Pacific Coast Nickel Corp. announce that drilling has commenced on the Burwash Yukon project.
The Burwash property hosts nickel-copper-platinum group element (PGE) mineralization related to intrusions of the Late Triassic Kluane Mafic-Ultramafic Suite that were emplaced during a period of uplift and extension related to widespread basaltic volcanism. The property overlies the east half of the [...]
Uruguay Mineral Exploration Inc reports on the results of exploration activities during the quarter ended 31 May 2008.
David Fowler, Chief Executive Officer commented: “We have made good progress in the fourth quarter towards achieving our exploration objectives; results overall have been encouraging.
“Near the mine, we have had better results in the deep drilling program at [...]
President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that Venezuela hopes to gradually sell off its refineries in the United States and build a new network of refineries in Latin America, part of a plan to offer his leftist allies in the region a stable oil supply.
Chavez also raised the idea of issuing a regional bond to raise [...]
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Brazil’s state-controlled oil company, plans to promote a South America- wide network of natural gas pipelines to reduce costs in the region and increase energy exports.
Rio de Janeiro-based Petrobras is studying a plan that would begin by extending pipelines in the southern half of the continent, Ildo Sauer, the company’s gas chief, [...]
Uruguay Mineral Exploration Inc., UME (TSXV), UGY (AIM), will announce its financial results for the quarter and six months ended November 30, 2006 on Thursday 11 January 2007.
The company will host a conference call for the global financial community at:
11.00 (EST - Toronto) / 14.00 (Montevideo) / 16.00 (GMT - London)
The conference call will be [...]
Mexico’s President-elect Felipe Calderon met Friday with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and top officials to discuss boosting bilateral auto trade and Mexico’s entry into a South American trade bloc.
Calderon also met with Brazilian Trade Minister Luiz Furlan and Foreign Minister Celso Amorim. In addition to trade, the two countries discussed Mexico’s possible [...]
Brazilian coal mining company CRM is due to reach capacity of 4.5Mt/y starting in the second half of 2009, the company’s president David Turik Chazan told BNamericas.
CRM expects to produce 2.1Mt of coal this year, its current capacity and the same as in 2005, he said.
The company will up its capacity to supply the 350MW [...]
Uruguay Mineral Exploration Inc. (”UME”) (TSX VENTURE:UME - News; AIM:UGY) announces that it has granted an aggregate of 20,000 stock options exercisable at a price of CDN $4.10 per ordinary share on or before August 2, 2011. These options were granted on August 2, 2006 and vest in immediately.
Editors note:
Uruguay Mineral Exploration Inc. is a [...]
Uruguay Mineral Exploration Inc. confirms that it has appointed Mr Julio Porteiro as a Non Executive Director, as of August 2, 2006. Mr Poteiro is an accountant and the founding partner of Julio C Porteiro & Associates, a consulting firm specializing in the formulation and evaluation of investment projects and company and human resource development [...]
Petrobras Distribuidora is the retail distribution arm of Brazil’s state-owned oil company, PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO (PETROBRAS), which is also the country’s largest government-controlled business. From its warehouses and more than 7,000 service stations, Petrobras Distribuidora (known by the brand name BR) furnishes the nation with petroleum derivative products, including gasoline, lubes, fuel oil, hydrated alcohol, and [...]
