Dios Exploration has provided an update on the 33 Carats gold project. Granodioritic-tonalitic rocks as well as dispersed quartz veins and chalcopyrite-pyrite mineralization have been included in the project located towards the northwest part of the Eastmain gold mine. They indicate potential for mineralized gold porphyry.
On 31 August 2012, Royal Dutch Shell’s subsidiary Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) sold 30% interest in oil mining lease (OML) 40 to Elcrest Exploration and Production Nigeria. OML is located in the Niger Delta. SPDC has received approximately US$102 million as total cash proceeds through this deal.
By Kalwinder Kaur
3 Sep 2012
Pan Orient Energy has announced that the company will suspend the Jatayu-1 exploration well, which is situated onshore Indonesia. This well is cased down to 4.5 in. and has a measured depth of 6,640 ft.
ESCO, a company that designs and produces highly engineered wear products for use in aerospace, industrial, infrastructure, mining and power generation industries, declared that it has acquired Ulterra Drilling Technologies’ equity interests for $325 million.
By G.P. Thomas
3 Sep 2012
Advanced Explorations (AEI), a resource development firm, has announced that the company has commenced an accelerated exploration campaign at the Tuktu 2 anomaly, as per the new contract signed with XinXing Ductile Iron Pipes Group (XDIP) in order to explore the anomaly.
By Kalwinder Kaur
3 Sep 2012
Mindoro Resources has reported that the initial results of the first diamond drill hole have been obtained from the present program carried out at the Archangel gold project, located in Philippines.
Integra Gold has announced that it has released the last assay results from the drill program carried out at the Vein No. 6 zone, located at the Lamaque project in Quebec, during early 2012.
By G.P. Thomas
3 Sep 2012
Billiken Management Services has been engaged by Newcastle Minerals, a Canada-based gold exploration firm, to carry out an exploration campaign at the Pickle Lake project.
By Kalwinder Kaur
1 Sep 2012
Cardero Resource has reported that additional reverse circulation (RC) drilling results have been obtained from the phase I ferricrete drill program carried out at the Sheini Hills iron project, located in Northeast Ghana.
American Consolidated Minerals has declared that assay results have been obtained from six core holes drilled at the San Rafael zone, which is located in the Sierra Rosario gold-silver project in Mexico.
By G.P. Thomas
1 Sep 2012
Silver Bull Resources, a mineral exploration firm, has reported that drilling results have been released for the third batch of six holes drilled in the underground campaign conducted at the east side of the Shallow silver zone, located at the Sierra Mojada project in North Mexico.
By G.P. Thomas
31 Aug 2012
The 2012 Balex Delta oil spill response exercise was conducted in the sea region outside Helsinki, Finland, which included dozens of Finnish organizations, over 20 oil pollution response vessels, over 50 other vessels, and over 500 people from European Union Member States and Baltic Sea states, including Finland.
By G.P. Thomas
31 Aug 2012
Consolidated Goldfields has reported assay results from the drilling campaign carried out at the Cahuilla gold-silver project located in California.
By Joel Scanlon
31 Aug 2012
Geologix Explorations, a mineral exploration firm, has reported that it has begun an exploration drilling program at the Tepal project located in Mexico.
By Kalwinder Kaur
31 Aug 2012
Serengeti Resources, a mineral exploration firm, has reported that drilling campaign results have been obtained from Choo and Tchentlo properties. These properties are situated towards the western part of the Mount Milligan mine development project in British Columbia. Freeport-McMoRan of Canada (FMCC) funded this drilling program.
By G.P. Thomas
31 Aug 2012