Nonmetallic Mineral Mining & Quarrying

Moves to mine gem potential

Investors wanting exposure to gold or other precious metals have an array of options, whether it is buying the physical items or purchasing mining stocks, commodity indices or exchange-traded funds. With diamonds the...

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Texas high court agrees to rehear Exxon case

By JOHN McFARLAND Associated Press Writer DALLAS (AP) - The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said it will again hear arguments in the nearly 15-year legal battle over accusations that Exxon Mobil Corp. loaded abandoned wells with...

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Odyssey Marine Exploration Acquires Stake in Venture to Pursue Exploration of Deep-Ocean Gold and...

Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (NasdaqCM:OMEX), a pioneer in the field of deep-ocean shipwreck exploration, has acquired a minority interest in SMM Project LLC, a company funded by a group of investors to bring together the...

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Botswana: DTC Sales Improve, But Still Far From Normal

The just ended sight at the Diamond Trading Company Botswana, though still a long way from normal levels, saw a favourable improvement in sales when compared to the same period last year when virtually no diamonds were sold

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Gujarat reserves lignite, manganese areas

With a view to providing domestic fuel to the power projects run by the State PSUs, Gujarat government has resolved to reserve additional area having lignite resources for public sector companies of Gujarat government and for...

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An Environmentalist in Favor of More Consumption

Would the world be better if people consumed less? In his new book, Treasures of the Earth, University of Vermont professor Saleem Ali says no. He argues that disavowing consumption of oil, gems, precious metals, and minerals...

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The hidden diamond market

Vast quantities of diamonds have been hoarded to drive the priced of diamonds up for many years. What they don't know is that a little known researcher has recently discovered a way to grow diamonds of any color, hardness 10,...

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Applied Minerals, Inc. (formerly Atlas Mining Company) Announces Entering into a Memorandum of...

NEW YORK----Applied Minerals, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with KaMin Performance Minerals LLC. The terms of the MOU represent the key understandings that both parties have...

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Research and Markets: South African Metals and Mining Industry 2009 Brings You an Entire Coverage...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "South African Metals and Mining Industry" report to their offering. The country is internationally renowned for an abundance of mineral resources,...

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Orvana Outlines Mine Development Plans and Reports Fiscal 2009 Production

Orvana Minerals Corp. today announced preliminary mine development plans for its projects in Spain, the U.S. and Bolivia. The plans include initial targets for gold-copper production from the El Valle-Boinas/Carles underground...

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