Congressmen make another bid to block Roan drilling

Congressmen John Salazar and Mark Udall are teaming up in a long-shot effort to delay drilling on top of the Roan Plateau by presenting a special amendment on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives this week.
The two Colorado Democrats hope to add an amendment to the appropriations bill that funds the Bureau of [...]

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Enerplus announces cash distribution for January 2007

Enerplus Resources Fund is pleased to announce that a cash distribution in the amount of CDN$0.42 per unit will be payable on January 20, 2007 to all Unitholders of record on December 31, 2006. The ex- distribution date for this payment is December 27, 2006.
The CDN$0.42 per unit is equivalent to approximately US$0.37 per unit [...]

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Fox Petroleum signed a Letter of Commitment (LOC) with Senergy

Fox Petroleum Inc. is pleased to announce that it has signed a Letter of Commitment (LOC) with Senergy, an international integrated oil services company, to utilize the Byford Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig to drill a well on the company’s Bourbon prospect. Fox has secured the drilling rig for a 22-day slot in the fourth quarter [...]

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China’s Import and Export Figures for Lead, Zinc, Nickel and Tin

The General Administration of Customs announced China’s import and export figures for lead, zinc, nickel and tin today.
China exported 176,517 tonnes of refined zinc in the first five months of this year, surging 117.7% from the same period last year, while refined zinc imports during the same period slumped 47% to 63,420 tonnes. [...]

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Champion Bear announces diamond drill results on its Sudbury area Halcyon property

Champion Bear Resources Ltd. (“Champion Bear”) has received the final assay results from its recently completed drill program at its Halcyon property located in Parkin Township, northeast of Sudbury, Ontario. Anomalous nickel mineralization ranging from 147 to 611 ppm Ni was encountered at shallow depth in sheared mafic volcanics at or near the intersection of [...]

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