MINExpo INTERNATIONAL® 2008, the mining industry’s premier exhibition of equipment, technology and services, is only two weeks away and members of the media interested in covering the show are encouraged to register as soon as possible. Sponsored by the National Mining Association (NMA), the show is scheduled for Sept. 22-24 at the Las Vegas Convention [...]
Dutton Associates updates its coverage of General Steel Holdings with a Speculative Buy rating and a price target of $16.11. The 12-page report by Dutton senior analyst Stanley Ng is available at www.jmdutton.com as well as from First Call, Bloomberg, Zacks, Reuters, Knobias, and other leading financial portals.
General Steel recently announced its financial 2Q results [...]
MSA announced that it has been awarded two separate contracts to supply the U.S. Air Force with a newly developed self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) system. The contracts, issued by the federal General Services Administration and valued at a combined $24.6 million, represent incremental awards above and beyond an initial $36 million Air Force SCBA contract, [...]
Leading metalforming manufacturers from the United States, Asia, Latin America and Europe will hear from industry giants and discuss the top challenges facing the industry worldwide at the 16th International Congress of Sheet Metal Presswork Associations (ICOSPA) September 14-17 in Grand Rapids, MI.
The focus of the program is taken from today’s manufacturing headlines: the rising [...]
Mountain Capital Inc., subject to regulatory approval, has signed an agreement to purchase a 100-per-cent interest in the Vermilion 15 Potash Property, located in east-central Alberta. The property consists of four metallic and industrial minerals permit applications that were recently awarded through private bid by the Department of Energy, Alberta. The Vermilion 15 Potash Property [...]
Johnson Matthey Inc. today announced an agreement with the U.S. government, resolving virtually all government claims of alleged environmental violations at Johnson Matthey’s Salt Lake City gold and silver refining facility.
The case, which centered on claims by the government that Johnson Matthey had violated environmental laws during 2000 to 2002 regarding certain wastewater treatment activities [...]
Nevsun Resources Ltd., announce that the Bisha development project in Eritrea is well underway.
Preparation of the plant site has commenced by local contractor, Segen Construction, under the supervision of Bisha’s EPCM contractor, SENET of South Africa. Since early 2008 Bisha has ordered critical long lead items, expanded construction camp facilities, engaged local contractors, increased its [...]
Spur Ventures Inc. announced that Spur has agreed to grant Zhong Chuan International Mining Holding Company Limited an extension until September 26, 2008 to complete the financing announced in the Company’s April 14, 2008 press release. Zhong Chuan has asked for the additional time in order to deal with technical and procedural issues in China [...]
Resource Finance & Investment Limited announce receipt of the latest quarterly update from Industrial Minerals (IDM). IDM advised that following completion of the drilling program, the previously stated 1.38 million short tons of probable ore reserve moved to proved ore. This raised the total of proved ore to 8.68 million short tons.
IDM has also confirmed [...]
Raytec Metals Corp. along with its joint venture partner Triex Minerals Corp., announce the commencement of the 2008 summer diamond drill program at the Riverlake & Highrock properties located in the Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan. Approximately 2,500 metres of diamond drilling is planned to test three main areas. The targets are near-surface, basement-hosted uranium deposits [...]
