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”) [...]

KAL Energy, Inc., a thermal coal explorer and developer, today announced that it has successfully amended the terms of its royalty agreement with Concord International. Under the terms of the new agreement, the Company will pay royalties as follows:
1. For all coal sales under $40 per metric ton the royalty is reduced [...]

Mechel OAO, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces the acquisition of a 100% stake in HBL Holding GmbH by its Mechel Service OOO service and sales subsidiary.
The acquisition is consistent with Mechel Service OOO’s continued implementation of its program of expanding its sales network, enhancing and extending range of its services, [...]

Keegan Resources Inc. announce additional results from step out drilling up to 900 meters south of the boundary of the existing 43-101 resource at the Esaase property. Highlights include 23 m @ 4.2 g/t Au, 26 m @ 2.51 g/t Au, and 26 m @ 1.49 g/t Au. Keegan is continuing to test mineralization in [...]

Wealth Minerals Ltd. announce final results from the initial exploration program on its 100%-owned Macusani properties in Puno district, southeast Peru.
Results from 35 prospecting samples confirm the discovery of two new uranium showings (Figure 1). Assays from 22 samples collected from the westernmost ‘Radiante’ showing averaged 0.35 lbs/ton U3O8 (0.015% uranium) and ranged from below [...]

Intermap Technologies today announced that the Company has entered into a new distribution program with the Sabah Lands and Surveys Department in East Malaysia. The program, called Digital Sabah, will make available high-resolution 3D digital elevation data and imagery covering the entire State of Sabah.
Sabah, located on the Island of Borneo and the Malaysia Borneon [...]

Ivara Corporation, the industry leader and innovator in asset performance management solutions, today announced an interface between Ivara’s EXP Enterprise™ asset performance management software and Modular’s MineCare® mobile fleet monitoring solution through Ivara’s Online Data Collection (ODC) interface technology. Modular Systems Inc. is a world leader in mine management technology. The integrated offering enables mining [...]

Cardero Resource Corp. (”Cardero” or the “Company”) (Toronto:CDU.TO)(AMEX:CDY)(Frankfurt:CR5.F) is pleased to announce that, as part of the Company’s strategy to focus on its pre-eminent Pampa De Pongo and Pampa el Toro Iron Ore deposits in the Marcona District of Peru, it has signed a letter of intent dated June 12, 2008 (”LOI”) with Ethos Capital [...]

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 [...]

Canadian Royalties Inc. announces that the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the Raglan South Nickel Project (RSNP) was deposited with the Quebec Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks (MDDEP) on April 10, 2007. In accordance with the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (JBNQA), the MDDEP is the administrator of the [...]