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Conservationist Protes Iron Ore Mine Exploration in Sierra Leone Eastern District
A Chinese enterprise, CIC Mining Resources Limited has acquired a100% equity to prospect and mine minerals in the Bagla Hills area in Sierra Leone’s eastern district of Kenema, APA learns here Wednesday.
30 million poundsterling from oxide uranium in Pittsylvania County
Exploration of Uranium mine in Piedmont Virginia will be done expansion. In this location has good prospect to be done expansion of exploration of uranium. This expansion have been long enough been planned but experiences deferment during 25 years ago.
A proposal to mine a uranium deposit near Chatham in the early 1980s generated controversy because [...]
Gas civil servant to discuss drilling
A civil servant of gas company will discuss the process of drilling of natural gas during the meeting of today of town council. The ordinance of the city prohibits drilling, but some civils servant want to see whether the residents can draw benefit from the exploration of the schist natural gas layer of Barnett, as [...]
Nigeria: Can NNPC Exploit Oil Without Exploration Rights?
As a new oil State in the 1960s it simply did not enter government’s mind to directly explore its own oil. Rather, oil served as a source of economic gain from royalties earned from oil exploration companies. This explains why, in the whole of the Petroleum Act that came into force in 1969, only one [...]
Manila sees $348 mln investment in mining this year
The Philippines expects investors to pour $348 million into 24 mining projects this year after a dismal 2006 when local opposition to foreign miners helped cut investments to $109 million.
“We are really headed for a take-off this year and we foresee a mining boom setting in in 2008,” Environment and Natural Resources secretary Angelo Reyes [...]
RP sees $348M investment in mining this year
The Philippines expects investors to pour $348 million into 24 mining projects this year after a dismal 2006 when local opposition to foreign miners helped cut investments to $109 million.
“We are really headed for a take-off this year and we foresee a mining boom setting in in 2008,” Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Angelo Reyes [...]
Consultant to help identify boundaries of Cockpit Country
CABINET has approved proposals for the appointment of a consultant to help identify the precise boundaries of the Cockpit Country.
This followed discussions Monday on a report from a Cabinet sub-committee on government’s minerals policy in the protected area, which has been at the centre of a controversy, since last year, over the granting of licences [...]
Pebble prospect may have a mascot
The massive Pebble copper and gold prospect in Southwest Alaska has a new ally: Pebble Man.
A new business-supported nonprofit called Truth About Pebble will defend the controversial exploration project’s rights to a “full and impartial hearing,” the group’s directors said Thursday.
The directors, including former House Speaker Gail Phillips, unveiled their pro-Pebble campaign at a breakfast [...]
Litigation tempers mining industry’s surge in ‘06
Metals prices are high, markets are strong and Alaska’s producing mines are doing well as 2006 draws to a close. The Red Dog Mine north of Kotzebue holds the banner as the world’s largest zinc mine. Greens Creek Mine near Juneau is the nation’s largest silver mine.
Things aren’t all roses for the minerals industry, however. [...]
