ArcelorMittal today announces that it has increased its stake in Macarthur Coal Limited (ASX: MCC - News) from 14.9% to 19.9%, following the acquisition of a further 5 % stake (10,607,830 shares) from Talbot Group Holdings.
The shares were purchased at $ AUD 20, bringing ArcelorMittal’s total investment in Macarthur Coal to $ AUD 843 million. [...]

Hecla Mining Company has approved a revision to its agreement with Rusoro Mining Ltd. (Rusoro) to extend the date to July 8, 2008, for closing the transaction to sell its subsidiaries engaged in mining and exploring for gold in Venezuela to Rusoro for $25 million. The sale agreement was previously announced on June 19, 2008, [...]

AmMex Gold Mining Corp. announced that it has decided not to proceed with the acquisition of 100% of the mining rights to the Cold Creek Gold Project, located in Cassia County, Idaho, near the Utah-Nevada border.
Management and the Board of Directors concluded that the Cold Creek property, while being a property of merit, does not [...]

Conquest Mining announced that diamond drillhole HC08RCD391, located at the northern edge of the Silver Hill deposit, has intersected a 20m zone assaying at 8.49 g/t Au, 94 g/t Ag, and 2.3% Cu, substantially increasing the depth extent of high grade mineralisation. The zone is equivalent to 15 g/t Au at current prices, and included [...]

Pan African Mining Corp. announce the closing today of the Plan of Arrangement and related transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement dated May 9, 2008, as amended June 17, 2008, among Asia Thai Mining Co., Ltd., 0819615 B.C. Ltd., the Company and African Queen Mines Ltd., a newly formed subsidiary of the Company. A Final [...]

Dimension Resources Ltd. said it failed to get approval from the South African Reserve Bank to acquire a diamond-mining business in South Africa.
The company also said it did not get a company that produces oil for bio-diesel as it could not secure title to company’s assets.
The company reported it widened its full-year pretax net loss [...]

Pioneer Drilling Company (Amex: PDC) announced that it has been notified by the American Stock Exchange (”AMEX”) that AMEX has accepted the Company’s plan to regain compliance with the AMEX continued listing standards and that the Company’s listing will be continued pursuant to an extension.
The Company previously submitted a plan to AMEX outlining its ability [...]

The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. this week rose by seven from the week before.
Of the 1,913 rigs running nationwide, 1,530 explore for natural gas, 375 for oil and eight are considered “miscellaneous,” according to Baker Hughes Inc., which tracks rig operations worldwide.
A year ago the [...]

Cheniere Energy Inc., a developer of liquid natural gas-receiving terminals, entered into a domestic marketing agreement for the sale of liquefied natural gas with a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
The deal provides a framework under which the company’s marketing subsidiary, Cheniere Marketing Inc., sells to JPMorgan liquefied natural gas [...]

Grey Wolf Inc., which drills oil and gas wells, rejected a third unsolicited takeover bid from Precision Drilling Trust, reaffirming its commitment to a previous agreement with Basic Energy Services Inc.
Grey Wolf said the Precision proposal undervalues the company and does not represent a significant premium to shareholders.
Grey Wolf also did not Precision refusal to [...]