Nevada Company Introduces First Scalable Dry Recovery System For Lode And Placer Ores

After years of research, development, and testing, AU Goose, a mining service company in Reno, Nevada, has unveiled a solution to a long-time industry problem for junior and mid-level mining operations: How to extract and test heavy metal ores using a timely, cost effective, and dry method of recovery. AU Goose’s technology is the industry’s first modular, dry, non-toxic recovery system for both... 

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Matamec Announces the Discovery of New Rare Earth-Yttrium Showings in the Kipawa Alkaline Complex

Matamec Explorations Inc. announce the discovery of new rare earth showings on its 100% Zeus property in Temiscamingue. The property covers 14 371 hectares and is located in the Kipawa alkaline complex. Mining Engineering magazine mentions in its “Industrial Minerals Review” June 2008 edition that consumption of REE, especially in automotive catalysts, fluid cracking catalysts, permanent... 

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Neo Material Technologies Enters Cooperative Agreement With Minmetal Rare Earth (Ganzhou) Company

Neo Material Technologies Inc. announced that the Company’s 90% owned Chinese joint venture Jiangyin Jia Hua Advanced Material Resources Co., Ltd (“JAMR”) has entered into an agreement to provide distribution, management and various technical services to Minmetal Rare Earth (Ganzhou) Co., Ltd (“MREG”). MREG is a newly formed company led by China Minmetals Corporation (“Minmetals”)... 

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MATECH Corp. Completes Inspection for Union Pacific Railroad

MATECH Corp. announced that it has completed an inspection on one Union Pacific Railroad (UP) Bridge in Nebraska using its Electrochemical Fatigue Sensor (EFS) System. The EFS technology provides information about growing cracks in structural members in a single inspection. It can also be used to verify retrofit effectiveness at the time of retrofit, without using the “wait and see” method... 

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Belvedere temporarily suspends mine development work at Hitura

Belvedere Resources Ltd. announces that due to the recent heavy fall in nickel prices, a program to further reduce operating costs has been initiated at its Hitura Nickel Mine. From 2nd November, 2008 all mine development work will be suspended. Mine production can continue at normal production rates for a further 3- 6 months without the need for further development. Unfortunately, the suspension of... 

Johan Fant – New CFO at Boliden

Johan Fant has, effective as of 8th January 2009, been appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Boliden Group. “The appointment of Johan Fant gives Boliden a CFO with extensive and international experience of accountancy, controlling and finance. His knowledge within strategic and operative development will add an important new element to the Group’s management team,” says Lennart... 

North West Upgrading Selects Praxair to Supply Oxygen in Alberta

Praxair, Inc. announced that North West Upgrading Inc. (NWU), has selected Praxair Canada Inc., the largest industrial gas supplier in Canada, to provide the industrial gases needed for its heavy oil Upgrader in Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada. North West’s process eliminates production of coke, uses gasification to make hydrogen from the heaviest components of bitumen, and enables the capture... 

SRK Consulting completes preliminary reconnaissance of portions of Atomic’s Mbinga project area in Tanzania

Atomic Minerals Ltd. announce the completion of a preliminary reconnaissance of portions of PLR 4335, located in the Mbinga District of south-western Tanzania, which was undertaken by SRK Consulting – East Africa. Previous Exploration A country-wide radiometric survey flown in the mid-1970’s identified the occurrence of several radioactive anomalies in the Mbinga area. In addition, the... 

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USCorp Begins Drilling on Its Arizona Twin Peaks Gold Property

USCorp announces the initiation of reverse circulation drilling operations at its Twin Peaks Project in Yavapai County, Arizona as of Monday, September 8, 2008. After receiving several proposals from major drilling companies, USCorp initially selected Layne Christensen Drilling of Chandler, Arizona for Phase I drilling programs at its Twin Peaks and Picacho properties. The extremely heavy rains in... 

Resource Finance & Investment Ltd: Industrial Minerals Quarterly Report Includes Expanded Mineral Reserve

Resource Finance & Investment Limited announce receipt of the latest quarterly update from Industrial Minerals (IDM). IDM advised that following completion of the drilling program, the previously stated 1.38 million short tons of probable ore reserve moved to proved ore. This raised the total of proved ore to 8.68 million short tons. IDM has also confirmed that it expects the wet plant to be commissioned...