August 8, 2011 Gold hits record high; stock markets and oil companies tumble After the S&P downgrade announced Friday evening, North American markets opened Monday and tumbled. The Australian stock market, measured by the S&P/ASX 200, finished the day down 2.91%, while the…
August 8, 2011 Unusual tactics in mining bid The potential joint bid by Rio Tinto and Mitsubishi Development for Coal & Allied Industries (CAIL) is a curious beast because it proposes to involve a mechanism normally used to…
August 8, 2011 Rio in joint bid for coalminer Rio Tinto and Mitsubishi are being pressured to offer a special dividend to seal a $1.49 billion attempt to mop up the shares of 150-year-old Hunter Valley miner Coal &…
August 8, 2011 Neenah Jewelry Insurer Donates Diamonds to Smithsonian Green Bay Press Gazette reports the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has accepted several hundred rough diamonds.
August 8, 2011 BHP Olympic Dam expansion linked to outgoing politician An Australian politician who has played a key role in developing BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam copper and uranium mine and is now under pressure to step down has vowed to…
August 8, 2011 Maiden 44 Mt coal reserves at De Wittekrans Coal Project South African focused thermal coal mining producer Continental Coal Limited (ASX: CCC) confirmed an initial JORC compliant saleable coal reserve of approx. 44 Mt for the De Wittekrans Coal Project.
August 8, 2011 Gold One’s Rand Uranium buy, Chinese transaction approved PERTH (miningweekly.com) The South African consumer watchdog has granted permission to ASX- and JSE-listed Gold One to continue with its takeover of Rand Uranium, as well as to take on…
August 8, 2011 Foreign mining investment in China tops $175 billion spur-ventures.jpg Intierra Resource Intelligence has released updated figures on foreign mining investment levels in China. The Intierra mining database identified that more than 60 companies with primary listings outside of China…
August 8, 2011 Pipeline to West Coast will be tough to stop The Calgary Herald reports the debate over a controversial BC pipeline and port project to ship Alberta crude oil to Asian markets escalated recently with Canada's politicians and business leaders…
August 8, 2011 Second-half IPO revival for Toronto hinges on commodities Reuters reports Canada's IPO market could roar back to life in the final months of 2011 after a dismal first half – but only if a fresh bout of global…
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