Ramelius Resources announced that mining has recommenced at its Wattle Dam Gold Mine in the Spargoville gold/nickel belt located 25 kms west of Kambalda in the Eastern Goldfields of WA and a cut back to the open pit has now commenced. It reported further that the construction of essential roads and infrastructure has been completed [...]

Navasota Resources Ltd. is pleased to report that aircore drilling on the Telimele and Gaoual (”AMIG”) permits of its Koba Bauxite Project located in the Boke Bauxite Belt of northwestern Guinea, West Africa, continues to progress well.
As of May 29, 2008, a total of 28,722 metres in 1,630 drill holes have been completed on [...]

CIBC World Markets Chief Economist Jeffrey Rubin thinks high energy costs could result in a sort of reverse globalization, as some overseas manufacturing is forced to return closer to home.
Rubin says the cost of shipping a standard 40-foot container from East Asia to the eastern U.S. has risen from $3,000 in 2000 to about $8,000, [...]

Emerging nickel producer Nickelore Limited (ASX: NIO.AX) is pleased to announce completion of the Share Purchase Plan, which raised a total of $0.25 million via the issue of 3,621,467 fully paid ordinary shares. In addition, the Company has raised a further $0.27 million from the sale of listed investments at a profit.
The Company previously announced [...]

AUGYVA MINING RESOURCES INC. is pleased to announce the signing of an option and joint venture agreement (the “Agreement”) with Canadian Century Iron Ore Corporation (”Century”) defining the terms to allow Century to earn up to a 65% interest in the Company’s Duncan Lake Iron Property (”Duncan” or the “Property” or the “Project”) by funding [...]

Kent Exploration Inc. reports it has submitted coal permit applications to the government of Saskatchewan’s Energy Resources Permitting Office. The application encompasses 18,432 Hectares (approximately 45,546 acres) in east-central Saskatchewan in proximity to the recent Goldsource Mines Inc discovery.
The recent announcement of the discovery by Goldsource of coal in two drill holes 1,600 metres apart [...]

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 [...]

A study by experts has negated fears of health hazards from mining of uranium in Meghalaya, even as the Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) sought to convince the local people that the proposed mining project would pave the way for a massive development of the state.
Having faced stiff opposition from [...]

Brown coal, a low grade of coal, has been ignored in China because it’s not easily exploited.
But, Victoria state in southwestern Australia, has been seeking brown coal opportunities with China and solving environmental problems by its mining and utilization.
“It’s actually quite significant for China to exploit brown coal because its energy needs have grown, and [...]

Khan Resources Inc. announced that it will make an offer to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Western Prospector Group Ltd. (CDNX:WNP.V - News) in order to consolidate its position in the Saddle Hills district of Mongolia and achieve significant synergies from the joint development of Khan Resources’ Dornod uranium deposit and [...]