Mining Services

Western Lithium Commences Additional Drilling in Nevada to Support Long Term Lithium Carbonate Production

Western Lithium Corporation has commenced drilling on the Stage II clay lens of its Kings Valley, Nevada lithium property. The purpose of this drilling is to determine if additional years of National Instrument 43-101 compliant mine life can be added to the proposed project. According to the original Chevron data, the Stage II lens is approximately... 

Iberian Minerals to Buy Aguas Tenidas Underground Contractor

Iberian Minerals Corp. announced today that the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Minas de Aguas Tenidas S.A.U. (“MATSA”) has entered into an agreement with INGENIERIA DE SUELOS Y EXPLOTACION DE RECUROS S.A (“Insersa”) whereby MATSA will purchase the Aguas Tenidas underground mining division of Insersa for the sum... 

USCorp Chooses Harris Drilling Company Picacho Salton Gold Property Phase 1, 2 and 3 Drilling Project

USCorp announced that it has chosen Harris Drilling Company to conduct Phases 1, 2 and 3 of the planned 15,000 foot drilling program at its Picacho Salton project in Imperial County, California, U.S.A. Harris was founded in 1956 and provides drilling and related services to the mineral exploration industry in the Western U.S. and internationally. Harris... 

Metallic Stearates Increase at PMC Biogenix

PMC Biogenix announced that, as a result of continuing cost pressures related to escalating raw material costs, effective August 1, 2009 or as contracts permit, prices for PMC Biogenix’s metallic stearates products will increase $0.10/lb. Customers with questions should contact their account representative or the PMC Biogenix customer service group. PMC... 

Ritchie Bros. to sell remaining 37 concrete pump trucks in Atlanta unreserved auction

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world’s largest industrial auctioneer, is conducting an unreserved public equipment auction at the Company’s permanent auction site in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday, June 18, 2009 starting at 8:00 a.m. The auction will feature close to 1,300 items of equipment including 37 concrete pump trucks and other concrete... 

Mechel Announces New Welded Mesh Production Line in Moscow Region

Mechel OAO, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces the launch of welded mesh production by its Mechel Service OOO service and sales subsidiary in Moscow Region. In the beginning of May 2009, Mechel Service has commissioned an automated line to manufacture welded meshes in the Town of Vidnoye, Moscow Region. The production... 

Mincom Signs a Multi-Million Dollar Outsourcing Deal with Xstrata Queensland Limited

Mincom, a leading global provider of software solutions and services for asset intensive industries, has signed a multi-million dollar outsourcing contract with Xstrata Queensland Limited. Following a competitive tender process, Mincom won the contract to provide managed services to Xstrata’s operational sites in north Queensland and the Northern... 

Royal Roads revises loan amount due by Acadian Mining subsidiary, ScoZinc Limited

Royal Roads Corp. announced that during the course of its year end audit activities, it determined that the inter-company advances between the Corporation and Acadian Mining Corporation and Acadian’s wholly-owned subsidiary, ScoZinc Limited , at November 28, 2008 was $362,052 more than previously reported (see News Release dated December 1,... 

Rowan Obtains 785-Day Contract for Jack-up Gorilla IV

Rowan Companies, Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement with Petroleos Mexicanos for Rowan’s Gorilla IV, with work commencing in the second quarter of 2009. The contract is expected to provide approximately $124 million of drilling revenues. Matt Ralls, Rowan’s President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are delighted... 

GobiMin Announces CAD$71 Million remitted outside of China

GobiMin Inc. announce that subsequent to the completion of the disposal of its three nickel-copper properties in Hami, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China as described in its press release dated November 24, 2008, the Company has remitted approximately CAD$71 million of the total sales proceeds after tax outside...