Dr. Cameron Chai

Articles from Cameron

GE's New Mobile Evaporator to Help Natural Gas Producers with Fracking

General Electronics is launching a new machine to recycle water in a controversial gas drilling process which is called hydraulic fracturing.

1 Oct 2010

More Troubles for India's Vedanta Resources

The troubles are far from over for Vedanta Resources as the Madras High Court asked for the shutdown of its Tuticorin smelter in a coastal area in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, India.

30 Sep 2010

Petropavlovsk Group Plans IPO for Non-Precious Metals Division

London-based gold mining company Petropavlovsk Group (LSE: POG) is hoping to raise between US$366 to $500 million from an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong stock exchange of IRC Ltd, the holding company of its non-precious metals division.

30 Sep 2010

Canadian Gold Miner Found Guilty of Polluting Rivers

Claude Resources, a Saskatoon, Canada-based mining company, has been found guilty of polluting the water in Saskatchewan by a provincial court in La Ronge, Canada. The offending Seabee Mine is located near Laonil Lake around 125 km north east of La Ronge and began production in 1991.

29 Sep 2010

BHP Billiton to Spend $15b to Increase Copper and Uranium Production at Olympic Dam

BHP Billiton is planning on spending $ 15 billion on the planned expansion of the Olympic Dam copper and uranium mine.

29 Sep 2010

Xstrata Weighs in on Carbon Tax

Xstrata is mounting pressure on the Australian federal government to start a debate on the carbon tax. The chief executive of Xstrata Coal Peter Freyberg said that he wanted to see the government start a proper consultation process on the issue.Xs

28 Sep 2010

Mongolian Mining Corp 'Ramps Up'

Mongolian Mining Corp is planning to increase its profit margin by expanding production and completing infrastructure projects with the penultimate aim of becoming listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange.

27 Sep 2010

Huge Afghanistan Iron Ore Deposit Open for Tenders

The Afghanistan Mines Minister Wahidullah Shahrani has said that the Hajigak iron ore deposit is open for tender as of today.

26 Sep 2010

BHP Billiton Green Lights Macedon Natural Gas Project

The Macedon natural gas project in Western Australia (WA) has received BHP Billiton's approval for development. The gas field off the coast of Exmouth, North West Cape in WA, will receive $ 1.5 billion to be developed from BHP Billiton.

24 Sep 2010

Coal Takeovers in Australia to Settle Down Says Industry Analyst

Australia won't see as many takeovers in the coal mining industry as many potential targets have already been acquired after the recent surge in acquisitions as per UBS's head of metals and mining Campbell Stewart.

24 Sep 2010