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Tasman expands rare earth element project portfolio in Finland

The Korsnäs South, Siilinjärvi and Laivajoki projects are being acquired from an arm's length private Finnish company, Magnus Minerals Oy, for consideration including 60,000 common shares of the company.

CNW Telbec | Mining/Metals | June 11, 2012 | 12:45 pm

Another company attempts to block First Uranium’s asset sale

First Uranium's (TSE:FIU) plan to sell some of its South African assets was thrown into further disarray after Kumvest (Pty) Ltd. offered to buy First Uranium in order to block the sale.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 10, 2012 | 5:41 pm

Guest worker upset begets job board so Australians see positions first

The Australian government launched a Resources Sector Jobs Board so employers can prove they made the job widely available to citizens before they apply for guest workers.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 10, 2012 | 4:10 pm

U.S. rough diamond trade hurts in April

Large double-digit declines in the value of rough diamond trade by the U.S. in April. Rough diamond imports of $29.7 million fell 24.7 percent year on year.

IDEX Online | June 10, 2012 | 2:41 pm

Chop-fest

What a whippy week it was. Volatility spiked and then subsided into the end of the week which meant it was a great day-trading environment but then that petered off as ranges tightened for markets and stocks into the end of the week.

Warren Bevan - Precious Metal Stock Review | June 9, 2012 | 8:25 pm

Churchill Mining’s US$2 billion lawsuit against Indonesia gets lift from NY Times

British coal miner, Churchill Mining (LON:CHL), and its case against the Indonesia government got a leg up when its two-year legal battle was profiled in the New York Times.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 9, 2012 | 8:00 pm