Tower Resources plc (the "Company" or "Tower" (TRP.L, TRP LN)), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Neptune Petroleum (Namibia) Limited ("Neptune"), has received formal notification from Repsol Exploration (Namibia) (Pty) Limited ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
ecorpStim welcomes the conclusions of OPECST* which considers propane stimulation a genuine alternative to hydraulic fracturing for the extraction of shale oil and gas. French parliamentary office OPECST today released its report on ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, gas, oil
Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. ("Eco Atlantic" or the "Company") (TSX-V: EOG, NSX: EOG) is pleased to announce that it has received a Prospectivity Study Interpretation Report (the "Report") for the Cooper Block (the "Block" or "Cooper"), ...
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On November 28, the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) announced that in mid-November (Nov. 11-20) this year the average aggregate daily crude steel output of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China totaled 1.750 million mt, ...
Tags: Crude Steel, Mineral
Australia-based mining giant Rio Tinto has set out its breakthrough plan to optimize the growth of its iron ore business in Western Australia. Accordingly, mine production capacity will rapidly increase towards 360 million mt per year at a ...
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has announced that during last week (Nov. 18- 24) the overall average finished steel price in China remained stable week on week. In the given week, average prices of 12 mm diameter rebar and 6.5 mm ...
Tags: Finished Steel, Mineral
In October this year, new commercial vehicle registrations grew by 8.1 percent year on year in the European Union, totaling 158,960 units, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA). The month counted on average ...
Tags: Commercial Vehicle, Mineral
Brazil Steel Institute (IABr) has revised its forecast regarding the expected decline in Brazil's steel imports in 2013, from a drop of 14.4 percent to a fall of just 0.5 percent. Thus, Brazil's steel imports are expected to total 3.8 ...
Tags: Steel Imports, Mineral
In the January-October period this year, the aggregate gross profits of large and medium-sized industrial enterprises in China amounted to RMB 4.62632 trillion ($755.9 billion), increasing by 13.7 percent year on year, according to data ...
Tags: Mineral, ferrous metal
In October this year, the aggregate sales revenues of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China amounted to RMB 309.144 billion ($50.74 billion), increasing by 0.96 percent month on month, while their aggregate gross profit totaled ...
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Chinese steelmaker Chongqing Iron and Steel Co. (Chongqing Steel), a subsidiary of Chongqing Iron and Steel (Group) Co., has announced that 1.996 billion of its shares were issued to Chongqing Steel Group on November 25, marking the ...
Tags: Chongqing Steel, Mineral
Brazilian miner Vale has announced that it has agreed to pay R$22.3 billion ($9.6 billion) to the Brazilian government to settle a 10-year long dispute over back taxes. The company said it will pay the amount on the revenues from its ...
Tags: Tax Dispute, Mineral
In October this year, Japan's iron and steel products exports amounted to 3.28 million metric tons, decreasing by 1.56 percent year on year and down by 5.10 percent compared to September this year, while Japan's steel imports totaled ...
Tags: Steel Exports, Mineral
Finished steel apparent use in Latin America and the Caribbean totaled 50 million tons in January-September this year, similar to the same period in 2012, according to Alacero, the Latin American steel association. Finished steel production ...
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According to data, Japan’s exports of steel wire products totaled 58,094 tons in September, falling by 6.2% from a month ago but surging by 70.2% year on year. The export prices of steel wire products averaged at US$786.1/ton FOB, ...
Tags: Steel Wire, Mineral