The Ministry of Mines has vide order dated March 4th 2009 constituted a Central Coordination cum Empowered Committee under the chairpersonship of Secretary (Mines) to monitor and minimize delays at various levels in grant of approvals for ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Economic Times reported that the Indian consortium is back from another round of discussion for acquiring mining rights to the 1.8 billion tonne of iron ore reserves in Afghanistan, as the possible deal reaches a critical stage. A ...
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Business Line reported that Mr HM Nerurkar MD of TATA Steel said that in 2013-14,steel demand in India is expected to be higher at around 7%. He told Business Line"Reforms announced by the Government will provide a fillip to growth in the ...
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Straits Resources is on track to reach full year production guidance of up to 100,000 ounces of gold equivalent for its Mt Muro gold project in Indonesia despite minor operational issues. It is also targeting production of 25,000 tonnes of ...
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GEORGE TOWN,Grand Cayman,May 15,2012(GlobeNewswire via COMTEX)--O2Micro(R)International Limited was issued 20 claims under United States patent number 8,120,280 for its Circuits and Methods for LED control. This invention controls the ...
Tags: Lighting, LED, e-commerce components
Stringent iPhone 5 production specifications established by Apple and supply issues with new components like the Lightning port and larger screen could be responsible for Foxconn's delays of the handset, analysts said on Wednesday. ...
Tags: iPhone 5, production, Apple, supply issues, Lightning, and larger screen
Bloomberg reported that Anglo American Plc,the mining company with operations from Africa to Chile,will resume working on a power line at its Minas Rio iron ore project in Brazil after an injunction on the line's license was lifted. ...
Tags: Brazil, a power lin, power transmission
Two weeks after online orders of the Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone reached some AT&T customers, the carrier said the new smartphone will finally be available in its stores on Friday for $199.99 and a two-year contract. "We did let ...
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Ofcom today gave the go-ahead for Everything Everywhere to use its existing spectrum allocation for 4G mobile services in the UK. Ofcom's decision means Everything Everywhere – formed from the merger of Orange and T-Mobile – ...
Tags: Ofcom, 4G mobile services, mobile operator, digital television switchover
With solar programs in Europe continuing to stimulate demand in the second half of 2012, total installations in Germany for the first three quarters of 2012 were close to 6.2GW, and the figure is expected to reach 7.8-8GW for the whole year ...
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The following have all combined to limit control of foreign minerals by US companies: In 2011, Resource nationalism became the number one risk for mining companies Nationalization Expropriation Increased taxation Constraints on the degree ...
Tags: Cobalt, Rare Earth, USA, Metallurgy
On Friday Australian analysts from Foster Stockbroking told investors to get rid off their shares in rare earths miner Lynas Corporation (ASX:LYC), as there is no end in sight for the ongoing problems that have forced the company to halt ...
Tags: Asia, Australia, China, Lynas Corp, Lynas Corporation Ltd., Malaysia
SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN–(Marketwire – May 18, 2012) -Great Western Minerals Group Ltd. ("GWMG" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:GWG) (OTCQX:GWMGF) announces that the the escrow agent (see GWMG Media Release May 10, 2012: "GWMG ...
Tags: Rare Earth, Metallurgy, Mineral Energy
The Canadian government followed through on last month's budget promise to streamline environmental reviews of resource projects with a plan for "responsible resource development." Announced Tuesday by Natural Resources Minister Joe ...
Tags: Canada, Coal, Copper, Diamond, Gold, Iron Ore, Nickel, Oil Sands, Oilsands
China has officially rejected a request by the US, Europe and Japan to have a special panel of the World Trade Organization arbitrate a dispute over the country's controversial policy of restricting exports of rare earths. China mines ...
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