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Compass Minerals’ Subsidiaries Announce Liquid Magnesium Chloride Price Increase

North American Salt Company and Sifto Canada Corp., both subsidiaries of Compass Minerals, have announced an average $4.50 per-ton price increase on liquid magnesium chloride-based products effective with all North American shipments on November 3, 2008, or as contracts allow. This 6 percent to 10 percent average price increase is being implemented to support investments [...]

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Asia Energy confident Govt approval ‘forthcoming’ for start of ops at Phulbari

Asia Energy PLC said it is waiting for formal approval to start mining the coal basin at Phulbari in Northwest Bangladesh after the mining company submitted its feasibility study to the government.
It said it is confident approval will be forthcoming.
The AIM-listed company’s primary activity is the development of the coal basin at Phulbari into a [...]

Mining Engineer Licensure Examination Results

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 10 out of 16 passed the Mining Engineer Licensure Examination given by the Board of Mining Engineering in Manila this August 2006.
The members of the Board of Mining Engineering are Cornelio Q. Casido, Chairman; Rufino B. Bomasang and Augusto C. Villaluna, Members.
Registration for the issuance of Professional Identification [...]

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Natural Gas Supplies Grow

The Energy Department’s Energy Information Administration said in its weekly report that natural-gas inventories in the lower 48 states rose by 105 billion cubic feet to nearly 1.81 trillion cubic feet for the week ending May 30.
The inventory level was slightly below the five-year average, and well below last year’s storage level of more than [...]

Judge denies attempt to halt Keystone oil pipeline

A judge has refused to stop construction of a crude-oil pipeline that would be built by TransCanada Corp. through eastern North Dakota, saying state regulators took adequate safety precautions in deciding its route.
North Dakota’s Public Service Commission did a thorough factual and legal review of its order allowing construction of the Keystone pipeline, district [...]

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End to Oil Price Rise Not in Sight Yet

The price of crude oil pushed to a new high after a militant group in Nigeria said it sabotaged a major oil pipeline operated by a Royal Dutch Shell PLC joint venture and promised further attacks on the country’s petroleum industry.
A Shell spokeswoman confirmed the damage to the pipeline appeared to have been caused by [...]

Japanese Conglomerate Takes $40-million Stake in Junior Canadian Explorer’s Promising Alaskan Nickel Property

Pure Nickel Inc. announce that it has entered into an exploration and option agreement with ITOCHU Corporation, a multi-billion dollar Japanese conglomerate. The agreement provides ITOCHU with the right to earn up to a 75% interest in Pure Nickel’s 720-square-kilometre MAN Alaska property by investing up to $40 million in further exploration and development of [...]

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Gastar Exploration Ltd; Agreement with Major Australian Gas Transmission Company

Gastar Exploration Ltd together with its joint venture partner Eastern Star Gas Limited have recently published a report saying that the two companies have entered into a Heads of Agreement (“HoA”) with the APA Group (“APA”), owner of the Central West and Moomba Sydney Gas Pipelines. Under the HoA, options for early delivery of coal [...]

Beacon Redevelopment Retains Expert Geologist to Evaluate the Company’s Natural Gas Holdings and Prospects Going Forward on its Properties

Beacon Redevelopment Industrial Corporation has retained an expert geologist to evaluate the company’s natural gas holdings on its properties.
The company believes that the natural gas holdings on its properties are significant and needs an expert opinion and evaluation to verify its belief, if the expert geologist agrees the company may explore a possible spin off [...]

NGAS Resources, Inc. is scheduled to Conduct a Webcast of Its Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results

NGAS Resources, Inc. has just published a report saying that it will be releasing its second quarter 2008 financial results after the market close on Thursday, August 7, 2008. The full text of the release will also be available on the Company’s website at www.ngas.com.
Management will host a conference call on the same day at [...]