Mineral salt deposits found on the surface of Mars by one of NASA’s Mars rovers may have been created by seeping groundwater rather than an ocean, scientists reported this week. Early in its mission, the Mars rover Opportunity found deposits of sulfur-rich evaporite minerals in the Meridiani Planum of the planet, which to scientists suggested [...]

Australia’s surging rates of mining and energy investment and record commodity prices pose a threat to inflation and are complicating the government’s budget plans, Treasurer Peter Costello said today.
“We’ve got to be very careful that the increased prices we’re getting for mining products, with the demand for construction we’ve got going at mining sites, doesn’t [...]

The Bush administration is challenging a coal mine proposed in British Columbia, saying it poses an environmental threat that could extend south of the border.
The mine that Cline Mining Co. proposed just north of Glacier National Park could cause “significant adverse environmental effects” the United States, the U.S. State Department said in a letter to [...]

Irked by the hike in export duties, China’s second largest iron ore importer Sinosteel Corporation has halted imports from India.
The company made the announcement a week after India imposed a levy of Rs 300 ($7) per tonne of iron ore exported from March 1.
Management of the company were unavailable for comments.
India’s move to hike duties [...]

Allowing oil and gas drilling off Florida’s coast could be a matter of life or death for residents of Lafourche Parish if the federal government doesn’t take steps to improve the highway leading to Port Fourchon, residents told the federal Minerals Management Service on Wednesday night.
The planning meeting held in Larose was designed to gather [...]

Medoro Resources announced Friday initial diamond drilling results from its Lo Increible gold properties in Venezuela where it confirmed the historical data in La Cruz where two sub-parallel shear-hosted mineralized bodies have been better defined.
The Lo Increible properties are located in the El Callao mining district, a major gold production district in the Guyana Shield.
In [...]

Duffy and McGovern is continuing its rapid growth in the Caspian region after signing a new deal with Halliburton’s Sperry Drilling Systems division, in Kazakhstan.
Duffy and McGovern Accommodation Services, which was acquired by HB Rentals in January, won the deal due to its ability to mobilize units immediately for Sperry Drilling Systems.
A pair of A60 [...]

DENVER - Deb Meader said she never considered the potential health impacts when gas drilling rigs started springing up around Parachute.
Over the past 10 years, she said, she has suffered weakness, nauseous and burning eyes, and her granddaughter was born with congenital defects.
Two of her friends with a well in their back yard died of [...]