Sirius seeks to mine Yorkshire moors for potash
17th Jan 2011 08:21
Potash mining group Sirius Minerals has acquired York Potash and appointed its founder, former Citigroup man Chris Fraser, as managing director and chief executive officer of Sirius. York Potash is a private UK company that has signed various agreements with major landowners in relation to extensiv
Read moreLondon close: Footsie finishes above 6,000
24th Dec 2010 12:55
A late spurt by Footsie in the truncated afternoon trading session did the headline writers a favour and pushed the blue-chip index above the 6,000 level. Trading volumes were low, and corporate news was as thin as the veneer of snow still covering large parts of Britain. Struggling sportswear r
Read moreSirius buys more land in North Dakota
24th Dec 2010 08:00
Potash mining group Sirius Minerals has acquired a further 1445 net mineral acres of lease areas adjacent to its existing properties in North Dakota. The acquisition brings the company's holdings up to some 10,090 net mineral acres of lease areas overlying the Williston Basin, within North Dakota.
Read moreSmall cap round-up: DTZ, Hirco, Sirius
15th Dec 2010 12:06
Property services DTZ continues to struggle with revenues falling again in the latest half-year and the group posting another hefty loss. Group revenue in the six months to October was £159.3m (£168.2m), while the estate agent lost £6m against £20.6m. Asia Pacific performed strongly and grow, but
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Umeco, Petroneft, Kewill...
9th Nov 2010 11:13
Aerospace supplies group Umeco says it remain on track to hit full-year expectations after increasing adjusted profit before tax by 12% in the first half. Pre-tax profit rose to £11.1m in the six months to 30 September, up from £9.9m last year on revenue up to £217.2m from £198.5m. Russia-focused
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Sirius Exploration's FY10 Loss Widens
23rd Jul 2010 16:00
Dow Jones smallcap news is now on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps SIRIUS EXPLORATION PLC (SXX.LN), a mining and exploration holding company focused on potash and salt deposits in North America and Australia, Friday post
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Sirius, Sterling Energy, Amur ...
23rd Jul 2010 11:03
Mining and exploration holding company Sirius Exploration saw losses swell to £3.8m in the year ended 31 March from £0.5m a year ago "We will continue to develop these opportunities whilst also potentially acquiring other potash projects to diversify risk and ensure we move rapidly towards our goal
Read moreCORRECT: Sirius Exploration FY10 Loss Widens Significantly
23rd Jul 2010 09:48
("Sirius Exploration FY10 Loss Widens Significantly, Skips Dividend," at 0640 GMT, incorrectly suggested in the headline and first paragraph that the company normally pays a dividend and decided not to. The correct version follows:) LONDON (Dow Jones)--Sirius Exploration PLC (SXX.LN), a mining
Read moreSirius Exploration Projects Progressing Favorably
2nd Jul 2010 07:41
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Sirius Exploration Plc (SXX.LN), a diversified mining and exploration holding company focused on potash and salt deposits in North America and Australia, announced Friday it continues to progress its projects favorably and at this time, there are no negative items to report.
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Aberdeen New Thai, GB Group, Newmark Security...
18th Dec 2009 14:44
Aberdeen New Thai, the Thailand focused investment trust, said its net asset value (NAV) per share at the end of November was 192.2p, up from 181.85p at the end of August. Sky Betting and Gaming (SB&G), part of pay TV broadcaster BSkyB has renewed its exclusive agreement with identity management s
Read moreSmall cap round-up: Galliford Try, Eruma, Lupus...
24th Nov 2009 13:00
Galliford Try has lodged an appeal against the OFT's £8.33m in respect of three incidences of cover pricing that occurred between the years 2001 to 2004. Gaillford's fine was part of fines of £130m in total after an OFT investigation into bid rigging on contracts. Lupus Capital has appointed Jamie
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Avanti Communications, Cash Converters, Gable...
22nd Sep 2009 10:37
Satellite operator Avanti Communications swung to a full-year pre-tax profit of £1.8m compared with a loss of £1.4m last time, while revenue increased to £8m from £5.9m previously. Franchised used goods retailer Cash Converters saw profit before tax in the year to 30 June 2009 rise to $23.3m from $
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