Lihir agrees to improved Newcrest offer (May 05, 2010)
Papua New Guinea-focused Lihir Gold (LGG-T, LGL-A, LIHR-Q) has agreed to be acquired by Newcrest Mining (NCM-A…
Australia, NZ & South Pacific
New tax raises miners’ ire in Australia (May 03, 2010)
Australia’s reputation as a mining-friendly country with a stable tax regime was thrown into doubt after the n…
Editorial: Taxes and rumours of taxes
Governments have squeezed the golden mining goose a little tighter in two major mining countries over the pa…
Newcrest still most likely to acquire Lihir
Despite Lihir Gold’s (LGG-T, LGL-T, LIHR-N) rejection of Newcrest Mining’s (NCM-A) offer on April 1, the poten…
La Mancha pours first gold at While Foil mine in Australia
La Mancha Resources (LMA-T) poured its first gold dore bar from its 100%-owned White Foil mine near Kalgoorlie…
Peabody battle for Macarthur Coal turns ugly
Vancouver – First, Macarthur Coal (MCC-A) inked a friendly deal with to acquire Gloucester Coal (GCL-A), whi…
Two Australian miners spurn major takeover bids
Vancouver – Go big or don’t bother – that seems to be the message to any company thinking of bidding for an …
NZ gov’t proposes opening land to miners
New Zealand is facing a political divide on its government’s proposal to open up conservation land for mining.
Crocodile Gold unveils guidance and exploration program
Crocodile Gold (CRK-T, CROCF-O) plans to produce 120,000 oz. gold this year at a cash cost of US$650 per oz. a…
Allied Gold adds to PNG resources (March 10, 2010)
Allied Gold (ALG-T, ALD-A) has increased measured and indicated resources at its Simberi open pit project in P…
M&A deals in 2010 to outnumber 2009, says Fasken Martineau (March 05, 2010)
Last year Fasken Martineau advised on 78 M&A deals valued at about $8 billion and the head of the law firm…
Crocodile’s Cosmo-Howley gold project starts to grow
Vancouver – Crocodile Gold (CRK-T) is busy spending US$8.4 million exploring the extensive land package it a…