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Beacon Energy Completes Merger, Stock Exchange

July 9th, 2008
Beacon Energy Completes Merger, Stock Exchange

Beacon Energy Corp., an emerging producer and investor in the developing biodiesel sector, has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Beacon Energy Holdings, Inc., a public reporting company. As a result of the transaction, all stockholders of Beacon Energy Corp. exchanged their interests for stock of the public company.
Source: Beacon Energy Corp.
Beacon Energy Corp. was formerly [...]

Cleveland-Cliffs Updates 2008 Iron Ore Revenue-Per-Ton Guidance; Provides Commentary on 2009 North American Iron Ore Pricing

July 9th, 2008
Cleveland-Cliffs Updates 2008 Iron Ore Revenue-Per-Ton Guidance; Provides Commentary on 2009 North American Iron Ore Pricing

As a result of the recently announced iron ore settlements between major Asia-Pacific iron ore producers and consumers, as well as the rising price of hot band steel, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (NYSE: CLF) today updated its 2008 iron ore revenue and cost-per-ton guidance. In addition, the Company provided commentary on expected pricing for its North American [...]

ArcelorMittal Acquires Astralloy

July 1st, 2008
ArcelorMittal Acquires Astralloy

ArcelorMittal, the world largest integrated metals and mining company, has acquired Astralloy Steel Products Inc. (“Astralloy”) a subsidiary of IMS International Metal Service. Astralloy operates three warehouses and employs 60 people in North America. Its 2007 revenues were USD 34 million.
About ArcelorMittal
ArcelorMittal is the world’s largest integrated metals and mining company, with over 310,000 employees [...]

ArcelorMittal Increases Shareholding in Macarthur Coal to 19.9%

June 30th, 2008
ArcelorMittal Increases Shareholding in Macarthur Coal to 19.9%

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 Extends Date for Closing on Venezuelan Gold Property Sale

June 28th, 2008
Hecla Extends Date for Closing on Venezuelan Gold Property Sale

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 Not to Proceed With the Cold Creek Gold Project in Idaho

June 28th, 2008
AmMex Gold Not to Proceed With the Cold Creek Gold Project in Idaho

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 [...]

Acquisition of Pan African Mining Corp. by Asia Thai Mining Co., Ltd. Closed Today in Accordance With Plan of Arrangement

June 28th, 2008
Acquisition of Pan African Mining Corp. by Asia Thai Mining Co., Ltd. Closed Today in Accordance With Plan of Arrangement

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 [...]

Range River Gold and Northwest Mining and Geological Exploration Bureau Sign Agreement

June 23rd, 2008
Range River Gold and Northwest Mining and Geological Exploration Bureau Sign Agreement

Range River Gold announced that it has agreed in principle terms for Northwest Nonferrous International Investment a 100% owned subsidiary of the Northwest Mining and Geological Exploration Bureau for Nonferrous Metals (NWME) to earn-in to the company’s Indee Project in Western Australia. The company and NWME have also agreed in principle terms for co-operation on [...]

Range River Gold and Northwest Mining and Geological Exploration Bureau Sign Agreement

June 23rd, 2008
Range River Gold and Northwest Mining and Geological Exploration Bureau Sign Agreement

Range River Gold announced that it has agreed in principle terms for Northwest Nonferrous International Investment a 100% owned subsidiary of the Northwest Mining and Geological Exploration Bureau for Nonferrous Metals (NWME) to earn-in to the company’s Indee Project in Western Australia. The company and NWME have also agreed in principle terms for co-operation on [...]

Hochschild Mining raises stake in Lake Shore Gold to 40 percent

June 23rd, 2008
Hochschild Mining raises stake in Lake Shore Gold to 40 percent

Hochschild Mining Plc. increased its stake in Canadian gold producer Lake Shore Gold Corp. to 40 percent after buying 11.8 million shares from a subsidiary of FNX Mining Co. Inc.
The shares were acquired for C$1.82 per share or a total of C$21.4 million in cash.
In February, the FTSE-250 precious metals producer, which had focused on [...]