MMX Wins Private Bidding Process for CSN Port Services

December 22, 2008 Category: Steel & Iron

MMX Mineração e Metálicos S.A. announces to its shareholders and the market that it has won the private bidding process promoted by Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional for port services to be provided by Terminal de Carga do Porto de Itaguaí, in Itaguaí Municipality, Rio de Janeiro State, which will... Read more..

General Steel Holdings Opens Branch in Chengdu, Sichuan Province

December 8, 2008 Category: Steel & Iron

General Steel Holdings, Inc., one of China’s leading non-state-owned producers of steel products and aggregator of domestic steel companies, today announced the opening of its Longmen joint venture subsidiary branch office in Chengdu, Sichuan. The Chengdu Longmen branch will primarily be focused... Read more..

General Steel Holdings, Inc. Announces Letter of Intent to Acquire Yantai Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.

September 3, 2008 Category: Lead, Steel & Iron

General Steel Holdings, Inc., one of China’s leading non-state owned steel products producers, announced today it has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire 80% of Yantai Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. of Laiwu Iron & Steel Group (”Yantai Steel Pipe”). Upon completion of the proposed acquisition,... Read more..

AngloGold Ashanti Agrees to Acquire 100% of Sao Bento

July 31, 2008 Category: Gold, Mining Companies, Mining Stock

AngloGold Ashanti Limited announced that it has entered into a letter agreement with Eldorado Gold Corporation (”Eldorado”) to acquire 100% of Eldorado’s wholly owned subsidiary, São Bento Gold Limited (”SBG”), which company in turn wholly owns São Bento Mineração S.A.... Read more..

General Steel Holdings, Inc. Announces Authorization for Listing on the NYSE

July 28, 2008 Category: Lead, Mining Stock, Steel & Iron

General Steel Holdings, Inc., one of China’s leading non-state owned steel product producers, announced today that it has received authorization to list its common stock on the NYSE and anticipates that its shares of common stock will begin trading on the NYSE on August 8, 2008, under its existing... Read more..

Goldcorp Provides Information on Marlin Power Supply Interruptions

July 5, 2008 Category: Gold, Mining Companies

GOLDCORP INC. announced that the Marlin mine in Guatemala has experienced power interruptions as a result of tampering with lines supplying power to the mine site, resulting in periodic idling of the mill facility. Mining activities at the underground and open pit have been largely unaffected and ore... Read more..