Teck Cominco looks at bigger Australian footprint (August 10, 2006)
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia — There were a lot of people who thought Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) chief executi…
Australia, NZ & South Pacific
Editorial: Aussie PM warming to nuke power (August 09, 2006)
There’s nothing quite like the whiff of big money to make people abandon their longest-held principles.This tim…
Mega Uranium expands Down Under
Vancouver — Looking to live up to its name, and in keeping with its strategy of growth by acquisition, Mega Uranium (MGA-V, MGAFF-O) has placed Aussie-listed company Redport (RDPOF-O, RPT-A) in its s…
Letter to the Editor from Eramet’s President
Dear Sir: I refer to your editorial of June 21, 2006 (“Eramet still hankering after Koniambo”).During the c…
Freeport earnings up on higher prices (July 19, 2006)
Despite lower copper and gold production from the Grasberg operation in Indonesia, higher metal prices let Freeport…
Peabody Excel-erates its coal business
St. Louis, Mo.-based coal producer Peabody Energy (BTU-N) has agreed to a cash deal to take over Australian coal producer Excel Coal (EXOAF-O, EXL-A) for about US$1.5 billion….
Paladin looks to take over fellow Australian Uranium miner
Australian-based Paladin Resources (PDN-T, PDN-A) is looking to bolster its position at home as it has announced a …
SXR thirsts for Wyoming Sweetwater
Ambitious uranium developer SXR Uranium One (SXR-T, SXRFF-O) is looking to cash in on the uranium hungry U.S. marke…
New Guinea gears up for gold production
Vancouver — The Sinivit project is a beehive of earth-moving and construction activity now that heavy rains have eased in East New Britain province, Papua New Guinea, allowing New Guinea Gold (NGG-V,…
Mega Uranium expands downunder
Vancouver – Looking to live up to its name, Mega Uranium (MGA-V, MGAFF-O) has placed Aussie-listed company Redport …
Peabody buying Excel Coal
St. Louis-based coal producer Peabody Energy (BTU-N) has agreed to a cash deal to take over Australian coal produce…
Areva takes gold assets public
French nuclear fuel company Areva (ARVCF-O) has agreed to a reverse-takeover of Venture-listed La Mancha Resources (LMA-V, LACHF-O) that will move its gold assets into a Canadian-listed public company…