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International Enexco Drills at Contact Copper Project

International Enexco has started the drilling campaign at the Contact Copper project, which is located in the northeast part of Nevada.

From International Enexco Ltd. 30 Nov 2011

Pacific Drilling Updates on Operations of Ultra-Deepwater Drill Ships

Pacific Drilling has provided the details on the status of the ultra-deepwater drill ships.

25 Nov 2011

Cabo Drilling Receives Contract to Drill at Musselwhite Mine

Cabo Drilling (Pacific) has secured a contract from Goldcorp Canada to drill 35,000 m at its Musselwhite Mine, which is situated at the Opapimiskan Lake’s south shore in Canada.

From Cabo Drilling Corp. 23 Nov 2011

Varca Ventures Acquires Wildcat Mining

Varca Ventures Inc. has announced that it has acquired Wildcat Mining Corporation, a mineral and natural resource exploration company.

2 Nov 2011

Rio Tinto Invests in 150 More Driverless Trucks

Rio Tinto is to become the owner of the world's largest fleet of driverless trucks after it signed a deal to buy at least 150 from Komatsu Limited over the next four years.

From Rio Tinto plc 2 Nov 2011

Caterpillar Finalizes Acquisition of Power Supply Company MWM Holding GmbH

Caterpillar Inc. has announced it has finalized the purchase of MWM Holding GmbH (MWM) from 3i and funds managed by 3i for euro 580 million (approximately $800 million).

From Caterpillar 1 Nov 2011

Boart Longyear to Expand Mine Water Services

Boart Longyear has announced a plan to expand Mine Water Services to Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific.

From Boart Longyear 31 Oct 2011

Troymet Exploration Completes IP Program at Golden Eagle Project

Troymet Exploration has completed the induced polarization (IP) campaign at its Golden Eagle project and has moved a diamond drill to the project for starting the analysis at the Skarn and West Gully zones for epithermal gold mineralization.

From Troymet Exploration Corp. 14 Oct 2011

Atlas Copco to New Geothermal Drilling Technology

Geothermal energy has great potential as an environmentally friendly source of energy in many parts of the world, but developments are constrained by the high costs related to drilling deep wells in hard rock and high temperatures.

From Atlas Copco AB 12 Oct 2011

Columbus Gold Announces Drill Rig Arrival at Paul Isnard Gold Project

Columbus Gold has announced the arrival of the track-mounted diamond core rig, which was engaged to drill at its Paul Isnard gold project in French Guiana.

From Columbus Gold Corporation 11 Oct 2011