May 10, 2011 OZ Minerals: Conditional settlement of class actions OZ Minerals has reached an agreement to settle the two class actions brought against it by Maurice Blackburn and Slater & Gordon on behalf of certain shareholders who acquired shares…
May 5, 2011 Altius Mining seeks $12 million from IPO; targets gold production in 4 months Altius Mining (ASX:AYM) has commenced an initial public offering (IPO) with the intention of raising A$12 million and a listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The company, based in…
May 3, 2011 Fortescue chooses Minesight software for its Pilbara iron ore ops After lengthy deliberations involving several software vendors, Fortescue Metals Group, Australia's third largest iron ore producer after BHPBilliton and Rio Tinto, has picked MineSight for its mine planning software needs.…
May 1, 2011 BHP Billiton approves Samarco expansion BHP Billiton today announced that the partners of Samarco had approved the US$3.5 billion (BHP Billiton share1 US$1.75 billion) Fourth Pellet Plant Project at Samarco (Brazil). The expansion will increase…
May 1, 2011 Paladin Energy Ltd-Mark Chalmers takes on role of executive general manager-production, on departure of Wyatt Buck Paladin Energy Ltd. (TSX:PDN)(ASX:PDN) ("Paladin" or the "Company") advises that Wyatt Buck, Executive General Manager – Production will be leaving Paladin in May. He has decided to change direction and…
April 30, 2011 Gold One wants Rand Uranium for USD 250m Johannesburg- and Australia-listed Gold One on Thursday announced a USD 250m friendly bid for 100% of Rand Uranium, formed in 2008 by the spin out from Harmony Gold of three…
April 29, 2011 Toro chief says future nuclear demand will not be swayed by Fukushima event Greg Hall, managing director of Toro Energy Ltd (ASX: TOE), said the main nuclear power countries are continuing their new build programmes for nuclear power while adapting to lessons learned…
April 28, 2011 $8.5 million capital raising to accelerate the Roper River Iron Ore Project, Northern Territory, Australia Sherwin Iron Limited (ASX: SHD) is pleased to announce that it has successfully undertaken a $8.5 million share placement at 16 cents a share to institutional and sophisticated investors as…
April 27, 2011 Equinox shares jump in Australia after Barrick bid Shares in Equinox Minerals (EQN.AX) jumped 7 percent in Australia on Wednesday after the copper miner accepted a $7.7 billion takeover offer from the world's largest gold miner, Barrick Gold…
April 21, 2011 Proposed magnetite mine in Western Australia has 30-year minelife A huge magnetite project in Western Australia could produce one and a half billion tonnes of magnetite and have a mine-life of 30 years, according to a story in The…
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