Augusta Resource Corporation announced that it has signed a letter of intent with Silver Wheaton Corp. dated October 31, 2008 regarding a new silver purchase agreement. The new letter supercedes the December 19, 2007 letter of intent between Silver Wheaton and Augusta. An update of Augusta’s August 2007 bankable feasibility study, reflecting an increased mineral [...]
LAI International, Inc., strategic supplier of precision components and sub-assemblies for original equipment manufacturers has announced it has secured contract awards for manufacturing precision components used for oil and gas exploration.
LAI uses advanced processes to manufacture a series of flex couplings, which incorporate an interlocking design in four-feet-long alloy steel pipe, used to steer down-hole [...]
Colorado Goldfields Inc., announces that the 2008 drilling program has been successfully completed. Several hundred pounds of surface and core samples have been sent to Skyline Assayers & Laboratories in Tucson, Arizona for analysis. Skyline is recognized as an industry leader for all types of base metal, ferrous and non-ferrous analysis including high quality ore-grade [...]
TRI-STAR HOLDINGS, INC., a publicly traded company currently on the Over the Counter, announced the Company is in negotiations with Azrock Mining of Arizona to establish operations at the company’s gold mine claims COS 1 and COS 2 in Salome, Arizona. Pending negotiations, Azrock is scheduled to begin operations on or about Monday, October 20. [...]
TRI-STAR HOLDINGS, INC., a publicly traded company currently on the Over the Counter, announced today that it has signed definitive agreements acquiring two gold mines in the Salome valley, Arizona. Under the terms of the definitive agreement, the company has acquired 80.0% of the mineral rights of claims COS #1 & #2 in a $4,000,000 [...]
Nord Resources Corporation, which is reactivating copper mining at the Johnson Camp Mine in Arizona, today provided an update on its progress toward starting up production of new copper at its Johnson Camp Mine near Tucson, Arizona.
“As previously announced, on August 19, 2008, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) issued the air-quality permit required [...]
Geovic Mining Corp. announced the appointment of Conrad B. Houser to the position of Senior Vice President, as well as President of Geovic Energy Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary.
Mr. Houser has more than 25 years experience in international mining activities, including project management, strategic planning, finance, administration, mine design, environmental permitting, compliance, and marketing. Additionally, as [...]
Aker Solutions was awarded the engineering, procurement and construction management for Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation’s new Molybdenum Autoclave Process (MAP) Project facility. The facility is to be located near Kennecott’s refinery west of Salt Lake City, Utah USA. The value of Aker Solutions’ scope is over USD 33 million out of the project’s estimated capital [...]
Nord Resources Corporation, which is reactivating copper mining at the Johnson Camp Mine in Arizona, today announced that the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has issued the air quality permit required to proceed with construction at the mine.
“We are now moving full speed ahead in executing our plan to reach full copper production from new [...]
Ivara Corporation, the industry leader and innovator in asset performance management solutions, today announced an interface between Ivara’s EXP Enterprise™ asset performance management software and Modular’s MineCare® mobile fleet monitoring solution through Ivara’s Online Data Collection (ODC) interface technology. Modular Systems Inc. is a world leader in mine management technology. The integrated offering enables mining [...]
