March 24, 2011 Leighton Contractors awarded $317 million worth of new gold mining contracts Leighton Contractors has been awarded two new gold mining contracts, one in Western Australia andone in the Northern Territory, totalling $317 million. The first, a $200 million contract awarded by…
March 24, 2011 Crocodile Gold closes Can$85 Million bought-deal financing Crocodile Gold announced today that it closed a Can$85 million bought-deal closing of 81 million units at Can$1.05 per unit. Each unit consists of one common share of the company…
March 24, 2011 Harmony shares up 5% on ratings upgrade Shares in South African gold miner, Harmony Gold, rose just over 5% on the back of a positive investment rating by RBC Shares in Harmony Gold Mining (HARJ.J: Quote) rose…
March 24, 2011 South Australia’s UraniumSA develops breakthrough to extract uranium from hyper saline waters A world breakthrough in extracting uranium from hyper saline water - previously not possible with conventional technology - has been announced in South Australia by uranium developer, UraniumSA. Addressing the…
March 22, 2011 Australian Junior unearths large zinc anomaly in Botswana Mt. Burgess has identified a large zinc soil geochemical anomaly on its Kihabe-Nzuu base metals prospect in Botswana. Mt Burgess Mining NL (ASX: MTB), which has been actively exploring Botswana…
March 22, 2011 Climate change specialist says 21-fold expansion of nuclear power needed by 2060 Professor Barry Brook, chairman of the Sir Hubert Wilkins Chair of Climate Change at the University of Adelaide, told the final day of the Paydirt 2011 Uranium Conference in Adelaide…
March 21, 2011 BC Iron to challenge withdrawal of Hong Kong takeover bid The W. Australian junior has applied to Australia’s Takeovers Panel to challenge the validity of Regent Pacific’s decision to terminate a takeover […]
March 20, 2011 Disaster in Japan won’t affect uranium sales, says Australian PM Despite the crash in uranium stocks last week, including a 15% drop in Rio Tinto majority-owned Energy Resources of Australia, Australian PM Julia Gillard insists the Japanese crisis will not…
March 20, 2011 Coal explorer Carabella raises $29m Coal explorer Carabella Resources says it has raised $29 million via a significantly oversubscribed placement to institutional and sophisticated investors, AAP reported: The company placed 16.08 million shares at a…
March 19, 2011 Indian suitors eye Australia’s Premier Coal With Lanco looking to build on its recent Griffin Coal purchase, a new turf war is set to emerge between Indian suitors […]
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