Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation said today that the U.S. Forest Service has evaluated public and agency comments submitted on the Draft Supplemental Information Report for the Kensington Gold Mine in Alaska. Based on the responses and agency input, the Forest Service has announced that an Environmental Assessment (EA) is the preferred level of review, which [...]

Indonesia has denied that it will set a quota for coal exports as it wants to reserve the coal for future use.
The reports had prompted rising interest in the country’s natural resources from energy-hungry China and India.
The reports were baseless and the new mining law likely to be passed by Parliament by June would in [...]

Century Aluminum Company and Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation announced today that Larry Holley has been named president and general manager of Gramercy Alumina, LLC and St. Ann Bauxite Limited, effective May 8, 2008.
“We are delighted with Larry’s appointment,” said Century’s chief operating officer Wayne R. Hale. “His technical background, mining experience and energy expertise make [...]

Diavik Diamond Mines Inc. (DDMI), operator of the Diavik Diamond Mine, is pleased to provide this first quarter update.
Diavik continued to build on its strong safety record with zero lost time injuries, two medical treatments and an all injury frequency rate of 0.37 during the first quarter of 2008. DDMI was notified that for its [...]

Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation said today that the U.S. Forest Service has evaluated public and agency comments submitted on the Draft Supplemental Information Report for the Kensington Gold Mine in Alaska. Based on the responses and agency input, the Forest Service has announced that an Environmental Assessment (EA) is the preferred level of review, which [...]

Magnus International Resources, Inc. is pleased to announce the signing of an Earn-In Agreement with Canmin-Gold Limited, a subsidiary of IBI Corporation, on the Ibanda gold exploration property located in southwest Uganda.
Under the terms of the Agreement, Magnus has the right to earn a 5% interest in the property for each $150,000 of expenditures that [...]

John J. Komarnicki, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alhambra Resources Ltd., on behalf of the board of directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Graham A. Karklin as a director of the Corporation effective May 05, 2008.
Mr. Karklin has 34 years of experience in the international mining industry including Central Asia, Australia, [...]

European oil groups Royal Dutch Shell and Repsol YPF are under pressure from the United States to end talks with Iran about a multi-billion dollar natural gas deal, the Expansion newspaper reported Saturday.
It said that Russia’s Gazprom, Indian Oil Corporation and Chinese groups could be waiting to move in if British-Dutch group Shell and Spain’s [...]

Whiting Petroleum Corporation announced the promotion of Chuck LaCouture to Vice President-Marketing of Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation, its wholly owned operating subsidiary, effective immediately. Mr. LaCouture joined Whiting in January 2002 as Manager-Marketing and Business Development. Previously, he was with Whiting’s former parent company, Alliant Energy, in a similar position beginning in February [...]