NEMI and Aviva to merge (November 03, 2008)
Vancouver — NEMI Northern Energy & Mining (NNE. A-V, NNEMF-o),and Australian-listed Aviva (AVA-a) are merging to create a growth-oriented international coal and energy group.
Australia, NZ & South Pacific
Lake Maitland shows strong economics for Mega Uranium
Vancouver — A month after the government in Western Australia lifted a ban on uranium mining, Mega Uranium (MGA-T, MGAFF-o) released a preliminary economic assessment for its Lake Maitland project th…
Monument to build Selinsing gold mine
Vancouver Monument Mining (MMY-V) will go ahead with mine construction at its Selinsing gold project, about 100 …
Uranium price will rebound: analysts (Part 2)
Nick Carter, vice-president at Roswell, Ga.-based uranium consultancy Ux Consulting says that the recent steep drop…
Uranium price will rebound: analysts (Part 1)
“A roller coaster ride” would be one way to describe the uranium spot price in recent years, rising to US$136 per l…
Intrepid gets positive assays from Paulsens extension
Intrepid Mines (IAU-T) is busy developing two newly found gold zones at its Paulsens gold mine in Western Australia…
Waratah rejects bid by Aussie company
Waratah Coal (WCI-V, WRTHF-o) says a partial takeover bid by Mineralogy Pty. undervalues the company’s Galilee Basin coal project in eastern Australia and has advised shareholders to reject the $1.41-…
Cameco opens Alice Springs office, invests in Niger exploration (October 27, 2008)
Cameco (CCO-T, CCJ-n), the world’s largest uranium company, has opened an office in Alice Springs in Australia’s Northern Territory to help advance the Angela and Pamela uranium projects nearby. A joi…
Mega Uranium shows positive economics at Lake Maitland
Vancouver – A month after the government in Western Australia lifted a ban on uranium mining Mega Uranium (MGA-T) r…
Waratah rejects takeover bid by private Australian company
Waratah Coal (WCI-V) says a partial takeover bid by Mineralogy Pty. undervalues the company’s Galilee Basin coal pr…
ATW hits VG in new Burnakura gold zone
Vancouver — Visible gold has been found in high-grade inter- sections at ATW Venture’s (ATW-V, ATWVF-o) Burnakura project in Western Australia.
Blue Note to shut Caribou and Restigouche
Blue Note Mining (BN-T, BNMFF-O) is the latest miner to join the care and maintenance club after less than a year o…