News Archive

April 2008
24 Apr 2008
Rusal takes a big piece of Norilsk
Today RUSAL has completed a transaction to acquire a 25% +1 share stake in OJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel. Denis...
23 Apr 2008
Twenty-One nations, EC, meet in South Africa to discuss CO2 sequestration
Led by 21 nations and the European Commission, the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF) met...
23 Apr 2008
More Bucyrus moves in China
Bucyrus International has entered into a preliminary framework agreement with Huainan Mining Industry (Group) Co...
22 Apr 2008
Randgold puts new focus on maximising Morila
Randgold Resources, which earlier this year assumed operational responsibility for the Morila joint venture, is...
21 Apr 2008
Griffin swallows Yukon Zinc
Yukon Zinc and Griffin Mining have signed an Agreement whereby Griffin will acquire all of...
21 Apr 2008
First Quantum to acquire Scandinavian Minerals
First Quantum Minerals and Scandinavian Minerals have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which a...
21 Apr 2008
Mining companies react to Ecuador’s new Mining Mandate
Mining companies have commented on the new Mining Mandate adopted by Ecuador's Constituent Assembly on...
20 Apr 2008
Hindustan Zinc sees great reserve building success
Ongoing exploration activities by Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL) have yielded significant success with an increase of...
18 Apr 2008
First Oriel, now Lero Gold
European Minerals Corp (EMC) and Lero Gold have entered into a binding heads of agreement pursuant...
17 Apr 2008
Canada: Northwest power line preliminary findings released
The Northwest Power Line Coalition has released preliminary findings today of a study on the...
17 Apr 2008
Rusal sells 50% of Bogatyr and Severny coal mines
UC RUSAL, the world's largest aluminium and alumina producer, within the framework of its joint venture...
17 Apr 2008
What does a US recession imply for the gold price?
The World Gold Council's new research on Gold In US Recession looks at the performance...