Sirius Minerals reshuffles board ahead of main market listing
27th Jul 2015 10:27
(ShareCast News) - Potash development group Sirius Minerals has announced that Chris Catlow and Peter Woods have left their role as non-executive directors, as the company continues to restructure its board In a short statement released on Monday, the London-listed group said that as part of its pre
Read moreSirius Minerals rallies after UK government ruling on York Potash
14th Jul 2015 13:40
(ShareCast News) - Shares in Sirius Minerals jumped 5% on Tuesday after it said the UK government has chosen not to call a public inquiry into the company's planning applications for the York Potash Project in the UK. The company said that local planning authorities will now have no barrier to issui
Read moreSirius Minerals shares plunge by double digits on York update
10th Jul 2015 07:32
Shares in Sirius Minerals fell by more than a tenth after the firm detailed its plan for York potash mine. At 10.42 shares in the mining firm had fallen 10.59% to 19p. Sirius said in an update it was moving onto financing and construction for the mining of the world's biggest potash mine. Investec
Read moreWednesday newspaper round-up: Greece, Ocado, Heathrow runway
1st Jul 2015 06:58
Greece has officially defaulted on its €1.6bn debt repayment to the IMF, making it the first ever developed economy not to pay back the IMF, The Telegraph reports. Ocado boss Tim Steiner has said the online grocer is in "advanced" and "very detailed" discussions with international retailers about se
Read moreMonday newspaper round-up: Greece, UK banks, Samsung Bioepis
29th Jun 2015 06:46
Greece has temporarily shut down its banks and suspended trading on its stock market after the collapse of talks between Athens and its lenders and the ECB's decision to freeze life support for Greek banks, reports The Telegraph. An annual survey of the world's top 1,000 banks by The Banker has show
Read moreSunday share tips: Safestore, Sirius Minerals
28th Jun 2015 18:16
Safestore is set to continue capitalising on the growing need for self-storage facilities. The sector is growing as the housing market improves, driving demand from retail users, but companies are also increasingly using its services. That is true of small online companies who need flexible warehous
Read moreSirius Minerals plunge as application for North Yorks project hangs in balance
18th Jun 2015 08:51
Shares in Sirius Minerals plunged over 20% early on Thursday after the potash development group said its planning application for a project in North Yorkshire remains hung in the balance. The London-listed group has lodged an application to build a materials handling facility and mineral transport s
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: Scottish taxes, EU offensive, Tesco
10th May 2015 16:26
Directors of Standard Life are preparing to issue a coded warning on the dangers of Scotland's tax regime diverging from the rest of the UK as business people fret over the fallout from the Scottish National Paty's landslide victory. - Financial Times David Cameron will launch a 100-day policy offen
Read morePotash group Sirius to revise application for York project facilities, shares fall
15th Jan 2015 15:50
AIM-listed potash development group Sirius Minerals surprised the market on Thursday after deciding to withdraw and resubmit its application for developing facilities at the York Potash Project, the world's largest polyhalite deposit in the UK. Polyhalite, which contains potassium, sulphur, magnesiu
Read moreSirius Minerals says no surprises in planning responses to potash scheme
15th Dec 2014 15:19
Miner Sirius Minerals said there had been no surprises so far in response to its planning applications for a controversial new potash mine in north-east England, boosting its shares. Sirius said consultation responses to the applications for the York Potash project were appearing on websites of the
Read moreSirius Minerals appoints new CFO
26th Sep 2014 07:46
teerngasAIM-listed Sirius Minerals has appointed Rachel Rhodes, a former director at London Mining, as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Rhodes has more than 15 years of experience in the mining sector, including with Anglo American and, most recently, London Mining from September 2008 until No
Read moreSirius Minerals signs MoU with Tanzania Fertilizer Company
25th Sep 2014 08:19
Potash developer Sirius Minerals has entered a memorandum of understanding over a joint venture with state-owned Tanzania Fertilizer Company. Sirius said the agreement was aimed at establishing and formalising a joint venture to blend and distribute polyhalite based fertilizer products in Tanzania a
Read moreVislink chairman buys shares as results disappoint
2nd Sep 2014 16:34
The executive chairman of AIM-listed Vislink has shown his faith in the group after it disappointed with mixed interim results. John Hawkins purchased 95,157 shares at an average price of 47.29p, taking his interest in the group to 309,279. Ian Davies, the group's finance director, also added sh
Read moreMichael Page chairman grows stake after strong Q1 results
18th Aug 2014 16:34
The chairman of Michael Page International on Friday purchased 44,987 shares in the group, growing his stake in the recruitment company above 138,000 shares. Robin Buchanan paid 442.3p a piece, spending a total of £198,978. The purchase came just a few days after the group reported a 7.9% rise i
Read moreSirius Minerals signs five-year deal in Central America
18th Aug 2014 14:37
Potash development company Sirius Minerals has signed a five-year agreement with a large Central Americn fertilizer distributor, the group announced on Monday. The so-called "take or pay offtake agreement" is structured to align with York Potash's schedule and it is based on the supply of 150,000 t
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