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U3O8 placing

Uranium explorer U3O8 Holdings plc is seeking to raise £1.5million (US$2.4 million) through a placement

Central Africa: Moving on from oil

The Gulf of Guinea, sometimes referred to as the ‘elbow' of West Africa, is best known for the offshore

Africa

09 DEC 2011

Rio Tinto wins Hathor after Cameco gives up

Rio Tinto has won control of Hathor Exploration Ltd after Cameco Corp decided against making a higher

North America

02 DEC 2011

Rio increases Hathor bid and gets clearance

Just days after Cameco Corp made a new offer for Hathor Exploration Ltd, Rio Tinto has returned with

North America

25 NOV 2011

Hostile Cameco returns for Hathor

Cameco Corp returned with a higher offer for Hathor Exploration Ltd this week, just under a month after

North America

18 NOV 2011

Uranium One to sell Russian bonds

Uranium One Inc has announced a Russian bond offering to raise Rb29 billion (US$950 million), which is

Capital markets

18 NOV 2011

Rio ups Hathor price

Just days after Cameco Corp made a new offer for Hathor Exploration Ltd, Rio Tinto has returned with

North America

18 NOV 2011

Paladin reports Kayelekera impairment

Paladin Energy Ltd has written off US$133 million from the carried value on its Kayelekera uranium mine

Africa

15 NOV 2011

Cameco raises Hathor bid

Cameco has raised its bid for Hathor Exploration Ltd to C$4.50/share, 8.4% higher than Rio Tinto's offer

North America

14 NOV 2011

Kalahari confirms potential offer price

Kalahari Mineral plc remains in talks with China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group Co (CGNPC) over a potential

Africa

11 NOV 2011

Bannerman looks at new offers

Bannerman Resources Ltd has stalled the takeover offer from Hanlong Mining Investment Ltd and plans to

Asia

28 OCT 2011

Malawi: struggling to advance

Until late 2009 Malawi was making good progress towards attainment of its UN Millennium Development Goals

Africa

28 OCT 2011

Tanzania: Growth opportunities

The Tanzanian mining industry is relatively small in value, but the fact that mining earns a significant

Africa

28 OCT 2011

Zambia: Regional leader

For over half a century the mining of copper and cobalt has been an important foreign exchange contributor

Africa

28 OCT 2011

Finland: A friendly regime

By and large, Finland is considered a mining-friendly country. After the parliamentary elections in 2010,

Europe/Middle East

21 OCT 2011

Rio Tinto outbids Cameco offer for Hathor

Rio Tinto has countered Cameco Corp's hostile takeover bid for Hathor Exploration Ltd with a C$578 million

North America

21 OCT 2011