September 13, 2011

UBS buys and transfers in 22.6m Guildford Coal shares

UBS AG bought and transferred in a net 22,680,060 Guildford Coal Ltd shares between May 10, 2011 and September 8, 2011, becoming a substantial holder with 22,680,060 shares (5.43%).

September 13, 2011

Australia assures Malaysia of Lynas rare earth safety

Western Australian Minister for Mines and Petroleum Norman Moore, who is responsible for initiating the single biggest overhaul of Western Australia’s mining industry’s occupational health and safety system, assured Malaysians…

September 13, 2011

Rio Tinto invests $310 million for Pilbara iron ore coastal water project

rio-tinto-mine-in-pilbara.jpg Rio Tinto will invest $310 million to assure a sustainable water supply for its iron ore operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, ensuring a sufficient resource to…

September 13, 2011

FLSmidth acquires mill gear manufacturer Darimec

lgd_1.jpg FLSmidth MAAG Gear has signed an agreement to acquire a 100% shareholding in the Italian company Darimec, a highly specialised gear manufacturer which develops and produces girth gears, pinions…

September 12, 2011

Analysts see gold falling below $1,700 in September

Bloomberg reports gold may decline to below $1,700 an ounce in September before climbing to an all-time high of $2,000 in October as the metal extends its longest rally in…

September 12, 2011

Silvercorp 2011 losses hit 40% after stock plunges again

Shares in China-focused miner Silvercorp Metals slumped over 7% on Monday after British Columbia security regulators said they were joining the investigation into an anonymous letter accusing the company of…

September 12, 2011

BHP bypasses unions after 11 deals in 9 months are rejected

The Australian reports BHP Mitsubishi's decision to bypass a thoroughly resistant troika of unions by seeking a direct employee ballot on a new three-year enterprise agreement takes the world's number…

September 12, 2011

LIM Added to S&P/TSX SmallCap Index

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 12, 2011) - Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Limited (TSX:LIM) 2011 is pleased to announce that Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Ltd. has been added to the S&P/TSX…

September 12, 2011

Victory Ventures to List on Frankfurt Stock Exchange

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 12, 2011) - Victory Ventures Inc. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:VVN) is pleased to announce that it has retained a European agent to facilitate a listing…

September 12, 2011

Mormon Church exchanging land with Kennecott

The Mormon Church and Kennecott have agreed to a land swap that includes almost 3,300 acres of church-owned land in west of the Salt Lake International Airport. The deal is…