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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.
• Friday, March 12, 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 ...
• 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 ...
• Friday, March 05, 2010

  Kenmare to raise £179.6m to expand Moma titanium operation

  

  It plans to be in a much stronger position when the forecast shortage ot titanium minerals hits during 2012, noting that the market outlook is constantly improving
• Thursday, March 04, 2010

  Seeing Machines contract with Freeport McMoRan could be a watershed moment

  

  Seeing Machines as a leader in the industry, is at the early stages of a potential break-out with mainstream, big market applications
• Wednesday, March 03, 2010

  EMED Mining to refine Biely Vrch gold project scoping study to improve economics

  

  It has commisioned work to evaluate its gold project in Slovakia with a view to adjusting the siting of infrastructure and assessing the potential for additional revenues.
• Wednesday, March 03, 2010

  Chromex Mining’s Stellite Farm produces encouraging PGE testwork

  

  A study is now underway to determine the economics of adding a platinum group elements floatation plant to treat the tailings produced from the project’s gravity concentration unit.
• Tuesday, March 02, 2010

  Renovo carves out more attractive deal for scar regeneration drug

  

  Renovo Group and Shire Pharmaceuticals have amended a licensing agreement originally signed in 2007 to Juvista, a drug which reduces scarring by enhancing tissue regeneration. 
• Tuesday, March 02, 2010

  Stratex International reveals 'extremely encouraging' resource estimate for first Öksüt gold zone

  

  Carried out to JORC standards, the in-house resource estimate puts 147,814 ounces of oxide gold across all resource categories into the Ortacam Zone of the Turkish project.
• Monday, March 01, 2010

  Lydian International takes full ownership of 1.4 million ounce Amulsar Gold Project

  

  Lydian will be issuing 3 million shares to Newmont as part consideration, which will increase Newmont’s equity stake in Lydian from 9.3% to just under 14%.
• Monday, March 01, 2010

  Renovo: Healing scars and its share price

  

  Renovo describes Juvista as a “first-in-class pharmaceutical product candidate” that is aimed at improving the subsequent appearance of surgical scars.