Mega Uranium Ltd. report the favorable outcome of the Western Australia State election, which has resulted in the incumbent Labor Party government, which opposed uranium mining, being replaced by an alliance of the Liberal Party and National Party. As the two parties forming the new State Government both have policies that favor new uranium mine [...]
Adriana Resources Inc. announce that it has reached an agreement with ArcelorMittal, the world’s leading steel company, on the principal terms for the development of an iron ore port facility in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Port will be constructed on lands acquired by Adriana in January 2008.
Michael Beley, President and CEO [...]
Polaris Minerals Corporation announced that its subsidiary, Eagle Rock Aggregates Inc., (ERA) has satisfactorily completed its due diligence review of a parcel of land at Pier B, in the Port of Long Beach, California, and will complete the purchase for US$15.18 million. The transaction is scheduled to close on or about August 18, 2008.
With this [...]
Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Less Common Metals Ltd. (”LCM”) of Birkenhead, United Kingdom, subject to the required regulatory approvals in the UK and Canada. The purchase price of this acquisition is [...]
It’s taken almost four years and $3 billion, but Australia’s wealthiest individual Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest is about to turn his iron ore dream into reality.
The first commercial export shipment of his Fortescue Metals Group Ltd is due to commence loading on Thursday at Port Hedland in Western Australia’s remote Pilbara region.
The iron ore is from [...]
Pilbara explorer, Warwick Resources Limited announced its largest iron ore target to date following a detailed mapping and sampling programme at its Woggaginna project in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
Woggaginna is located 55km southeast of Newman and 35km south of BHP Billiton’s Jimblebar iron ore mine and railway.
The Woggaginna project contains an extensive cluster of [...]
The 9th International Mining and Machinery Exhibition, organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) In association with Ministry of Mines, Ministry of Coal, Government of India, focuses on the opportunities, both international and national, provided by the shift of mining companies towards customer satisfaction and expectations. It examines till the elements that make up The [...]
March 26, 2008) - Red Hill Energy reported today that further to the December 21, 2007 news release, a National Instrument 43-101 report and assay results have been received by the company on its very significant Chandgana Khavtgai coal project. All three of Red Hill Energy’s coal resources are now National Instrument 43-101 compliant as [...]
After over 15 years of uncertainty, uranium mining in Meghalaya took a step towards reality with the State’s Pollution Control Board (MSPCB) finally deciding to hold a public hearing at the proposed site for open cast mining.
Public hearing is mandatory as per guidelines of the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
According to MSPCB member secretary D [...]
“In terms of its economic and geopolitical impact, what is happening in Asia today is probably most akin to the Industrial Revolution, when the world’s leading economies replaced manual labor with mass-scale manufacture of machinery, railways began to criss-cross the continents, the steam engine revolutionized the world, and later, skyscrapers first poked at the skies. [...]
