In initial tests, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has discovered that Martian soil is an awfully lot like Hawaiian sand. The super rover, which has been working on Mars since this past August, ran its first soil samples over the past few ...
IDG News Service - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a regulation on Wednesday requiring companies to publicly disclose if they used minerals that originated in the Democratic Republic of Congo or adjoining ...
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Bauxite Resources Ltd has appointed Mr Sam Middlemas Acting CEO following the recent departure of Scott Donaldson.The process of appointing a permanent CEO continues and Mr Middlemas will remain until a permanent appointment is made which ...
Mr SK Tripathi CDM of MSTC spoke to Excerpts of Business Line about how the high dividend paying company is reengineering its strategies to adapt to changing economic realities and improve profitability. Q-How has the economic slowdown ...
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Two former Latrobe Specialty Steel Co.executives are teaming up on a new Pittsburgh based venture called H-D Advanced Manufacturing Co. The new business ownership includes the private equity firm Hicks Equity Partners,which was a former ...
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According to Maplecroft's principal Latin America analyst James Lockhart-Smith,Venezuela has its eye on becoming a major minerals producer,though its capacity to do so is in question. Mr Lockhart-Smith told BNamericas that"Specifically ...
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Business Line quoted a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India as saying that illegal mining during the period 2006 to 2011 in 3 districts of Karnataka has resulted in a loss of INR 3,414.45 crore in revenue, of which the ...
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Proactive Investors reported that Reward Minerals will now move ahead with the exploration and feasibility stages for its Lake Disappointment potash project in Western Australia after securing a key agreement. The Lake Disappointment ...
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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 ...
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DNA reported that in complete contravention of guidelines requiring a mandatory clearance from the Chief Vigilance Commission for appointments or extensions of board-level executives in public sector companies, the ministry of mines has ...
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Times of India reported that the state government paid over INR 69.36 lakh from the state exchequer to lawyers in the last four years to fight cases of steel and mines department pending in courts. Mr Rajanikanta Singh minister of ...
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Business Standard reported that the Revision Authority under the Union mines ministry has set aside an Odisha government order directing Jindal Stainless Ltd to pay INR 6 crore for shortage of chrome ore found during audit. The final ...
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For promotion of conservation and scientific development of mineral resources and ensuring protection of mines environment in mining areas, IBM carried out 1,457 Inspection of mines for enforcement of provision of MCDR, 1988 and examination ...
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Prosperity Minerals said that all parties have now agreed to proposed changes to its parent company's proposal to buy All Wealthy Capital. All Wealthy Capital has a 70% stake in Billion Win Capital, which owns a Malaysian iron ore ...
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Development at Chilean miner Antofagasta Minerals' 70% owned Antucoya copper project in northern region II has been temporarily suspended while management completes a review of the project's costs and the potential for increases. ...
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