Stans Energy Corp. Acquires Former Producing Kutessay II Rare Earth Mine

December 30, 2009 Filed Under: Mining Investment, Mining Stocks  
 Stans Energy Corp. Acquires Former Producing Kutessay II Rare Earth Mine

Stans Energy Corp. acquired 100% of the Kutessay II deposit along with 100% of the Kalesay Beryllium deposit from the Government of Kyrgyzstan for $855,000 US by acquiring 100% of “Kutisay Mining” on the Central Asian Stock Exchange. Stans Energy Corp. has commenced a feasibility study on restarting production at Kutessay II. A NI 43-101 report will be done in conjunction with the feasibility... 

Uranerz Receives Air Quality Permit for ISR Mine Construction

October 24, 2009 Filed Under: Uranium Mining  
Uranerz Receives Air Quality Permit for ISR Mine Construction

Uranerz Energy Corporation announce that the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (“WDEQ”) – Air Quality Division has approved and issued the air quality permit for the Company’s Nichols Ranch ISR Uranium Project. The WDEQ – Air Quality Division has issued Permit No. CT-8644 in the form of a Permit to Construct the Nichols Ranch Uranium ISR Project which includes... 

Homeland Energy Group Receives Mining Licence for Eloff Coal Project, South Africa

May 25, 2009 Filed Under: Coal Mining  
Homeland Energy Group Receives Mining Licence for Eloff Coal Project, South Africa

Homeland Energy Group Ltd., a coal producer with operations in the Witbank area of South Africa announce that it has received formal notification from the South Africa Department of Mining & Energy (DME) that a Mining Right has been approved for Homeland’s Eloff Mineral Project (Eloff). At a potential 500,000 tonnes per month run-of-mine (ROM) – the amount for which Eloff will be initially... 

OriginOil Announces Breakthrough Process to Extract Oil from Algae

April 20, 2009 Filed Under: Oil and Gas  
OriginOil Announces Breakthrough Process to Extract Oil from Algae

OriginOil, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough technology to transform algae, the most promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum, today announced an innovative single-step process to extract oil from algae. In addition to integrating this process into its own production system, OriginOil plans to rapidly commercialize the patent-pending process for use by others in the... 

Endeavour Announces Successful Appraisal Drilling in Cygnus Field in the United Kingdom North Sea

February 10, 2009 Filed Under: Oil and Gas  
Endeavour Announces Successful Appraisal Drilling in Cygnus Field in the United Kingdom North Sea

Endeavour International Corporation announced that the Cygnus 44/12a-3 appraisal well in the Southern Gas Basin in the North Sea has successfully extended the productive area of the Cygnus field by confirming the presence of recoverable gas reserves in a second fault block. Endeavour holds a 12.5 percent interest in the Cygnus field area spread over two United Kingdom blocks, 44/11a and 12a. License... 

Powertech Submits UIC Permit Application at Dewey-Burdock

January 15, 2009 Filed Under: Uranium Mining  
Powertech Submits UIC Permit Application at Dewey-Burdock

POWERTECH URANIUM CORP. announce that, through its wholly owned subsidiary Powertech (USA) Inc., it has submitted its first major permit application for the Dewey-Burdock Project to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”). The EPA issues one of three major permits that will allow development of the Company’s Dewey-Burdock Project in the Edgemont Uranium District... 

Triangle Petroleum Receives Approval in Principle for Nova Scotia Shale Gas Production Lease

December 23, 2008 Filed Under: Oil and Gas  

Triangle Petroleum Corporation reported that its Canadian operating subsidiary, Elmworth Energy Corporation, has received approval in principle from the Nova Scotia government for a shale gas production lease in the Windsor Block. This production lease will cover a 10-year period and additional approvals are required for specific activities and stages within the lease. Company staff will meet with... 

Fox Petroleum Awarded Additional North Sea Oil Concession Rights by UK Govt

December 5, 2008 Filed Under: Oil and Gas  

Fox Petroleum Inc. announce that is has been awarded, in the 25th Seaward Licencing Round Awards, the rights to explore and develop the block 13/17 concession in the North Sea by the British Government (Department of Energy and Climate Change). Fox will be operator of the block with a 90% interest. Partner Aimwell Energy has a 10% interest. The block is located immediately to the north of Chevron-Texaco’s... 

KAL Thermal Coal Resource Increased to 248 Million Tonnes

December 1, 2008 Filed Under: Coal Mining  

KAL Energy, Inc., a thermal coal explorer and developer, announced the publication of an updated JORC Compliant Resource Statement on its Graha Panca Karsa concession (Block 24) in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. William Bloking, Executive Chairman and President of KAL Energy, Inc. said, “We are delighted to report not only a significant increase in the overall size of the Graha resource, but also... 

American Titanium Works Selects Laurens County for First Titanium Mini-Mill Facility in North America and Greenville County/CU-ICAR for a R&D Tech Center

November 12, 2008 Filed Under: Mining Contractors, Mining Services  

Gov. Mark Sanford and Thomas Sax, CEO of American Titanium Works (ATW), announced that ATW will build a world-class titanium mini-mill facility in Laurens County, South Carolina. American Titanium Works LLC, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, will invest an estimated $422 million and plans to employ 320 people at its new facility in Laurens County. Under one roof, uniquely efficient manufacturing...