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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Chesapeake Energy Corporation Announces $2.25 Billion Barnett Shale Joint Venture with Total E&P USA, Inc.

Chesapeake Energy Corporation announced the execution of an agreement for a $2.25 billion joint venture with Total E&P USA, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Total S.A. (NYSE:TOT, FP:FP) (“Total”), whereby Total will acquire a 25% interest in Chesapeake’s upstream Barnett Shale assets. Total will pay $800 million in cash at closing and will pay an additional $1.45 billion by funding 60%... 

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Prize Mining & Eagle Plains Pour Gold at Yellowjacket Project, Atlin, BC

Prize Mining Corp. and its Joint Venture Partner, Eagle Plains Resources Ltd., have completed mining and milling activity for the 2009 season and have commenced seasonal clean-up and maintenance. The first gold bar was recently poured from concentrate materials milled on-site and weighs 2.284 kg. The project is operated through the Yellowjacket Joint-Venture (“YJV”), jointly owned by Eagle... 

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Pacific Bay Options Argentina Uranium Property to UrAmerica

David H. Brett, President and CEO, Pacific Bay Minerals Ltd. reports that the Company has optioned its 100% owned “Cerro Solo” claims in Chubut Province, Argentina (the “Property”), to UrAmerica Ltd., a private company focused on uranium discovery in Latin America. Under the option agreement, UrAmerica can earn a 60% interest in the Property by incurring USD$1,200,000 in exploration... 

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The Start-up of Ledong Promotes CNOOC Limited’s Gas Production Growth

CNOOC Limited announced today that Ledong (LD) 22-1, an independent gas field of the Company, has successfully commenced production. Currently, it is producing approximately 30 thousand cubic feet of natural gas per day via 5 wells. About 47 kilometers eastern of the producing field Yacheng 13-1 and 20 kilometers western of LD 15-1 gas field, LD 22-1 is located in the Yinggehai Basin of the Western... 

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Hawthorne Commences Mining of Bulk Sample from Taurus

Hawthorne Gold Corp. announce the Company has commenced the extraction of a 10,000-tonne bulk sample from the Sable Zone located within the Taurus claim area. On August 14, 2009, the Company received the Notice of Work approval # 09-0100011-0814 from the Ministry of Energy, Mines, and Petroleum Resources to extract the bulk sample. The bulk sample will be stockpiled next to the Cassiar Gold Mine mill... 

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Canadian Zinc Corporation: Minister Strahl Visits Prairie Creek Mine Site

Canadian Zinc Corporation reports that The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non Status Indians, on July 16, 2009 visited the Company’s Prairie Creek Mine site in the Northwest Territories. Minister Strahl was in the Northwest Territories, accompanied by The Honourable Jim Prentice, Canada’s Environment Minister... 

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Magellan Energy Ltd. Announces Work Completion on the Thomas Martin Lease

Magellan Energy Ltd. a publicly traded independent oil and gas company, announces that it has completed all preliminary work on the Thomas D. Martin Lease in Morgan County, Tennessee. Citizens Gas has placed a large compressor where its Burrville gathering system ties into a 350 lb. pressure line. Citizens Gas receives its gas supply from the east Tennessee gas pipeline and from various local gas producing... 

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Tenaris Acquires Control of Seamless Pipe Indonesia Jaya

Tenaris S.A., a leading global supplier of steel tubes and related services for the world’s energy industry and certain other industrial applications announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition from Bakrie & Brothers TbK, Green Pipe International Limited and Cakrawala Baru of a 77.45% holding in Seamless Pipe Indonesia Jaya (“SPIJ”), an Indonesian... 

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Big Cat Energy Announces Coal Mining Interest in ARID Water Handling Technology

Big Cat Energy Corporation, announced that they have received renewed interest from local coal mining companies for applying the ARID water handling process and technology to their open pit mining operations. Big Cat has begun modifying the ARID tool to re-inject water below the pit floor. Big Cat believes it will be able to provide a solution to these inquiries within 60 days. Big Cat is also developing... 

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