Orvana Enters Into A Second Minerals Lease At Its Copperwood Project In Michigan-Environmental Studies Commence

Orvana Minerals Corp. announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Orvana Resources US Corp., has entered into a second minerals lease and a second exclusive option to lease in respect of areas of the “Western Syncline” in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The leased area is referred to as the Copperwood Project. The Copperwood Project is located about 30 kilometers southwest of the now-closed... 

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Quest Makes Additional Improvements At Pond Creek

Quest Minerals & Mining Corp., a Kentucky-based operator of energy and mineral related properties, confirmed today that it has thoroughly overhauled the existing infrastructure and mining equipment at its pond creek mine location in order to gear up for major production. Everett Hampton, President of Whitestar Mining, LLC, commented, “For the past 10 days, we have refurbished and modified... 

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Quest Continues Plan for Production Upgrades

Quest Minerals & Mining Corp., a Kentucky-based operator of energy and mineral related properties, announced today that in addition to supplying their mine with various transportation components, the Company plans to split their beltline so that it is powered by two head drives instead of just one. Everett Hampton, President of Whitestar Mining, LLC, commented, “We have now moved our second... 

Quest Adds Larger Shuttle Car to the Mix

Quest Minerals & Mining Corp., a Kentucky based operator of energy and mineral related properties, announced today that it has added a JOY (64” Bed) 21SC shuttle car to its underground operations. Everett Hampton, President of Whitestar Mining, LLC., commented, “This second shuttle car will help increase our production immensely, as it cuts down the time needed to move coal from the... 

Quest Unveils Full Production Status

Quest Minerals & Mining Corp., a Kentucky based operator of energy and mineral related properties, is very pleased to announce that it has reached the point in their operations where they can now move forward into full production mode. Everett Hampton, President of Whitestar Mining, LLC., commented, “We have turned the corner and have run the last three shifts with great success. Until yesterday,... 

Quest Initiates Infrastructure Upgrades for More Coal Production At Pond Creek

Quest Minerals & Mining Corp., a Kentucky based operator of energy and mineral related properties, announced today that it has purchased the necessary materials to replace and upgrade their existing 36“ beltline to a larger 42” beltline. Everett Hampton, President of Whitestar Mining, LLC. commented, “The larger conveyer system is a key improvement as it will essentially allow... 

Quest Minerals & Mining Plans Initial Rehab On Cedar Grove Mine

Quest Minerals & Mining Corp., a Kentucky based operator of energy and mineral related properties, is very pleased to announce that its contract mining group, Whitestar Mining, LLC., is in the process of taking the initial steps necessary to open the Cedar Grove mines. Representatives from both Quest and Whitestar plan to convene over the weekend to finalize all terms of the mining agreement. Whitestar... 

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Oil prices ease in Asian trade

World oil prices eased further on Tuesday, trading near 123 dollars a barrel as profit taking helped to cool a red-hot market, analysts said. Crude oil prices have more than doubled in the past year and rocketed about 25 percent since the start of 2008, when they broke the 100-dollar barrier. “Oil prices have simply risen too far and too fast over a short period of time with really no reasons... 

NGVAmerica Applauds President’s Petroleum Displacement Initiative

Last night in his State of the Union address, President Bush called for increasing the use of renewable and non-petroleum alternative fuels to 35 billion gallons, and reducing U.S. transportation reliance on gasoline 20 percent by 2017. The White House also issued an executive order calling upon federal agencies to take steps to annually increase their use of alternative fuels by 10 percent. NGVAmerica... 

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Sampling finds lower offers for leases in mostly minority, lower-income areas

The letters — one in English, the other in Spanish — arrived in the same envelope. The English version offered to lease mineral rights from homeowners in the Rolling Hills neighborhood for 22.5 percent royalties and a $300 signing bonus. The Spanish version offered the same bonus, but only 20 percent in royalties. “I was appalled,” said homeowner Mary Doherty, who was among... 

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