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CAMEC posts big loss on output stoppage

Central African Mining & Exploration Co plc (CAMEC), currently earmarked for acquisition by Eurasian

Africa

02 OCT 2009

Sterlite's new offer for Asarco panned by judge

Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd's latest offer to buy bankrupt copper producer Asarco LLC should be ignored

North America

25 SEP 2009

Copper Mountain rejects Taseko proposal

Copper Mountain Mining Corp has rejected a C$10 million financing proposal from Taseko Mines Ltd that

North America

25 SEP 2009

Grupo Mexico rises to 2-year high on liability offer

  Grupo Mexico SAB rose to the highest in two years after Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd offered

North America

24 SEP 2009

ENRC formalises CAMEC offer at £584m

Eurasian Natural Resources Corp plc (ENRC) has made an official offer of £0.20/share (US$0.33/share)

Africa

18 SEP 2009

Mongolian fund to manage mining wealth

The Mongolian government is to set up a sovereign wealth fund using mining royalties and tax revenue,

Capital markets

11 SEP 2009

Bolton appointed as First Quantum CFO

Mark Bolton has been appointed as CFO of First Quantum Minerals Ltd, effective November 28. He was interim

Africa

11 SEP 2009

Soros into Marengo

Marengo Mining Ltd has completed the second stage of its A$21.7 million (US$18 million) capital raising,

Asia

04 SEP 2009

Loan to fund Esperanza project

Trading firm Marubeni Corp and its partners will borrow US$650 million from a syndicate of Japanese lenders

Grupo Mexico wins judge's favour in Asarco bid

A US bankruptcy court judge has recommended creditors accept Grupo Mexico SAB's bid for Asarco LLC, over

Extra Frontier funds

AIM-listed gold and copper explorer Frontier Mining Ltd has entered into a £5 million (U$8.1 million)

Capital markets

28 AUG 2009

Lady Annie IPO

Cape Lambert Iron Ore Ltd's planned initial public offering (IPO) of its Lady Annie copper project in

Australia

28 AUG 2009

Battle for the board at Chariot Resources

Two directors on the board of Lundin Mining Corp, an 18% shareholder in Chariot Resources Ltd, have issued

Capital markets

28 AUG 2009

New Salvador Investment

National Copper Corp of Chile, Codelco, could extend the life of its Salvador copper project, which is

Battle for Asarco

Vedanta Resources plc has again raised its offer for the assets of bankrupt copper producer Asarco LLC.

North America

21 AUG 2009

DRC negotiates with China, opens doors for debt relief

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has altered a US$3.25 billion mining deal with China in order to

Africa

21 AUG 2009