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African Barrick Gold's London listing in context

African Barrick is set to list in London amid what specialists in the mining sector have described as a "vacuum" in the London space, long occupied by Randgold Resources

• Thursday, March 18, 2010

  The drugs work: Biocompatibles sees further good sales growth ahead

  

  After better-than-expected sales growth in the 2009 full year, the drug-eluting beads maker forecasts more growth this year while the Oncology Products Division revs up the pace of product trials.
• Thursday, March 18, 2010

  Can Europe march towards economic prosperity with a common currency but without a common government?

  

  An apparently disappointed Mr. Papandreou has stated that he may turn to the International Monetary Fund for an emergency loan should the EU fail to provide adequate financial support.
• Wednesday, March 17, 2010

  SmartFocus, Amphion Innovations and National Milk Records confirmed for March 18 Forum

  

  The presentations will start at 6:00pm and finish at approx 7:30pm. After the presentations are complete the directors will also be available to take questions during a free canapé and wine r ...
• Wednesday, March 17, 2010

  Kenmare Resources' £180m fundraising for expansion to exploit anticipated tightness in titanium

  

  Kenmare believes that medium to long term supply/demand outlook for titanium dioxide pigment and titanium dioxide feedstocks is favourable so the time is now ripe to begin Phase 2 which will expand ...
• Wednesday, March 17, 2010

  smartFOCUS’ shift to Software as a Service pays dividends

  

  By moving to SaaS, the small cap software company has been able to boost its recurring revenue stream, improve visibility, while also cutting the sales cycle
• Tuesday, March 16, 2010

  Mercator Gold to sell exclusive Copper Flat option to Canada's THEMAC Resources

  

  The deal will allow the group to retain a substantial interest in the promising Mexican copper-gold-molybdenum-silver project without the associated costs.
• Monday, March 15, 2010

  Diamondcorp: a big cash injection and a lot of work to do

  

  70% of the new money was raised from current shareholders, reflecting a hefty amount of faith in the management to deliver.
• Monday, March 15, 2010

  Gulf Keystone raises £16m for 2010 Kurdistan campaign

  

  Gulf Keystone has completed a fully subscribed placing that will provide the finance for work on the Shaikan and Sheikh Adi blocks in 2010.
• Saturday, March 13, 2010

  Premium risk at Prudential

  

  Insurance giant Prudential has stolen the headlines this week, after their decision to buy AIA, the Asian life business of US insurer AIG, has attracted a mixed response from shareholders.
• Friday, March 12, 2010

  Baobab Resources resumes drilling at Tete iron-vanadium-titanium project

  

  Shares in the company were lifted by the news it started a 12,000 metres scout drilling campaign at its project in Mozambique, with constant updates expected in the next few months.
• Thursday, March 11, 2010

  Eco Animal Health Group: moves into US and China could be transformational

  

  Aivlosin® now accounts for more than half of global sales for ECO. Sales in China during FY 2009 were more than 60% ahead of the previous year, and expectations for FY 2010 indicate similar prog ...
• Wednesday, March 10, 2010

  StatPro FY pretax up 48% in 2009, confident of good growth ahead

  

  All performance indicators showed a marked improvement during 2009, and the financial software provider looks set to continue its good run in the current year.
• Tuesday, March 09, 2010

  Chaarat Gold ups JORC-resource to 4Moz gold

  

  Shares rose more than 10 percent in reaction to the good news from the Chaarat deposit in the Kyrgyz Republic, where evaluation of recent drilling added 670,000oz to the total resource.
• Monday, March 08, 2010

  Europa Oil & Gas: Well Placed for Progression in 2010

  

  Compared to many of its peers on AIM, Europa Oil & Gas is a tightly run, conservative company, but nonetheless it has plenty of potential tucked away in its portfolio
• Monday, March 08, 2010

  Telit Communications says it has emerged from a challenging 2009 much stronger

  

  Revenues in the full year were up 10.7%. The machine-to-machine communication specialist transfered manufacturing to China during the period.
• Saturday, March 06, 2010

  BAY: Headwinds strong at high altitude

  

  Recent strength has pushed them back up towards resistance at 243p, which has proved a real hurdle over the past six months. The oscillators are also moving into overbought territory, with the RSI and ...