Foreign firm acquires four Uranium properties in Tanzania

Douglas Lake Minerals Inc has announced the company has successfully acquired four Tanzanian uranium properties that cover an area of approximately 500 square kilometres.
Two of the properties are located in Northern Tanzania in the Babati region, said Harp Sangha, CEO/President of the firm.
Initial reports provided by DLKM�s geological consultants, Geosource Explorer, have determined that these [...]

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Gazprom net profit doubles

Russian gas monopoly Gazprom said yesterday that net profit doubled in the first half of 2006 as prices for gas in Europe and Russia rose and the firm sold bigger volumes.
Net profits rose to 177 billion roubles ($6.6 billion), while revenues increased by 39 per cent to 827.9 billion.
The results yesterday were non-consolidated and prepared [...]

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Gas prices up a nickel in Michigan

Gasoline prices have risen a nickel per gallon in Michigan over the past week.
AAA Michigan reports the average statewide price of regular self-serve is $2.97 per gallon. That’s 73 cents higher than a year ago.
The national average price for gas is $2.85 a gallon.
The Marquette area has the highest gas prices in the state, [...]

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Miramar Reports Licensing for Doris North Gold Mine Progresses

Miramar Mining Corporation today announced the progress of an important step in the licensing procedure for Doris North. After technical meetings held last week in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, The Nunavut Water Board (“NWB”) has confirmed that the Doris North Water License application will proceed to public hearings in Cambridge Bay on August 13 – [...]

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Brazil discovers huge new oil reserves

Brazil has discovered huge new petroleum reserves in its south that could turn the country into one of the biggest oil producers in the world, the Government and its state-controlled oil company announced.
If one of the deposits turns out to be as vast as it appears, Brazil will be in the same league “as the [...]

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