OM Holdings Limited

Company briefs

Manganese miner OM Holdings has appointed Singapore-based commercial lawyer Peter Church as an independent director.

• Dec 13, 2011

Afternoon resources round-up

Stanmore Coal, CuDeco, OM Holdings, Pluton Resources, Beadell Resources, DWS Advanced Business Solutions, Dampier Gold, China Magnesium Corporation, Eagle Nickel, MEO Australia, Cue Energy Resources, Austin Exploration, GBM Gold

• Nov 8, 2011

• Investment banking

OM not in ConsMin sight, just caught in crossfire

Consolidated Minerals executive Oleg Sheiko has dismissed suggestions that the company is angling to take control of fellow manganese miner OM Holdings.

• Updated Sep 23, 2011
• Luke Forrestal

• Investment banking

Glencore to acquire Vale manganese assets

Manganese producer OM Holdings says global commodities trader Glencore International has made an in-principle deal to acquire the manganese assets of Brazilian giant Vale for around $US500 million.

• Updated Aug 25, 2011
• Dan Hall

• Iron ore

OM calls special meeting after ConsMin request

Manganese miner OM will hold a meeting on September 1 for shareholders to decide whether to oust two directors and replace them with Consolidated Minerals nominees.

• Updated Aug 16, 2011
• Jamie Freed

Company briefs

OM Holdings has issued a notice of meeting for September 1 to consider the request of a major shareholder to oust two of its directors.

• Aug 16, 2011

Best time for a buyback

The boards of Australian companies are facing the same dilemma as their major shareholders: to buy or not to buy?

• Updated Aug 11, 2011
• Anthony Macdonald

ConsMin wants OM pair to go

Ukrainian billionaire Gennadiy Bogolyubov’s frustrations over the direction of manganese miner OM Holdings boiled over on Monday.

• Updated Jul 26, 2011
• Luke Forrestal

Consolidated Minerals battle with OM escalates

Consolidated Minerals has requisitioned a general meeting to remove two directors from the board of OM Holdings, marking an escalation in tensions between the two manganese miners.

• Updated Jul 26, 2011
• Luke Forrestal

Miners push for HK listing

Australian-listed miners, including iron ore giant Fortescue Metals, are pushing ahead with plans to list assets on the Hong Kong stock exchange as it prepares for a marketing assault in Sydney.

• Updated Jun 20, 2011
• Dan Hall

• Aviation

Companies briefs

Downer EDI has delivered the first Waratah train to NSW government body Railcorp for assessment., which is expected to take four to six weeks.

• Apr 21, 2011

FED:OM says enough info disclosed re listing

OM Holdings has rejected a major shareholder's claims that the manganese miner has not provided enough information about a planned issue of new shares and dual listing in Hong Kong.

• Updated Apr 19, 2011

Miner OM rejects criticism

Manganese miner OM Holdings has hit back at calls by major shareholder Consolidated Minerals for the board to stand down on the basis of its continued poor governance record.

• Updated Apr 16, 2011
• Luke Forrestal

Palmer postpones Hong Kong resources float

The crises in Japan and the Middle East are playing havoc with resource companies’ efforts to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

• Updated Mar 16, 2011
• Luke Forrestal

• Investment banking

Nervousness puts two IPOs on back burner

First it was political ructions in the Middle East. Now it is the natural disaster in Japan. Global markets are in a shaky state, and that spells bad news for companies hoping to float.

• Mar 15, 2011
• Sarah Thompson and Paul Garvey