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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Bahrain 's energy sector is posed for significant growth over the next several years, the country's Energy Minister Dr. Abdulhussain Mirza said.
Auric Mining Company announced today that it had completed the first phase of its Acquisition Initiative and that it will give priority to the recommissioning of previously producing gold properties due to their relatively low cap-ex and high production probability. Three properties currently under due diligence meet this criteria and will proceed to the investigative level, while four options will be dropped.
Patriot Gold has reported the final results of the core holes 18 through 23 drilled during the phase II infill drill and resource extension campaign carried out to examine the Moss gold-silver project’s west expansions.
Independence Energy has confirmed the arrival of contracted drill rig at the proposed well location in Texas, in order to drill the Shields-MEI #105H horizontal well.
By G.P. Thomas
23 May 2012
HRT O&G Exploracao e Producao de Petroleo Ltd, a subsidiary of HRT Participacoes em Petroleo has concluded drill-stem test at Block SOL-T-170 and 1-HRT-6-AM on the Solimôes Basin. Well 1-HRT-6-AM showed results of oil and gas at two intervals at a depth of 3.384m and net pay of 4 and 8m at Devonian Reservoirs.
By G.P. Thomas
23 May 2012
Offshore Wind farms are expensive to install and operate. Now, Uni CIPR geologists are transferring knowledge from the oil industry to help improve profitability in the wind power industry.
A team of bold technical divers with the help of rebreathers carried out 16 amazing trimix dives to a depth of 300 ft during May first week, 2012 in order to retrieve stolen gold believed to have been lost in the Kuda Maru shipwreck.
By Joel Scanlon
22 May 2012
Natural Resource Partners (NRP), headquartered in Houston of Texas, has announced that the company has currently purchased around 19,200 net mineral acres of land present in the Mississippian Lime oil play.
By Kalwinder Kaur
22 May 2012