Australia-based miner Fortescue Metals Group Limited has announced that it has purchased two iron ore processing plants at Christmas Creek in the Pilbara region of Western Australia from Mineral Resources Limited's subsidiary Crushing ...
Monument Mining Limited (TSX-V: MMY and FSE: D7Q1) "Monument" or the "Company" is pleased to announce it has entered into a binding "Mining Property Sale Deed" with a group of Australia based companies: Jinka Minerals Limited, Kentor ...
Tags: Murchison Gold Project, Monument, acquisition, Mining Property Sale Deed
Tantalum is a very rare metal in the Earth's crust. We use this metal every time we fly, make a phone call, and ride in our cars. Tantalum is used to make electronic parts, heat-resistant glass, automotive catalytic converters, and ...
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Using a mouse model, US researchers have linked neurodevelopmental symptoms similar to those seen in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) patients to changes seen in the bacteria in the animals' guts. ASD is diagnosed when individuals exhibit ...
Tags: Probiotics, Autism, Treatment for Autism
In December last year, iron ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland rose by 5.02 percent compared to November and were up 13.34 percent year on year, totaling 29.46 million metric tons. According to the information released by Port ...
Tags: Steel, Steel News, Iron Ore
In December last year, manganese ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland totaled 125,291 metric tons, decreasing by 17.03 percent from 151,000 metric tons in November and up 2.70 percent compared to the same month of 2012, according to ...
Tags: Steel, Steel News, Manganese Ore
The Opel Zafira would have been priced from $36,990 had the local division not closed its doors one week before the people-mover’s planned launch. Information on automotive specifications database Redbook reveals a two-grade line-up ...
Tags: Opel, Corsa, Luxury diesel
Australia-based miner Fortescue Metals Group has announced that it has resumed surface mining operations following the fatal incident earlier this week at its Christmas Creek iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The ...
Tags: iron ore, metallurgy
Major Pilbara iron ore ports including Dampier, Cape Lambert and Port Hedland had to shut down due to cyclone Christine making landfall in the north of Western Australia on Monday, December 30, according to Reuters. The ports evacuated ...
Port Hedland, one of the key iron ore export ports in the resource rich Pilbara region in Western Australia, is planning to start a shutdown on Saturday, December 28, amid a cyclone threat, according to media reports. A tropical low, ...
Tags: iron ore, export ports, Mineral
Deep Down, Inc. (OTCQX: DPDW) ("Deep Down"), an oilfield services company specializing in complex deepwater and ultra-deepwater oil production distribution system support services announced today it has received two orders for flying leads, ...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has released a statement expressing its concerns over BlueScope's proposed acquisition of OneSteel Sheet & Coil business from Arrium Ltd. Australian watchdog said that the proposed ...
Tags: steel, metallurgy
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) announces that Dockwise, a wholly owned subsidiary, has been awarded a contract by Bechtel for Module Transport Services, for the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project in Western Australia. The ...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has filed separate proceedings in the Federal Court against egg producers in Western Australia (WA) and New South Wales (NSW) alleging that each of the producer’s use of ...
Tags: egg, food, free-range
Key Competitors' Wheat Output Boosted This Month World wheat production forecast for 2013/14 soared 5.0 million tons this month to 711.4 million, exceeding the record wheat output of 2011/12 by 14.1 million tons and surpassing that year's ...
Tags: Wheat, Wheat International Outlook