The Archaeological Survey of India has expressed concern over illegal mining activities in the Braj region of Rajasthan causing serious environmental pollution and damage to heritage structures.
In a letter to Rajasthan Chief Secretary Anil Vaish, ASI Director General C Babu Rajeev requested him to issue appropriate instructions to halt blasting of rocks and stone quarrying [...]

KORONADAL CITY - A coal firm said it might resort to strip mining to minimize operational cost for its coal project in Lake Sebu.
Daguma Agro Minerals Inc. resident geologist Edilberto Navarro said studies suggest that the best method for its project is strip mining “since the deposits lie in not over 100 meters from the [...]

A draft Environmental Impact Statement is due soon for a proposed industrial copper mine with the potential of hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars in economic growth for the Iron Range.
As PolyMet Co. prepares to ready the mine for opening over the next two years, opponents are talking about the potential acidic runoff that [...]

Cameco Corp., the world’s largest producer of uranium, on Monday said it will delay construction at its Cigar Lake mine by at least a year after a rock slide caused water to flow into the underground development.
The mine was originally slated to start production in early 2008.
Cameco, based in Saskatchewan, Canada, said it temporarily evacuated [...]

Growing demand for ethanol has boosted prices for the corn-based fuel additive, worrying ethanol supporters just as they’re making inroads getting motorists interested in the alternative fuel.
Greg Boesch, who owns Fred’s Mini Mart in Shadeland, said when he began selling E85, it was between 30 cents and 40 cents a gallon cheaper than gasoline.
Now, he’s [...]

Wyn Developments Inc. announces the release of drilling results for the FET et al c-36-A/94-G-15 and a-13-B/94-G-15 wells drilled during the winter 2005/2006 drill season. Wyn also announces shareholders will be notified once testing and completion is underway on the Prophet River (d-60-E/94-G-15) Slave Point Exploratory well.
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The FET et al Tommy [...]

The Board of Directors of Northern Hemisphere Development Corp. are pleased to report the release of drilling results for the FET et al c-36-A/94-G-15 and a-13-B/94-G-15 wells drilled during the winter 2005/2006 drill season.
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The FET et al Tommy c-36-A well was spudded on December 12, 2005 and reached a Total Depth [...]

Halliburton Co., the world’s second-largest oilfield-services company, said third-quarter profit rose 22 percent on increased U.S. natural-gas drilling.
Net income rose to $611 million, or 58 cents a share, from $499 million, or 48 cents, a year earlier, the Houston-based company said in a statement Sunday. Halliburton was expected to earn 54 cents, the average estimate [...]

Columbus Gold Corporation is pleased to announce that it has commenced a Phase II drilling program at its Golden Mile project in Nevada. The program consists of approximately 2,200 metres (m) (7,250 feet) in 15 holes and is designed to further define and extend the gold mineralization partially outlined in past work, including the [...]

Monarch Gulf Exploration, Inc., a Washington Corporation, today announced it has entered into an agreement to participate in the drilling of a test well in the North Colgrade Prospect located in Winn Parish, Louisiana. Monarch will have a 19% working interest in this project. Total drilling costs are estimated in to $374,000.
The principal targets [...]