As the clock ticks on a May 31 deadline to submit conflict mineral reports to the federal government, some in the plastics industry are wondering how the new law aimed at addressing a humanitarian crisis in Africa applies to them. The ...
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Spot European-delivered thermal coal traded a hefty $4 higher in early trading Wednesday, as an intervention by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos cast fresh doubts on whether US producer Drummond will manage to evade an export ban in ...
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US Midwest ethanol stocks for the reporting week ended January 3 rose 249,000 barrels to 5.992 million barrels, the highest level in more than eight months, Energy Information Administration data showed Wednesday. Specifically, US Midwest ...
Oil prices fell Wednesday as the government report showed bigger-than-expected increases in gasoline supplies of the United States. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the U.S. Energy Department's statistical arm, on Wednesday ...
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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 ...
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Eurasian Minerals Inc. (the "Company" or "EMX") (TSX VENTURE:EMX) (NYSE MKT:EMXX) is pleased to announce the signing of an Exploration and Option Agreement (the "Agreement") with Ferrite Resources Ltd. ("Ferrite"), a privately-held ...
Tags: Eurasian Minerals, Exploration and Option Agreement, Ferrite, Alankoy
Broken bones may seem like a normal part of an active childhood. About 1 in 3 otherwise healthy children suffers a bone fracture. Breakage of the bone running from the elbow to the thumb side of the wrist (distal forearm fracture) is the ...
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Global CO2 emissions continue to rise—in 2012 alone, 35.7 billion tons of this greenhouse gas entered the atmosphere. Some of it is absorbed by the oceans, plants and soil. They provide a significant reservoir of carbon. Scientists ...
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An agreement between Greenland and Denmark governing uranium extraction in the Arctic territory will be in place by the end of the year, the Danish prime minister said on Wednesday. "I'm confident that we will get a cooperation agreement ...
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India's state-owned miner National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) has announced that during the third quarter ended December 31 of the financial year 2013-14 its iron ore output amounted to 7.3 million mt, up 37 percent compared to ...
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The coal industry suffered heavy losses last year amid rising stockpiles and falling prices, official data said on Tuesday. From January to November, profits for coal producers dropped 36.6 percent year-on-year to 197.64 billion yuan ...
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Duluth Metals Limited ("Duluth Metals") (TSX: DM) (TSX: DM.U) is pleased to announce that the Twin Metals Minnesota Project ("Twin Metals") Pre-feasibility is progressing well with a completion date scheduled for mid-year 2014. Over the ...
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West Melville Metals Inc. (TSX VENTURE:WMM) ("West Melville" or "the Company") has signed an option agreement with Quirina Vasquez Vargas (the "Vendor") that secures an exclusive option for West Melville to acquire 100% ownership of the ...
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MEO Australia Limited (ASX: MEO) provides the following update in relation to the G2/48 Concession in the Gulf of Thailand where it holds a 50% participating interest (through its wholly owned subsidiary Rayong Offshore Exploration ...
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Copper concentrate imports into Nantong port in southern China's Jiangsu province reached 2.109 million mt in 2013, up 98% from 1.065 million mt imported in 2012, the official Xinhua news agency reported Tuesday, citing data from the ...
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