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China doesn't like BHP Potash Corp bid - report

Thursday , 02 Sep 2010
According to reports in the Wall Street Journal, worries about future supplies of fertilizer, has meant that China's state run Sinochem is looking at a variety of options and has hired HSBC to help

Uranium One gets shareholder approval for ARMZ deal

Wednesday , 01 Sep 2010
The deal will see Uranium One sell a controlling stake in the company to the Russian state-owned miner for cash and shares in two Kazakh mines

Saskatchewan would have "lots of concerns" about a Chinese Potash Corp bid

Wednesday , 01 Sep 2010
The Canadian province, which is home to Potash Corp, says it would be concerned by a Chinese buyer whose interests obviously are to have very low prices

Lundin reports 2.3% increase in copper reserves

Wednesday , 01 Sep 2010
Lundin Mining CEO Phil Wright said exploration has continued to increase estimates of copper reserves and resources at the company's Neves-Corvo copper mine in Portugal.

China and the long copper bull market

Tuesday , 31 Aug 2010
Arguably supply constraints and growing China and developing world consumption make a strong case for the continuation of the copper bull market.

MagIndustries reassessing options for Congo potash mine

Tuesday , 31 Aug 2010
The Canadian miner said it was considering its options as China's Complant, which had agreed to buy a majority stake in the project may not get approval for the deal

Potash M&A Mania

Monday , 30 Aug 2010
As mining headlines around the world are consumed with BHP's bid for Potash Corp, Chinese investment funds seem spurred into action

Nuclear boom bodes well for Canadian uranium miners

Monday , 30 Aug 2010
With China planning to double nuclear capacity by 2020 and other countries also looking to expand, analysts say rewards are coming but, some patience is required

Agrium interested in certain Potash assets

Monday , 30 Aug 2010
Agrium's CEO said Monday, the group would be interest in Potash Corp's nitrogen and phosphates if they were to come onto the market

Canada Lithium aims to restart historic Quebec Lithium operation

Monday , 30 Aug 2010
Canada Lithium is aiming to resurrect the former Quebec Lithium Mine with the aim of supplying the growing need of Detroit's auto industry for lithium batteries to power hybrid and electric cars.

BHP begins Potash charm offensive

Thursday , 26 Aug 2010
BHP CEO is to fly to North America this week in a bid to convince Potash Corp shareholders of the merits of a deal between the two firms

B.C. Govt., First Nations sign historic mining tax agreements

Thursday , 26 Aug 2010
First Nations groups, the B.C. government and mining explorers are praising the signing of two historic agreements that share mining taxation revenues between the provincial government and First Nations.

Agrium says BHP would be "crazy" to leave Canpotex consortium

Thursday , 26 Aug 2010
Agrium CEO, Mike Wilson, said Wednesday the group would continue to market its potash through the Canpotex consortium adding it is one of the strongest marketing arms, he has ever seen

Harry Winston closes Diavik deal

Thursday , 26 Aug 2010
The diamond miner announced Thursday it had finalised a deal to buy back 40% of the Diavik diamond mine from Kinross Gold

N Manitoba Mining Academy buys ThoroughTec LHD/ADT equipment simulators

Wednesday , 25 Aug 2010
The newly formed Northern Manitoba Mining Academy has chosen two CYBERMINE equipment simulators for its training programmes.

Rare Element Resources shares surge for second day

Wednesday , 25 Aug 2010
Shares in the Canadian company have risen 31% in the last two days but says it is not aware of any reason for the jump

BHP, Potash Corp, scenario planning

Wednesday , 25 Aug 2010
As BHP Billiton's hostile bid for Potash Corp continues, and the spectre of other bidders lingers, here are a few scenarios that could play themselves out.

Bellekeno to be Yukon's second mine, Canada's only primary silver one

Tuesday , 24 Aug 2010
Canada's only primary silver producing mine, Bellekeno, is expected to commence commercial mine operations late this year in the Yukon.

Potash Corp continues to seek counter-bids

Monday , 23 Aug 2010
"Potash Corp has been approached by, and has initiated contact with, a number of third parties who have expressed an interest in considering alternative transactions," the company said in a statement on Monday.

New Yukon gold rush as prospector may have found Klondike mother lode

Monday , 23 Aug 2010
Gold prosdpector Shawn Ryan was sure he could find the source of the Klondike gold rush. After many years of digging, he now may have done just that.

PotashCorp bid revives TSX hollowing-out fears

Monday , 23 Aug 2010
A successful bid would remove the sixth-largest company from the Toronto Stock Exchange and, for many investors, echoes the burst of resource-related takeovers from before the credit crisis

PotashCorp may have to go to China in its search of better offers

Friday , 20 Aug 2010
As BHP Billiton made its $139bn offer formal PotashCorp continued its search for a white knight with deeper pockets

Minefinders drilling new gold/silver zone at Dolores mine

Friday , 20 Aug 2010
Canadian headquartered gold and silver miner, Minefinders, says it has found a new, good-sized, well-mineralized zone at its Dolores mine in Mexico.

Silver - historical pointers to better things ahead

Thursday , 19 Aug 2010
Rick Mills revisits silver's history and the silver:gold ratio and looks for an upwards rerating in this time of fiat currencies.

Lake Shore Gold to raise C$76.9m in bought deal financing

Thursday , 19 Aug 2010
The Canadian gold miner says the proceeds will be used to expand operations at its Ontario mines.

Ottawa, Saskatchewan weigh implications of BHP/ PotashCorp takeover bid

Thursday , 19 Aug 2010
As BHP and PotashCorp gear up for battle in BHP's hostile takeover bid, Ottawa and Saskatchewan have cause for concern about the future of the world's top potash-producing region.

BHP potash plans to help feed the billion Chinese

Wednesday , 18 Aug 2010
BHP's bid for Potash Corp is an attempt to make a major move into what the mining giant sees as yet another major bulk commodity sector driven by Chinese needs.