Yale and Enviro Energy Start Work Program at Zacatecas

Yale Resources Ltd. announce that its partner Enviro Energy Capital Corp. has started its first phase work program on the Mina San Jose, Zacatecas and Salvador claims that form the Zacatecas Venture. Yale owns 65% of the Zacatecas Venture with IMPACT Silver Corp. owning the remaining 35%. Enviro has... Read more..

Fronteer Announces Intention to Acquire Aurora Energy Resources Inc.

Fronteer Development Group Inc. announced that it intends to make an offer to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Aurora Energy Resources Inc. that it does not already own. Pursuant to the Offer, Aurora shareholders will receive 0.825 of a Fronteer common share for each Common Share. The... Read more..

Cadence announces completion of amalgamation with subsidiary of Barrick Gold Corporation

Cadence Energy Inc. (formerly, Kereco Energy Ltd.) (”Cadence”), announced that at a special meeting of holders of Cadence common shares held today, a going private transaction involving the amalgamation (the “Amalgamation”) of Cadence and 1426384 Alberta Ltd. (”Newco”),... Read more..

Lignol Energy and HA International Announce Joint Product Development Agreement for High Purity Lignin HP-L(TM)

Lignol Energy Corporation a leading technology company in the cellulosic ethanol and biorefining sector, and HA International (”HAI”), North America’s largest supplier of products for foundry core and mold production, today announced a Joint Development Agreement for the development... Read more..

Afri-Can and Deep South Receive Approval From the Ministry of Mines and Energy of Namibia for the Option With Teck Cominco on the Haib Copper Project, Namibia

Afri-Can Marine Minerals Corporation and Deep South Mining (PTY) Ltd. announce that the option and joint venture agreement with Teck Cominco Namibia Ltd., has been approved by the Ministry of Mines and Energy of Namibia. The Agreement is effective on July 28, 2008. The Haib Copper Project in southern... Read more..

Union Gold Inc. Terminates Proposed Merger With Shoal Point Energy Ltd.

UNION GOLD INC., a TSX Venture Exchange listed Company, announced today that it has exercised its right to terminate the definitive agreement by and between Union and Shoal Point Energy Ltd. dated June 24, 2008, providing for a reverse take-over of Union (the “Agreement”). The Agreement permitted,... Read more..

Kaiser Aluminum Posts August Energy Surcharge

Kaiser Aluminum announced that the applicable energy surcharge for August shipments of fabricated products will be: 6xxx alloys: $0.048 per pound All other alloys: $0.066 per pound The surcharges are based on a calculation tied to indices provided by the U.S. Department... Read more..

Barrick Gold sees lower production in 2008; expects higher costs due to rising energy prices

Barrick Gold Corp., the world’s largest gold producer has recently reported that the company expects 2008 gold production to fall at the lower end of its previously announced guidance, citing fluctuations in ore grades. For the year, Toronto-based Barrick estimated gold production would be closer... Read more..

Barrick Gold: Cadence Energy accepts its sweetened all-cash buyout offer of $407.8M

Canadian miner Barrick Gold Corp.told the press that oil and natural gas producer Cadence Energy Inc. has accepted its sweetened buyout offer. Toronto-based Barrick formalized its offer to buy Cadence for 410 million Canadian dollars ($407.8 million), or 6.75 Canadian dollars ($6.70) per share. Previously,... Read more..

Cadence Energy to accept Barrick Gold’s cash offer

Canadian miner Barrick Gold Corp told the press that the oil and natural gas producer Cadence Energy Inc. has accepted its sweetened buyout offer. Toronto-based Barrick formalized its offer to buy Cadence for 410 million Canadian dollars ($407.8 million), or 6.75 Canadian dollars ($6.70) per share. Previously,... Read more..