Though its trials and travails at the national level get all the attention, the nuclear power industry is finding fewer and fewer friends in statehouses across the nation.
Arch Coal, Inc. today announced that Canyon Fuel Company's Skyline Mine has earned state recognition with a 2012 Earth Day Award for its outstanding environmental efforts in central Utah.
Northern Lion Gold has declared that the company has commenced a rotary drilling campaign in the Republic of Cyprus. Currently, the company possesses 19 permits over 70 sq. km at the Republic of Cyprus.
Mariana Resources has reported the commencement of a 3,500 m diamond drilling program at the company’s flagship Las Calandrias project.
By G.P. Thomas
24 May 2012
Argus Metals has declared that the company has started the 2,500 m drilling campaign at the Kaituma uranium and gold project, located in North-West Guyana.
By G.P. Thomas
24 May 2012
Over the last five years, shale gas has become a major new source of natural gas supply to theUS market, the largest gas market in the world. Over this time, both gas production and capital investment into shale development have grown considerably, bring this market once dominated by small private companies into the global spotlight.
In a recent report on the Indianapolis 500 and the feasibility of alternative fuels, Brent Schutte, Market Strategist for Harris Private Bank, writes about the promising future of natural gas vehicles to cut costs for American families and racing teams.
Element Six, the world leader in synthetic diamond supermaterials, today announced the opening of its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Silicon Valley. The facility will house employees in the production, technical and customer service fields, and will serve to establish a direct connection to Element Six Technologies Division's customers and partners in the U.S. The company's continued expansion into the U.S. market is in direct response to the growing demand and interest in synthetic diamond for commercial use in advanced technology applications.
ECO (ATLANTIC) OIL AND GAS LTD. is pleased to announce the Company has received an independent Lead Report for blocks "2111B" and "2211A" collectively the "Guy Block" in the Walvis Basin, offshore Namibia, including a (P50) Best Estimate of 9.2 Billion barrels of gross prospective oil. The report was prepared by qualified independent reserves evaluator Gustavson Associates LLC ("Gustavson") of Boulder, Colorado in accordance with National Instrument 51-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities ("NI 51-101"). This report complements the Leads Reports on Eco Atlantic's other offshore blocks in the Walvis Basin, ("Sharon" and "Cooper") bringing the Company's total best estimate prospective resources offshore Namibia to approximately 18 Billion barrels.
The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) expressed grave concern regarding the significant economic impact that the CP rail strike will have on mining communities and urged the Government of Canada to take immediate action to resolve the labour dispute
Coalspur Mines Limited is pleased to announce it has substantially increased the Vista South Coal Project ("Vista South") Measured and Indicated Coal Resources to 470.5 million tonnes ("Mt") and upgraded the Inferred Coal Resource to 604.5Mt, following a recent drilling program.
An epic showdown between angry Chevron shareholders and notoriously short-tempered CEO John Watson over the company's $18 billion Ecuador liability is brewing just days before the company's annual meeting next week.
Colombia Energy Resources, Inc., a metallurgical coal exploration and production company operating in the Republic of Colombia, anticipates transportation cost savings from the planned multi-billion dollar infrastructure renovation by the Colombian government and private industry. As a direct benefit of the infrastructure investments being made, CERX expects to use both the railroad and river barge system to bring its metallurgical hard coking coals to international markets.
Berkwood Resources Ltd. ) announces that it has signed a Mineral Property Option Agreement (the "Option Agreement") with a group of three prospectors (the "Vendors") pursuant to which Berkwood has been granted an option (the "Option") to earn a 100%-interest in the Lac Gueret East Graphite Property located in Quebec.
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