For private investors large and small, as well as institutions, precious metals are, and continue to be the safe haven for investors in turbulent financial and uncertain national and geo-political times. “Nationally and globally speaking, the markets have never been more ripe or primed for investors seeking a safe place for their money that supports [...]
New Dawn Mining Corp. announce the appointment of Mr. Phillip MacDonnell to its Board of Directors, effective immediately, through the expansion of its Board from four to five members.
Mr. MacDonnell received a B.A. (Hons) from University of Western Ontario, and is a Chartered Accountant. Mr. MacDonnell was a founding partner of Loewen Ondaatje McCutcheon & [...]
Kerry Associates announce that it has received a signed letter of intent on behalf of W2 Energy, Inc. from Aquarian Gold Corp. to become an exclusive Joint Venture Partner in Indonesia. The letter of intent would allow Aquarian Coal to become the exclusive Joint Venture Partner in Indonesia to use this technology to produce liquid [...]
Continental Minerals Corporation announces the engagement of Standard Bank Plc, the principal international investment banking subsidiary of the Standard Bank Group Limited, jointly with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China as Underwriters and Mandated Lead Arrangers for the project finance debt facility for the development of the Xietongmen Project.
Standard Bank is a leading global [...]
CDC Software, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CDC Corporation and a provider of industry-specific enterprise software applications and business services, announced today that it has added two new partners from Chile and Brazil to its growing and diversified Franchise Partner Program, that now totals seven companies.
The CDC Software Franchise Partner Program funds CDC Software’s investments, through [...]
Emerging Capital Partners (ECP), an international private equity firm focused on investing across the African continent, today announced a U.S. $30 million initial investment in Salt Investment S.A. (SI). The company is a new Djibouti-based salt production and export company that will harvest, wash and export salt extracted from Lake Assal, the largest undeveloped salt [...]
EnerCom, Inc., announced today the lineup and schedule for The Oil & Gas Conference®, http://www.theoilandgasconference.com. In its 13th year, the Conference, held in Denver Aug. 10-14, is the oldest and largest energy investment conference hosted in Denver, showcasing more than 70 companies with a combined enterprise value of more than $500 billion. This premier forum [...]
A House panel is considering legislation that would require public oil, gas and mining companies to disclose payments to foreign governments.
The bill is authored by Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. He maintains it would benefit shareholders by letting them better assess risks and compare payments among countries and companies.
U.S. [...]
Federal regulators are six months into a wide-ranging investigation of U.S. oil markets, with a focus on possible price manipulation.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Thursday it started the probe in December and took the unusual step of publicizing it “because of today’s unprecedented market conditions.”
The commission said details of the investigation remain confidential, but [...]
On 19 May 2008, ArcelorMittal completed the pricing of a US$ denominated issue of 5 year and 10 year notes, consisting of US$3,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount split equally between the 5 year and the 10 year issue. The notes will bear interest at a rate of 5.375% for the 5 year and 6.125% for the [...]
