Friendly Energy Acquires Ten Natural Gas Drilling Sites, Options Forty Additional Sites

Friendly Energy Exploration. announces that it has acquired ten natural gas drilling sites and optioned forty additional sites located in the Molly Murphy Gas Field, Crockett County, Texas. The company will be targeting the Wolfcamp Sand structure, which is determined to be located near the 5500-foot depth zone. Based upon production figures of wells in the same field, producing from the targeted Wolfcamp... 

Ireland Inc. Commences Operations of Pilot Plant at Columbus Project

Ireland Inc., a mineral exploration and development company focused on the extraction of precious and base metals from mineral deposits in the Southwestern United States, today announced that the pilot plant located at its Columbus Project, near Tonopah Nevada, has commenced operations. Operating the pilot plant forms part of Ireland’s pre-feasibility program to determine the commercial feasibility... 

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EnerJex Resources Reports Operating Income for the First Quarter and Increased Production

EnerJex Resources, Inc. announce financial results from its first quarter ended June 30, fiscal 2009. The Company, which first began acquiring oil leases in April 2007, has delivered its first positive income from operations of $24,710. For the three months ended June 30, 2008, oil and natural gas revenues were $1.69 million. Oil sales volumes on a net revenue basis were 17,875 barrels compared to... 

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Gold Canyon Resources Inc.: Drilling at Cordero Gallium Project

Gold Canyon Resources Inc. announce an additional Reverse Circulation (RC) drilling program to be conducted at the Company’s Cordero Gallium Project in Nevada, as part of ongoing preparation for preliminary feasibility work. The drill program is designed to follow up and further test newly defined structurally controlled exotic metal anomalies. Also, it will provide additional metallurgical information... 

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Ireland Inc. Receives BLM Approval for Expanded Drill Program

Ireland Inc., a mining exploration and development company focused on the extraction of precious and base metals from mineral deposits in the Southwestern United States, today announced that it has received approval from the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) to expand its previously authorized 28-hole drill program on the Company’s Columbus Project by an additional 11 holes. The total... 

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State of Montana Approves Montanore Hard Rock Mining Impact Plan

MINES MANAGEMENT, INC. is pleased to announce that the Montana State Department of Commerce has approved the Hard Rock Mining Impact Plan proposed for the Montanore Silver-Copper Project near the town of Libby, Montana. In accordance with the Montana Hard-Rock Mining Impact Act, the Plan is based on a study of the socio-economic impact to the communities in the Montanore Project area. The Plan underwent... 

Rocky gets coal plant nod

Wyoming’s largest electrical utility, Rocky Mountain Power, is the likely partner in a Wyoming-sponsored effort to launch a coal-gasification demonstration project. The Wyoming Infrastructure Authority, which is spearheading the project, announced Tuesday it would conduct a special meeting today to discuss a draft memorandum of understanding with Rocky Mountain Power, formerly PacifiCorp. The... 

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Dirt Mine bites the dust

BENTONVILLE – The Benton County Planning Board denied approval for a red dirt mine near Cave Springs on Wednesday. Cousin’s Mine, a proposed 120-acre red dirt mine located between Philpott Road and Arkansas 264, came under fire from several residents concerned about traffic congestion, safety, environment and road maintenance. Melvin Yount, a county road department employee who owns property... 

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Developer signs coal lease

OAKLAND – The developer of the proposed coal-to-diesel plant in the Oakland area has signed a lease to mine local coal to supply the plant. Energy development company American Clean Coal Fuels of Vancouver, Wash., signed the lease Wednesday with the Embarras Valley Coal Association. ”This is a major step forward,” said American Clean Coal Fuels President Stephen Johnson, who added... 

Charleston Diamond Ethanol plant offers investment opportunities

Meetings begin Thursday for people interested in investing in Charleston’s Diamond Ethanol plant, announced Green Lion Bio-Fuels, the bio-fuels developer. Green Lion also has ethanol plants under way in Streator (Emerald Ethanol) and Beardstown (Prairie Breeze Ethanol). The meetings will offer interested farmers, landlords and off-farm investors an opportunity to buy shares in the Diamond Ethanol...