Glencore has signed a deal to acquire Mercuria’s 15% stake in South African firm Optimum Coal Holdings in its drive to acquire the whole company, worth around $1bn.

Dragon Mountain Gold and its subsidiary Warrior Advance have entered into a conditional agreement to sell 100% of the issued shares of Long Province Resources to Zijin Mining Group for cash consideration of A$175m ($177m).

With this transaction, Zijin Mining will hold the Lixian Gold project in China, which covers 36.39sq km including the 5.14 sq km in Liba tenement and the Jinshan group of four tenements totalling 31.24sq km.

Zijin Mining and its subsidiary Thrive Build have entered into an agreement with Jinchuan HK and Jinchuan to acquire 45% shareholding in Gold Eagle Mining.

According to the transaction, Thrive Build will pay $227m to acquire 1.5 billion ordinary shares of Gold Eagle.

Century Iron Mines is planning to complete the acquisition four iron ore projects in Labrador from Altius Resources for a total value of $28m, on or around 18 November 2011.

How well do you really know your competitors?

Access the most comprehensive Company Profiles on the market, powered by GlobalData. Save hours of research. Gain competitive edge.

Company Profile – free sample

Thank you!

Your download email will arrive shortly

Not ready to buy yet? Download a free sample

We are confident about the unique quality of our Company Profiles. However, we want you to make the most beneficial decision for your business, so we offer a free sample that you can download by submitting the below form

By GlobalData
Visit our Privacy Policy for more information about our services, how we may use, process and share your personal data, including information of your rights in respect of your personal data and how you can unsubscribe from future marketing communications. Our services are intended for corporate subscribers and you warrant that the email address submitted is your corporate email address.

Century Iron will acquire a 100% interest in the four projects by providing exploration expenditures of $7m per project and the issuance of five million Century shares cumulatively over a five-year period.

Gold Eagle owns a 100% interest in Tibet Tian Yuan Minerals Exploration, which owns the Tibet Xietongmen gold and copper project.

DRD Gold has received and accepted an expression of interest (EOI) from Village Main Reef for the acquisition of DRD Gold’s entire interest in and claims against Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mining for ZAR 150m ($18.6m).