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... 

Bridge Resources Corp. Completes Acquisition of 50% Interest in Boise Basin Project

November 12, 2009 Filed Under: Lithium Mining, Mining Investment, Mining Stocks, Oil and Gas  
Bridge Resources Corp. Completes Acquisition of 50% Interest in Boise Basin Project

Bridge Resources Corp. through its wholly-owned subsidiary Bridge Energy Inc. has completed the acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of the assets of Bridge Energy LLC (the “Vendor”) which comprise a 50% working interest in approximately 100,000 acres located in the Boise Basin of Idaho and Oregon and offers a large number of oil and gas prospects (the “Boise Basin Project”).... 

New gold acquisition in Pinos district, Zacatecas, Mexico

September 11, 2009 Filed Under: Lithium Mining, Mining Investment, Mining Stocks, Precious Metal  
New gold acquisition in Pinos district, Zacatecas, Mexico

Xtierra Inc. announce that it has entered into an option agreement with private Mexican interests whereby it may acquire a 100% interest in the El Dorado gold project within 2,890 hectares of mining claims located in the Pinos district of southeastern Zacatecas State, Mexico. The property is located within the Central Mexican Mineral Belt and has an existing small-scale underground gold mining operation... 

Orvana Announces Expiry of Bid and Additional Take Up of Kinbauri Shares

August 31, 2009 Filed Under: Mining Stocks, Precious Metal  
Orvana Announces Expiry of Bid and Additional Take Up of Kinbauri Shares

Orvana Minerals Corp., a well-established mine operator with an experienced management team that has collectively brought a number of underground mines into production announced that, prior to the expiry of its offer to purchase all of the outstanding common shares of Kinbauri at 11:59 p.m. (Vancouver time) on August 28, 2009, an additional 19,227,637 shares were validly tendered to the offer. Orvana... 

Drilling Commences at New Dimension’s Reese River Silver Project, Nevada

August 26, 2009 Filed Under: Mining Investment, Precious Metal  
Drilling Commences at New Dimension's Reese River Silver Project, Nevada

New Dimension Resources Ltd. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Dimension Resources (USA) Inc. (the “Company” or “New Dimension”) are pleased to announce that a 2,000 metre Phase I reverse circulation (“RC”) drill program has commenced at New Dimension’s Reese River Project (the “Property” or “Reese River”) in Nevada. The Phase I drill... 

Iberian Minerals to Buy Aguas Tenidas Underground Contractor

July 22, 2009 Filed Under: Mining Contractors, Mining Investment, Mining Services  
Iberian Minerals to Buy Aguas Tenidas Underground Contractor

Iberian Minerals Corp. announced today that the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Minas de Aguas Tenidas S.A.U. (“MATSA”) has entered into an agreement with INGENIERIA DE SUELOS Y EXPLOTACION DE RECUROS S.A (“Insersa”) whereby MATSA will purchase the Aguas Tenidas underground mining division of Insersa for the sum of Euros 6,000,000, payable as to Euros 5,520,000... 

Addax Petroleum Announces Receipt of Letter From Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq

July 22, 2009 Filed Under: Oil and Gas  
Addax Petroleum Announces Receipt of Letter From Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq

Addax Petroleum Corporation, announced that it has received a letter (the “KRG Letter”) from the Minister of Natural Resources of the Kurdistan Regional Government (the “KRG”) and has confirmation from Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production Corporation (“SIPC”) that receipt of this letter satisfies the condition to the offer for Addax Petroleum... 

Delta Uranium Confirms the Termination of Business Combination and Commences Legal Action Against Carlisle Goldfields

June 19, 2009 Filed Under: Mining Investment, Mining Stocks, Uranium Mining  
Delta Uranium Confirms the Termination of Business Combination and Commences Legal Action Against Carlisle Goldfields

Delta Uranium Inc. confirm the termination of the proposed business combination previously announced in the Company’s press release dated February 27, 2009. Pursuant to the Transaction, Carlisle Goldfields Limited (“Carlisle”) was to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Delta Precious Metals, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta (“Subco”). Complete details... 

New Gold Completes Cdn$1.2 Billion Business Combination with Western Goldfields

June 1, 2009 Filed Under: Mining Investment, Mining Stocks, Precious Metal  
New Gold Completes Cdn$1.2 Billion Business Combination with Western Goldfields

New Gold Inc. and Western Goldfields Inc. announce that they have completed their previously announced business combination (the “Transaction”). The Transaction was completed by way of a plan of arrangement (the “Plan of Arrangement”) that was approved by the New Gold and Western Goldfields shareholders on May 13 and 14, 2009, respectively and which received final court approval... 

NEC sells 30% of shares in Norse Energy do Brasil

May 28, 2009 Filed Under: Oil and Gas  
NEC sells 30% of shares in Norse Energy do Brasil

Norse Energy Corp. ASA has sold 30% of the shares in the previously wholly-owned subsidiary Norse Energy do Brasil for a cash consideration of USD 30 million. The buyer is Sector Speculare (Private Equity) IV, a fund managed by Sector Omega ASA. Funds managed by Sector are also the largest shareholder in Norse Energy Corp. ASA. The transaction values Norse Energy do Brasil at enterprise value USD 210...