Waratah Coal Inc. advises that a further (fifth) Supplementary Information Memorandum dated November 7, 2008 has been lodged as part of its Listing Application to the Australian Stock Exchange Limited (”ASX”) and can be viewed on the Company’s website www.waratahcoal.com or on www.sedar.com.
The additional disclosure summarises the Company’s announcement of an Exploration Target in the [...]
Rio Tinto is to invest an additional US$300 million in the modernisation of the Kitimat aluminium smelter in British Columbia, Canada, bringing the current project funding total to over US$500 million.
“The Kitimat Modernisation Project leverages two of our greatest competitive advantages - clean, self-generated hydropower and internationally renowned AP smelting technology. This investment continues construction [...]
Samson Oil & Gas Limited announced today that drilling operations have been completed at the Davis Bintliff #1 well. Casing and cementing operations were completed and the drilling rig was demobilized on the 5th of September. A completion rig will be used to perforate the casing and run the necessary completion tubing and packer. This [...]
Rio Tinto Alcan marked the signing of a one-of-a-kind labour agreement with sixteen labour unions for the construction of the Kitimat Modernization Project at a ceremony in Vancouver. This agreement between the Kitimat Modernization Employer Association and the unions facilitates access to the qualified British Columbia building trades workforce, with joint commitments to local and [...]
Castle Harlan, Inc., the New York private equity investment firm, announced that it had agreed to sell AmeriCast Technologies, Inc., a North American leader in the design and manufacture of large, complex steel castings, to Bradken Ltd., a leading publicly-traded Australian manufacturer of cast steel and other products, primarily for the mining and railroad industries, [...]
Oromin Explorations Ltd. is pleased to announce the receipt of an independent report (the “Santa Rosa Evaluation”) from Aeon Exploration Inc. of Calgary, Alberta (”Aeon”) that provides an evaluation of prospective resources with respect to its 100% owned CCyB-9 Santa Rosa exploration permit and exploitation concession on a property located in the Cuyana Basin in [...]
Premier Alan Carpenter has come under renewed pressure to lift the ban on uranium mining after new research estimated an expansion of the uranium industry would help cut up to 15 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases and deliver a $27 billion boost to the economy.
Federal Resources Minister Martin Ferguson released a report yesterday which estimated [...]
The export of metals and minerals is expected to grow in the coming financial year as mining projects expand or start production to capture demand from the urbanisation and industrialisation of emerging economies.
The federal government said in its 2007/08 budget papers that “non-rural commodity exports are expected to grow” as new projects and expansions come [...]
Alcoa Inc. announced that it has reviewed Alcan’s continuity agreement with the Government of Quebec which identifies the requirements that Alcoa must meet regarding Alcan’s future operations in the Province in order to maintain certain of Alcan’s hydroelectric and water rights. In a letter to Alcan’s Board of Directors, Alcoa outlined the many ways in [...]
Norway’s Norsk Hydro has agreed with Australia’s United Minerals Corporation (UMC) to explore the possibility of bauxite mining and alumina refining in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
“A final agreement would give Hydro a 75 percent holding in a potential bauxite and alumina project, in line with Hydro’s strategy to grow in primary aluminium production [...]
