Northland Appoints Banks for Project Financing

March 1, 2010 Filed Under: Iron Ore Mining, Mining Investment  
Northland Appoints Banks for Project Financing

Northland Resources S.A. announce that the Company has appointed and retained leading global mining finance and investment banks – Societe Generale, UniCredit Bank AG and WestLB AG as exclusive Mandated Lead Arrangers in the proposed project financing of the Kaunisvaara Iron Concentrate Project. The Facility will be subject to each Mandated Lead Arranger securing its internal credit approvals,... 

Terra Announces Acquisition of Alberta Oil Assets

February 1, 2010 Filed Under: Mining Investment, Oil and Gas  
Terra Announces Acquisition of Alberta Oil Assets

Terra Ventures Inc. announces that its newly incorporated and wholly-owned Calgary based subsidiary, Terrex Energy Inc. (“Terrex”), has entered into a purchase and sale agreement to acquire a 100% interest in a basal quartz oil pool in central Alberta from a private oil and gas company, for a purchase price of $650,000. The pool is currently producing approximately 80 barrels of oil equivalent... 

Hansa Finalizes Agreement for Sale of Swedish Properties

January 19, 2010 Filed Under: Mining Investment, Mining Stocks, Precious Metal  
Hansa Finalizes Agreement for Sale of Swedish Properties

Hansa Resources Ltd. announce that Hansa has finalized a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) with Botnia Exploration Holding AB (“Botnia”), which contains the principal terms for the sale of Hansa’s wholly owned subsidiary Hans A Resources AB (“Hans A”). Botnia is a company incorporated under the laws of Sweden that is publicly traded on the Aktietorget exchange under... 

Franconia Signs Land Agreement for Maturi Copper-Nickel-Platinum Group Metals Property

January 19, 2010 Filed Under: Copper Mining, Nickel Mining, Platinum Group Metals  
Franconia Signs Land Agreement for Maturi Copper-Nickel-Platinum Group Metals Property

Franconia Minerals Corporation announces that it has reached an agreement with the South Kawishiwi Association LLC, a group of nearby cabin owners who are exchanging surface lands with the US Forest Service for surface rights over a portion of Franconia’s Maturi mineral deposit. Under the terms of the agreement, Franconia reinforces its right to access the Maturi Cu-Ni-PGM deposit – via... 

Orebodies Closes Final Tranche of Non-Brokered Private Placement

January 2, 2010 Filed Under: Mining Investment, Mining Stocks  
Orebodies Closes Final Tranche of Non-Brokered Private Placement

Canadian Orebodies Inc. announce that it has closed on its second and final tranche of a non-brokered private placement (the “Financing”) for aggregate gross proceeds of $257,440 through the sale of 540,000 units of securities of the Company (each, a “Unit”) at a price of $0.10 per Unit and 1,695,333 “flow-through” units of the Company (each, a “Flow-Through... 

Goldcorp Has the Right to Match Competing Proposal to Acquire Canplats Resources

December 23, 2009 Filed Under: Precious Metal  
Goldcorp Has the Right to Match Competing Proposal to Acquire Canplats Resources

Goldcorp Inc. announced that it has received a notice from Canplats Resources Corporation that Minera Penmont S. de R.L. de C.V. (“Penmont”) has made a proposal to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Canplats (the “Penmont Proposal”) for cash consideration of $4.20 per share plus shares of a newly-formed company which will hold Canplats’ exploration properties... 

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers closes acquisition of Martella Auction Company in California

December 23, 2009 Filed Under: Mining Equipment  
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers closes acquisition of Martella Auction Company in California

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated announced today the closing of the acquisition of the auction business and certain assets of Martella Auction Company, Inc., an agricultural and industrial equipment auctioneer based in Tipton, California. As part of the agreement, Ritchie Bros. will lease Martella’s 65-acre auction site to conduct unreserved public auctions. Jeremy Martella, former principal... 

Lincoln Mining Advances Drilling at Pine Grove

December 22, 2009 Filed Under: Mining Contractors  
Lincoln Mining Advances Drilling at Pine Grove

Lincoln Mining Corporation, report that all three of the Company’s projects are advancing as planned. Pine Grove, Nevada The 50 hole reverse circulation drill program that was announced on October 21, 2009 is well underway. Diversified Drilling LLC, our drilling contractor, has now completed 28 holes of the program. Drilling has been advancing without delays despite abnormally cold temperatures... 

Alexis Announces Private Placement Financing of Up to $10,000,000 and Provides Update on Garson Gold Acquisition

December 10, 2009 Filed Under: Mining Investment, Mining Stocks  
Alexis Announces Private Placement Financing of Up to $10,000,000 and Provides Update on Garson Gold Acquisition

Alexis Minerals Corporation announce a brokered private placement in an amount of up to $10,000,000 (the “Offering”). The private placement will consist of up to 20,000,000 flow-through shares (“Flow-Through Shares”) at a price of $0.50 per Flow-Through Share. Alexis has retained Industrial Alliance Securities, Sandfire Securities Inc. and Cormark Securities Inc. to act as the... 

Black Hawk Exploration Incorporates Wholly Owned Gold Exploration Subsidiary ‘Golden Black Hawk’

December 7, 2009 Filed Under: Lithium Mining, Precious Metal  
Black Hawk Exploration Incorporates Wholly Owned Gold Exploration Subsidiary 'Golden Black Hawk'

Black Hawk Exploration incorporates wholly owned Gold Exploration subsidiary “Golden Black Hawk”. Black Hawk Exploration is a diversified energy and metals exploration company focused on identifying, acquiring and exploring strategic high value properties and developing new prospective projects globally. Further to its previous announcement in late September 2009 Black Hawk Exploration...