— the country has committed to destroy machinery and even properties that can’t be seized.
SURVEY: Nearly half of Canada’s resource companies see better 2014
Almost half (45%) of experts interviewed expect business activity to increase this year.
China and Ghana to work harder on tackling illegal mining
Last year Ghana arrested and deported almost two hundred Chinese illegally mining gold in the country.
Coal use in Germany the highest in 24 years
Coal accounted for 25% of the country's total electricity production in 2013,
Gold mining deals set to pick up in 2014
As bullion miners continue to be valued at a discount because of ongoing price volatility,
Savannah nears full ownership of Barroso lithium lease
The Aldeia lease transfer would expand Barroso’s resource base as Savannah targets EU lithium supply and advances permitting.
