March 2, 2012 New study says 66% of institutional investors choose Africa as number one destination. No wonder. Have you seen the size of that place? A new survey by The Economist Intelligence Unit finds when institutional investors interested in frontier markets were asked to choose two regions out of five, two-thirds see Africa – projected…
March 2, 2012 Taseko Mines sues Wilderness Committee for defamation Taseko Mines Ltd. (TSX: TKO) has filed suit against Vancouver’s Western Canada Wilderness Committee (WCWC) and its outreach director, Sven Biggs, for defamation regarding the mining company’s New Prosperity copper-gold…
March 2, 2012 Extract Resources Ltd broadcast: Extract issues Target’s Statement, with Independent Directors unanimously recommending that shareholders accept the Taurus Offer The Independent Directors of Extract unanimously recommend that shareholders accept the unconditional A$8.65 cash offer from Taurus Mineral Limited ("the Taurus Offer"), in the absence of a superior proposal.
March 2, 2012 Ecuador to sign $1.4 billion copper contract but Kinross gold project stalled Chinese-owned mining company Ecuacorriente will sign a contract to invest $1.4 billion over five years for extracting copper in Ecuador's southern Amazon, reports local newspaper La Republica.
March 2, 2012 MICROMINE to launch new Managed Services Solution at PDAC 2012 Leading provider of intuitive software solutions to the mining and exploration industry, MICROMINE will be attending the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Annual Convention and Trade Show 2012,…
March 2, 2012 Russia’s diamond polishing industry looks forward to renewed growth Russia's diamond manufacturing industry is slowly but surely emerging from the severe crisis it experienced since 2009, when polished diamond production fell to an unprecedented low of US$350 million.
March 2, 2012 New Gold reached record 212% increase in net earnings last year A record of 212% increase in net earnings in 2011, as well as record annual gold production of 387,155 ounces, reported gold miner New Gold (TSX and NYSE AMEX:NGD).
March 2, 2012 Cameco buys Areva’s uranium Millenium Project for $150 million Cameco Corp. (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ), Canada’s largest uranium company, said it agreed to buy Areva Resources Canada’s 27.94% stake in the northern Saskatchewan-based Millennium project for $150 million. With…
March 2, 2012 Workers down tools at Kansanshi copper mine Zambia Daily Mail reports that workers at the Kansanshi copper mine have gone on strike.
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