Tasman drilling update from Norra Karr REE project, Sweden

Tasman Metals Ltd. Mr Mark Saxon, President and CEO, provides an update on developments regarding the Company’s 100% owned Norra Karr Rare Earth Element (REE) project. The drill program currently underway is nearing its conclusion with approximately 80 per cent of the program completed. In addition, a collaborative research project has been initiated, under the guidance of renowned REE expert... 

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North Bay Resources Goes Green With Vanadium Acquisition

North Bay Resources Inc. announce that it has acquired the Pine River Vanadium deposit in northeastern British Columbia. Vanadium is a strategic metal that is irreplaceable in a number of applications, including alternative energy storage, where its environmentally friendly attributes have led many to now refer to it as the “green” metal. Pine River Vanadium covers 1,810 acres and is located... 

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Intrepid Reports on Regulatory Developments Regarding its HB Solar Solution Mine

Intrepid Potash Inc. reports that the Bureau of Land Management has determined that an Environmental Impact Statement will be required to evaluate the environmental impacts of Intrepid’s proposed HB Solar Solution Mine project in Carlsbad, New Mexico. As a consequence, final permitting and approval of the HB Solar Solution Mine will be delayed and related capital expenditures deferred for an as-yet-undetermined... 

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Compass Minerals Announces Agreement to Trade Great Salt Lake Leases in Long-Range Plan to Produce More Sulfate of Potash Specialty Fertilizer

Great Salt Lake Minerals Corp., a subsidiary of Compass Minerals, announced that it has agreed with the state of Utah to exchange undeveloped existing leases in navigable areas of the Great Salt Lake for leases covering 37,000 acres in highly saline regions of the lake that are preferable for production of sulfate of potash specialty fertilizer. “This lease exchange agreement is part of our long-term... 

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Golden Gate Capital Announces Acquisition of U.S. Silica

Golden Gate Capital (GGC), a San Francisco-based private equity firm, announced the closing of its acquisition of U.S. Silica Company (USS), the second largest U.S. miner and processor of industrial sand. U.S. Silica, tracing its origins back to 1900, operates 13 industrial sand and other mineral mines and processing plants in the Midwest and Eastern US. “This is a winning transaction for U.S. Silica’s... 

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Sparton Selected to Join Ontario Government Environmental Mission to China

Sparton Resources Inc. announce that it has been selected to join the Ontario Environmental Mission to China to be lead by Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty from October 26 – November 6, 2008. The Mission will focus on linking Ontario based environmental business groups with Chinese organizations involved in environmental programs such as water treatment, alternative energy, and various forms of... 

Compass Minerals’ Subsidiaries Announce Liquid Magnesium Chloride Price Increase

North American Salt Company and Sifto Canada Corp., both subsidiaries of Compass Minerals, have announced an average $4.50 per-ton price increase on liquid magnesium chloride-based products effective with all North American shipments on November 3, 2008, or as contracts allow. This 6 percent to 10 percent average price increase is being implemented to support investments needed to meet growing demand.... 

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Caldera Resources Inc.: Potash Option at Cromer Cone Project

Caldera Resources Inc. announce that it has negotiated an option over 100% of the potash rights on two Exploration Licences that are part of its Cromer Cone Project located in the East Pilbara region of Western Australia. Mr. Ronald Winston is a 50% joint venture partner with Caldera in the Cromer Cone Project. The potash option right has been signed with South Boulder Mines Ltd which already has a... 

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Mesa Uranium Acquires Utah Potash Project, Consolidates Shares

Mesa Uranium Corp. announce that it has filed potash exploration permit applications with the Bureau of Land Management. The project has excellent potential for potash from both solution mining and naturally-occurring potash brines. The 25,500 acre area (40 square miles), the White Cloud potash project, is located 40 miles north of our Lisbon Valley uranium project in southeastern Utah. Access and... 

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Argentex Mining provides update on exploration activities in Argentina

Argentex Mining Corporation report on the positive progress made in advancing its flagship polymetallic Pinguino project and to provide a summary of its initial plans for the 2008-2009 exploration season. During this field season, Argentex completed the largest diamond drilling program in the history of its Pinguino project, testing 15 different mineralized vein systems for a total of 20,782.9 meters...