As miners fume at the federal government's proposed tax on super profits, even companies which are expected to enjoy a tax cut from the move are criticising it. Such winners could include OZ Minerals, Mt Gibson Iron Ore, Iluka Resources, Grange Resources, and copper miner Aditya Birla

AAP Adamus Resources Ltd plans to raise up to $30.5 million in a new share sale to accelerate exploration activities at a gold mine in Ghana. Adamus plans to raise $9 million through a placement of 25 million shares at 36 cents per share. The company will raise a further $21.5

Shares in the company came out of a trading halt today more than 24 per cent stronger than when it entered the halt on Friday. Noble shares had pulled back a little and were trading up six cents, or 20.69 per cent, at 35 cents at the close. The company said the measured, indicated and

Explorer Noble Mineral Resources has increased its estimated resource at its Bibiani gold mine in West Africa. Shares in the company came out of a trading halt today more than 24 per cent stronger than when it entered the halt on Friday. The shares had pulled back a little and were

It's been searching  the world for a new project to add to its Prominent Hill copper/gold mine on the Woomera rocket range in South Australia's far north, having been stripped of its four other mines in last year's drastic refinancing. But maybe it won't need to go much further than SA's York

AAP Trade in copper begins about 1200 AEDT on the Shanghai exchange, with some tipping prices to jump steeply due to the impact of the quake. The earthquake which struck about 115km north-east of the city of Concepcion and 325km south-west of the capital Santiago registered 8.8 on the

OZ Minerals has left behind a miserable 2009, posting an annual loss of $512 million after being forced into a drastic restructuring by its bankers when the global financial crisis was at its worst. The restructuring reduced the group's portfolio of mines from five to one and led to the

Lihir Gold Ltd says it is keeping an eye on its operations in the West African nation of C����te d'Ivoire ( Ivory Coast ) after civil unrest in the country. Earlier C����te d'Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbo dissolved the country's government and elect

NZPA Melbourne-based gold miner OceanaGold Corp has unveiled a capital raising and said it had a record year in 2009 with its New Zealand mines providing a stable production platform for the company. The company on Thursday reported net earnings of $US54.5 million ($A60.58 million) in