Great Western Technologies Inc Receives DARPA Contract to Develop Aluminum-Based Structural Metal Alloys

Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. announce that its US-based, wholly-owned subsidiary, Great Western Technologies Inc, (“GWTI”) of Troy Michigan, has been awarded a US $110,000 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract to develop a set of aluminum-based high strength alloys. These alloys are a new class of materials that exploit the complex metal compounds that can be formed... 

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Mustang Minerals and Western Areas Sign Agreement for Joint Venture at East Bull Lake Near Sudbury, Ontario

The Board of Mustang Minerals Corp. announce an agreement to explore the East Bull Lake Project, 80km west of Sudbury in Ontario, Canada. Western Areas can earn a 65% interest in the project from Mustang Minerals by funding up to C$4.5M in two stages over five years. The project includes net smelter royalty interests. The main purpose of the joint venture is to drill out a number of high quality nickel-copper-platinum... 

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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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Douglas Lake Minerals hires alluvial expert for Mbwemkuru project

Douglas Lake Minerals Inc. announces that after an intensive search, the Company has hired Tanzanian Mineral Exploration (TANZMINEX), a geological consulting firm based in Arusha, Tanzania, specializing in alluvial deposits. TANZMINEX will immediately take over all project management responsibilities of Douglas Lake’s Mbwemkuru project working closely with the Company’s technical team. TANZMINEX... 

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NYMEX to Launch Domestic Hot Rolled Coil Steel Futures Contract

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., a subsidiary of NYMEX Holdings, Inc., announced that it plans to introduce a futures contract based on prevailing market prices for hot-rolled steel coil in the U.S. Midwest region (U.S. Midwest domestic hot-rolled coil steel) early in the fourth quarter of 2008. The contract will be financially settled against an index developed by CRU Indices Ltd., a subsidiary... 

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Great Western Minerals Group Updates Activities

Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. is pleased to provide an update of its unique “mine-to-market” strategy to become a fully integrated explorer and global supplier of rare earth elements (“REE’”) and other strategic metals. The Fundamentals of the Rare Earth Sector Remain Strong: The world demand for REE continues to accelerate while China, the primary supplier of REE,... 

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New Metals & Mining in Belgium Report

Research and Markets has announced the addition of “Metals & Mining in Belgium” to their offering. Our Metals & Mining in Belgium industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the metals & mining industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape,... 

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Norilsk Nickel Offer for LionOre Receives Norwegian Approval; Norilsk Extends its Cdn$27.50 All-Cash Offer

OJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel announced that Norilsk Nickel’s proposed acquisition of control of LionOre Mining International Ltd. (Nachrichten) (“LionOre”) (Toronto Stock Exchange symbol: “LIM”; London Stock Exchange symbol: “LOR”; Botswana Stock Exchange symbol: “LIONORE”), which was notified in Norway on May 21, 2007, has been approved under the Norwegian... 

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DRC to diversify mining into iron ore, bauxite

The Democratic Republic of the Congo aims to not only revive its traditional copper sector, but diversify by exploiting potentially huge iron ore and bauxite deposits, Mining Minister Martin Kabwelulu said on Monday. “Diversification of production is a key strategy,” he told a base-metals conference in Namibia. The Democratic Republic of the Congo was once one of the world`s biggest copper... 

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Sage Commences Drilling on Jacobus Cu – Ni Property

Sage Gold announced that it has commenced drilling on its Jacobus Cu – Ni property in Beardmore, Ontario on May 9, 2007. The diamond drill program of approximately 2,000 metres is designed to test mineralization up-dip from holes SJ06-01 and SJ06-02. (reported in the news release of Jan 26, 2007) drilled by Sage in 2006 that returned 6.3 metres of 0.85% Cu and 0.54% Ni from SJ06-01 and 6.3 metres...