Diamond Fields Moves Forward with Liberia Gold Project and Acquires Bonaparte Diamond Mine NL’s Interests in DFI’s Namibian Concessions

Diamond Fields International Ltd. announce that it has entered into a joint venture agreement with Silverhill Enterprises Ltd. to further develop DFI’s Liberian gold project. Under the terms of the agreement, Silverhill may earn up to 50% of DFI’s interest in the project in two phases. In the first phase, Silverhill will invest US$400,000 for 20% of DFI’s interest in the project.... 

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Hebron Agreement Signals New Era in Province’s History

Marking a new era of partnership in oil development in the province, the Honourable Danny Williams, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the province’s oil industry co-venturers today announced and signed the final deal for the development of the province’s fourth offshore oil project, Hebron. The Premier was joined by: the Honourable Kathy Dunderdale, Minister of Natural Resources;... 

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Author explores town and its mine fire

Nearly a half-century after it began, the voracious mine fire that doomed this coal town in the mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania continues to burn hundreds of feet underground, uncontrolled and uncontrollable. The fire began in 1962 at the town dump and ignited an exposed coal vein, eventually forcing an exodus that emptied Centralia of more than 1,000 people, nearly its entire population. Almost... 

Drilling closer in township

he day gas-drilling rigs come to Nockamixon could soon be here. A Michigan firm is in the process of applying for a drilling permit from the state and has also identified a 70-acre property off Route 611 where it would like to dig. Meanwhile, on Tuesday, township officials adopted further restrictions on where, when and how drilling can occur in Nockamixon. Most noticeably, their actions limit drilling... 

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Coal-Mine Request Denied / Buchanan Had Sought Limit on River Dumping of Salty Mine Water

A state Senate committee rejected a request by Buchanan County residents to limit the dumping of salty mine water into a tributary of the Ohio River. Consolidation Coal Co. has received a state permit to dump salty water from its Buchanan No. 1 mine, the state’s largest coal mine, into the Levisa Fork River, a part of the Big Sandy River. The company has been pumping salty water from the 1,100-foot-... 

Offshore drilling: Energy vs. ecology

VIRGINIA BEACH Those attending a meeting at the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Center last week on offshore oil and gas drilling got a healthy dose of perspective even before the discussion began. Walking to the meeting room past huge tanks full of sea life provided some feeling for the stakes involved in ending a 25-year federal moratorium on offshore drilling. Environmentalists at the meeting said... 

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