Rockwell Diamonds Inc. reports on eight new prospecting permits granted by the South African Department of Minerals and Energy (”DME”). These new prospecting permits are located in the Middle Orange River area in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa, and include a number of permits which are adjacent to the Company’s Wouterspan and [...]

Mine Management, Inc told the press on Monday that the Montana State Department of Commerce approved the Hard Rock Mining Impact plan which was proposed for the montanore Silver-Copper Project near the town of Libby, Montana.
Mr. Glenn Dobbs, Mines management’s president and CEO, said that We are appreciative for the recent approval of the [...]

MINES MANAGEMENT, INC. is pleased to announce that the Montana State Department of Commerce has approved the Hard Rock Mining Impact Plan proposed for the Montanore Silver-Copper Project near the town of Libby, Montana.
In accordance with the Montana Hard-Rock Mining Impact Act, the Plan is based on a study of the socio-economic impact to the [...]

Mengold Resources Inc. has closed a private placement through the sale of 2,000,000 units at a price of $0.25 per Unit, for gross proceeds of $500,000.
Each Unit consists of one flow-through common share and one transferable share warrant (each share purchase warrant a “Warrant” and collectively, the “Warrants”). Each Warrant entitles its holder thereof to [...]

Mengold Resources Inc. has finalized a Joint Venture Agreement with X-Ore Resources Inc. for the Greenwater Ni-PGE Property (Greenwater). Since the first announcement of this joint venture on March 3, 2008 (see news release NR-08-07), the partners have staked additional claims increasing the size of the property to 9,088 hectares (22,456 acres). This Property, located [...]

Global mining giant BHP Billiton(BHP.AX)(BLT.L) said it plans to invest $975 million to upgrade and expand its thermal coal mines in South Africa to sustain coal exports amid soaring coal prices.
BHP approved an investment plan to develop new coal reserves across its Douglas and Middleburg collieries in South Africa and build a coal processing [...]

RIO Tinto subsidiary Coal & Allied Industries plans to slash production amid ongoing shipping backlogs at Australian ports, a move analysts warn could spread across the sector.
Coal & Allied will cut its production this year by about 20 per cent, and reduce its workforce by about 250 contractor jobs across three sites at its Hunter [...]

Energy industry executive Paul Prager and Natural Gas Partners (”NGP”), the leading investment franchise in the energy industry, today announced that they have entered into an agreement to acquire the domestic independent power production and power development business units of MDU Resources Group, Inc. in a transaction valued at $636 million. The business being [...]

Wyoming’s largest electrical utility, Rocky Mountain Power, is the likely partner in a Wyoming-sponsored effort to launch a coal-gasification demonstration project.
The Wyoming Infrastructure Authority, which is spearheading the project, announced Tuesday it would conduct a special meeting today to discuss a draft memorandum of understanding with Rocky Mountain Power, formerly PacifiCorp.
The intent is to align [...]

RIDDLE - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today proposed adding an abandoned copper and zinc mine near the southwestern Oregon town of Riddle to the list of Superfund toxic waste cleanup sites.
After a 60-day public comment period, the agency will decide whether to add the Formosa Mine to the Superfund priority list, making it eligible [...]