5 December 2011
Whitehaven and Aston plan merger
Australia-based coal mining companies Whitehaven Coal and Aston Resources are currently negotiating a planned corporate merger.
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5 December 2011
London Mining begins production at Sierra Leone mine
London Mining has started production of iron ore from its Marampa operation in Sierra Leone.
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4 December 2011
TNG secures copper exploration licence in Northern Territory
Australian firm TNG has secured a new exploration licence in the Northern Territory, expanding its copper exploration portfolio.
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4 December 2011
Rio Tinto wins bid to acquire Hathor Exploration
Rio Tinto has won a 70.21% stake in uranium exploration company Hathor Exploration, based in Vancouver, Canada, for a total sum of $A627m (US$641.6m).
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4 December 2011
Xanadu Mines wins mining licence for Mongolian coal project
Xanadu Mines has secured a mining licence for the Khar Tarvaga Coal Project in the Tov Province, Eastern Mongolia.
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4 December 2011
Atacama Minerals to raise funds in private placement
Atacama Minerals Corp has signed an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters led by Cormark Securities to raise $50m in private placement financing.
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1 December 2011
Deals this week: BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Glencore and more
BHP Billiton plans to sell all or part of its diamond assets, which include the Ekati mine in Northern Canada.
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1 December 2011
Putra Perkasa bags mining contract for Indonesian coal project
Kangaroo Resources' subsidiary PT Mamahak Coal Mining has signed a five-year mining contract with PT Putra Perkasa Abadi for the Mamahak project in Indonesia.
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1 December 2011
Liberty Mines to renovate TSF at Canadian project
The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources has approved a proposal from Liberty Mines to renovate its Redstone Mill tailing storage facility (TSF) in Ontario, Canada.
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1 December 2011
Extract Resources’ subsidiary bags mining licence for Namibian project
Extract Resources' subsidiary Swakop Uranium has received a mining licence for the Husab uranium project from Ministry of Mines and Energy of Namibia.