Industry Research and Investment Analysis Report on China’s: Iron Ore Mining Industry for 2008

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “China Industry Research and Investment Analysis: Iron Ore Mining Industry, 2008” report to their offering. The unprecedented growth seen in China, India and Russia has created strong demand for iron ore. China itself consumes over 50% of the world’s iron ore production. The shortage of iron ore will continue until 2011. With... 

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Waratah Coal Confirms Worley Parsons Appointment to Galilee Basin Coal Project

Waratah Coal announced that it has engaged energy and resources engineering company Worley Parsons as lead consultant and project manager for its proposed A$5.3B mine, rail and port development in Central Queensland, Australia. Waratah Coal President and CEO Peter Lynch said “we are glad to have secured the services of such a highly regarded and experienced group, they have recently delivered... 

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China Sulfur Market Report, 2008

Currently, global sulfur production is mainly concentrated in Canada, Russia and the Middle East. The global trade volume of sulfur in 2006 reached 27.7 million tons and meanwhile, China imported 8.81 million tons, accounting for 31.8% of the world’s total. According to the statistics, China consumed about 10 million tons of sulfur in 2006, while its output was only 1-2 million tons, which made... 

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Plant to Optimize Coal Reserves to Meet China’s Growing Need for Clean Transportation Fuels and Chemical Feedstocks

Synthesis Energy Systems Investments, Inc., a subsidiary of Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc. (“SES” or the “Company”) (OTC: SYMX), a coal gasification company involved in the conversion of low cost fuels into clean energy and chemical products, and Inner Mongolia Golden Concord (Xilinhot) Energy Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Golden Concord Holdings Ltd. (“Golden Concord”),... 

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China Reports 3.78Mt of Nickel Ore Imports Last Year

China imported 3.78 million tonnes of nickel ore last year, a 6.8-fold increase compared with the previous year, according to statistics released by the General Administration of Customs. Total nickel ore imports amounted to RMB 3.41 billion ($440 million) in 2006, 1.5 times the amount for 2005. However, average import prices declined by 67.7% to RMB 903.26 ($116.40) per tonne. China’s nickel... 

Australia’s Trade Gap Narrows on Beef, Coal Exports

Australia’s trade deficit narrowed in November on increased beef and coal shipments, signaling exports may drive growth in the Asia-Pacific region’s fifth- largest economy. The trade shortfall narrowed to A$843 million ($657 million) from A$1.51 billion in October, the Bureau of Statistics said in Sydney today. The median estimate in a Bloomberg News survey of 19 economists was A$775 million.... 

Nevada Leads Nation in Mining Claims

A new report being released today shows metal mining claims on federal lands in the West have increased almost 50% in the past four years. An environmental advocacy group says its review of Bureau of Land Management records found that the number of metal mining claims jumped from 220,000 at the end of 2002 to almost 325-thousand this September. Part of the increase is due to high metals prices and... 

Uranium mining leads to jump in claims

Metal mining claims on federal lands in the West have increased almost 50 percent in the past four years, in large part because a resurgence in nuclear power has led to a renewed interest in uranium exploration. An advocacy and research organization said Thursday its review of Bureau of Land Management records found that the number of metal mining claims jumped from 220,000 at the end of 2002 to almost... 

An end run on ethanol

As President Bush promotes ethanol as a green alternative to gasoline, his administration is quietly relaxing environmental rules for dozens of new corn-to-fuel refineries sprouting up across the nation. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is planning to change the way ethanol plants are treated under the Clean Air Act, a move critics say could make it easier for the burgeoning industry to evade... 

EPA Relaxing Environmental Rules for Ethanol Plants

As President Bush promotes ethanol as a green alternative to gasoline, his administration is quietly relaxing environmental rules for dozens of new corn-to-fuel refineries sprouting up across the nation. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is planning to change the way ethanol plants are treated under the Clean Air Act, a move critics say could make it easier for the burgeoning industry to evade...