Brighton Mining Group (BTN) is aiming to become an integrated manganese miner and trader following its proposed acquisition of Asia Minerals Corporation (AMC), an unlisted company with a focus on the exploration for and production of manganese, and on the operation of a marketing and trading platform for small to medium sized steel producers.
China Gold International, a mid-sized Canadian-based company with two mines in China, is eager to make an acquisition in Canada, but asset prices remain very high despite a bombed-out mining sector, a company official said recently.
A year after entering the metals & mining sector with the purchase of Metals Economics Group, SNL has announced the acquisition of IntierraRMG, another leading company in the space with a similar focus on delivering superior information and actionable intelligence to key industry participants. The new combination – SNL Metals & Mining – reaffirms SNL’s commitment to providing the global mining industry with a ‘one-stop’ source for accurate and complete data to support better decision-making.