Just a few months after Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) took a controlling 51% stake in Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N, IVN-Q), billionaire founder and chief executive Robert Friedland has resigned from the company along with five other members of the…
Just two weeks after the Aluminum Corporation of China announced that it intended to make a proportional takeover bid for up to 60% of SouthGobi Resources’ (SGQ-T) issued and outstanding shares, and Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N, IVN-Q)…
Earlier this month Reuters reported that Indonesia is mulling plans to slap export taxes of 25% on coal and base metals this year and as much as 50% in 2013. The measures are being contemplated as part of an effort to prevent miners from trying…
Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N, IVN-Q) says it will sell its stake in Mongolian coal producer SouthGobi Resources (SGQ-T) to Aluminum Corporation of China (Chalco) and use the proceeds to fund development of its large Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine…
Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N, IVN-Q) says it will sell its stake in Mongolian coal producer SouthGobi Resources (SGQ-T) to Aluminum Corp. of China (Chalco) and use the proceeds to fund development of its massive Oyu Tolgoi mine, where it…
The Australian Parliament has passed a bill for a 30% mining tax on iron ore and coal mine profits in the country, leaving some miners and state governments threatening to fight back.
Junior explorers launched substantial financings when the networking-heavy Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention wrapped up in Toronto.
Swiss-based mining giant Xstrata (XTA-L) has struck a deal to buy the Sukunka coking coal deposit in northern B.C.’s Peace River region from Calgary-based Talisman Energy (TLM-T, TLM-N) for a cool US$500 million in cash.
Vancouver — Switzerland-based mining giant Xstrata PLC (XTA-L) has agreed to buy the Sukunka coking coal deposit in the Peace River region of northern British Columbia from Calgary-based Talisman Energy (TLM-T, TLM-N), in a cash-only deal…
Vancouver — Looking to add near-term production potential, Prophecy Platinum (NKL-V) has entered a binding letter of agreement to merge with Ursa Major Minerals (UMJ-T) in an all-share deal.
NovaDx Ventures (NDX-V), once a pharmaceutical shell turned merchant bank, has found itself on more solid footing as a specialty coal company.
Investment Canada shunned critics and gave a nod to Winsway Coking Coal’s bid for Calgary-based Grande Cache Coal (GCE-T).
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