Mayor Richard M. Daley and officials from Tempel Steel, one of the north side’s largest companies, announced today that the company will expand and renovate its current manufacturing plant in Chicago, and bring more than 350 jobs to the city.
The Chicago-based company, which manufactures steel laminations used in electric motors and transformers, announced it would [...]

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 [...]

Continental Minerals Corporation announces agency approval has been received for the Land Reclamation Report for the Xietongmen Project in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
Finalization of the Land Reclamation Report moves Continental one step closer to achieving the legal authorization and social license required to successfully develop the Xietongmen Project. Returning affected lands to a productive [...]

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global Deepwater Offshore trends and Analysis” companyprofile to their offering.
Summary
Global Deepwater Offshore Report helps to understand the evolution and current status of deepwater offshore oil and gas industry, and its future direction. With most of the onshore regions reaching a peak in terms of reserves and [...]

Yankee Hat Minerals Ltd. announce that it has entered into two option agreements to acquire 100% interest in the Achtung Tungsten Project located in northwestern British Columbia and the Birdtung Tungsten-Tin Project located in southern Yukon Territory. With these latest acquisitions, Yankee Hat now has eight tungsten projects at varying stages of development and one [...]

White Energy Company Limited confirmed that it has successfully produced upgraded coal at its binderless coal briquetting plant at Cessnock, New South Wales.
Having completed construction eight weeks ago, key elements of the commissioning phase are now finalised with all relevant certifications for running the Plant being received at the end of last week. At the [...]

Dixon, Perot & Champion Inc. is currently conducting its due diligence with the intent of acquiring mining properties in Argentina. The company has been approached by a North American mining and exploration company that is currently involved in mining operations in Argentina and seeking strategic partnerships. Dixon, Perot & Champion will consider the possibility of [...]

Trade Winds Ventures Inc. announce the commencement of the 2008 exploration program on the Tuole Gold project, Xinyuan County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, P. R. China.
Xinjiang Entercor Mining Corp. (”Xinjiang Entercor”), a Joint-Venture Company between Western China Mining Corp. (80%), a Trade Winds subsidiary, and Xinjiang Dadi Mining Technology & Development Corp. (20%) is currently [...]

China Fire & Security Group, Inc., a leading industrial fire protection product and solution provider in China, announced today that the Company has signed a new total solution contract with Xinyu Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. (”Xinyu Iron and Steel”), valued at approximately $4.7 million.
Xinyu Iron and Steel, headquartered in Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province, is [...]

Wits Basin Precious Minerals Inc. announce the signing of purchase contracts for the acquisition of a producing iron ore mine, a separate, nearby drill-indicated iron ore resource, and a processing plant located near Maanshan, Anhui Province in the People’s Republic of China.
The producing mine and the drill-indicated resource total more than 94 million tonnes of [...]