ABB To Supply Electrical Gear For Vale Plant
Power and automation supplier ABB (ABB-N) has signed a US$62- million deal with Vale (RIO-N) to supply electrical equipment to the company’s Oman Industrial Complex project, in the Middle Eastern coun…
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Ventana Extends La Mascota To 725 Metres, Raises $6M
When the first set of drill results from Ventana Gold’s (VEN-T) La Bodega gold project in Colombia came in, CEO Richard Warke says no one could believe it.
Chinese Company To Buy Western Prospector
A Hong Kong-listed company with links to China National Nuclear Corp. — China’s former Ministry of Nuclear Industry, which built the country’s first atom bomb — wants to buy Western Prospector Group…
Temporary Shutdowns Planned For Diavik
To deal with a global drop in diamond demand, Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) is planning two shutdowns at the Diavik mine in the Northwest Territories in the coming months, as well as further delays to the …
Forsys Takeover Deal May Be On The Ropes
It’s been a wild ride for Forsys Metals (FSY-T, FOSYF-O) shareholders since George Forrest International Afrique (GFI) said it would need more time to pay up for the company and its Valencia uranium d…
Rio Tinto-Chinalco Mega-Deal Clears Its First Hurdle
Australia’s competition regulators aren’t objecting to a US$19.5 billion investment in Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) from state-owned Aluminum Corp. of China (ACH-N), or Chinalco.
Axmin Sees Potential Gold Mine In Sierra Leone
VANCOUVER — A scoping study on Axmin’s (AXM-V, AXMIF-O) Komahun joint-venture gold project in Sierra Leone, about 250 km east of Freetown, has indicated it would be economic to develop.
Tetra Tech Acquires Wardrop
Pasadena, Calif.-based consultants Tetra Tech (TTEK-Q) have acquired Canadian consultancy firm Wardrop Engineering.
Nordex To Build New Explosives Plant Near Kirkland Lake
What better place for a new emulsion plant than in Kirkland Lake, Ont., one of the world’s largest mining regions?
People (April 13, 2009)
Archangel Diamond — Tony Guthrie has resigned as a director; Robin Smart appointed a director.
Noranda Income Fund Cuts Jobs, Production
A drop in zinc and sulphuric acid demand has forced the Noranda Income Fund (NIF. UN-T) to cut 45 jobs at its zinc plant in Salaberryde- Valleyfield, Que.
Great Basin Raises $130M For Burnside Gold Project
Great Basin Gold (GBG-T, GBG-X) is determined to get its Burnside gold project in South Africa up and running by July 2010 and has completed an equity financing to do it.