Articles Tagged "shares"

Sphere Raises $33M for Askaf Project

Sphere Minerals Limited: ASX:SPH, a West African focused Iron ore company, has announced that it has agreed to place 20,654,000 shares at A$1.60. This share will raise gross proceeds of to a total of $33,046,400. Alexander Burns, Managing Director of Sphere Minerals Limited is quoted saying: “The Placement was jointly managed by GMP Securities Europe [...]

WISCO acquires Consolidated Thompson shares

Minerals Corporation Limited of Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) (WISCO) has acquired 65 million common shares of Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines Limited (TSX: CLM). The shares were acquired by way of private placement for an aggregate subscription price of C$ 28,748,227.20 or C$ 4.40 per share. The shares were acquired for investment purposes only. For [...]

Uptick From China Bolsters Hope for Iron

By Kishori Krishnan Exclusive To Iron Investing News Ahead of contract talks, iron-ore miners are seeking a price rise. On the horizon is a firmer demand in China, which has ensured that despite concerns about the length and depth of the global recession, iron ore miners are pushing for as much as a 5 per [...]

Improving sentiments help iron prices

By Kishori Krishnan Exclusive to Iron Investing News The second week of February brings some cheer for the iron ore sector. There are very initial signs that contrary to analysts’ expectations at the start of the year of a drop of about 40 per cent in iron ore prices this year, improving sentiments may not see [...]