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Brenham Oil + Gas Buys Oil Field in Abilene, Texas

Brenham Oil & Gas has acquired an oil field, which consists of 20 oil wells, and is located on around 700 A land in the Texas-located Permian Basin next to Abilene.

3 Aug 2011

Black Raven Energy Buys 80% Operating Interest in Adena Field, Colorado

Black Raven Energy has acquired an 80% working interest in the Adena Field for $15.75 M. The area of this field is 18,760 gross acres located in Morgan County of Colorado and will be operated by the company.

3 Aug 2011

Lundin Petroleum Applies Field Development Plan for Brynhild Field

Lundin Norway, a subsidiary of Lundin Petroleum, and their associates Talisman Energy Norge (Talisman) and Noreco, has submitted a plan for the development and operation (PDO) of the Brynhild field to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy.

3 Aug 2011

Uranerz Energy Starts On-Site Construction at Nichols Ranch ISR Uranium Mine

Uranerz Energy has started on-site construction of its Nichols Ranch in-situ recovery (ISR) Uranium Project, which is situated in Wyoming’s Central Powder River Basin in U.S.A.

From Uranerz Energy Corporation 3 Aug 2011

Boom Time for Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold

Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. (FMCG), the world's largest producers of copper, gold & molybdenum, has had an excellent second quarter. Earnings have practically doubled based on soaring metal prices and sales growth in double digits. The company posted a net profit of $1.37 billion.

2 Aug 2011

Macarthur Coal Knocks Back $5.2 Billion Bid from Peabody and ArcelorMittal

Macarthur Coal Ltd refused an unsolicited $5.2 billion bid from a pair of industrial giants over the weekend. Peabody Energy Corp and ArcelorMittal had offered a 40% premium over the current stock market value for Macarthur Coal.

2 Aug 2011

Grizzly Discoveries Buys Additional Lands for Alberta Potash Project

Grizzly Discoveries has filed for a permit to acquire a new industrial and metallic mineral in Alberta enclosing around 4,672 ha to increase its present land assets of over 2.4 million acres for the Alberta potash project. The location of the permit is 67 km northeast of the Medicine Hat City along the Saskatchewan boundary.

From Grizzly Discoveries Inc. 27 Jul 2011

Amex Exploration Pronounces Drilling Campaign at Nueva Escondida Property

AMEX Exploration has received all the essential license and permits for the drilling program at the Nueva Escondida property.

27 Jul 2011

Chile Mine Rescue to Hit Big Screen

The rescue of 33 miners trapped in an underground mine in Chile is now going to hit the big screen. Producer Mike Medavoy maker of the Black Swan and his company Phoenix Pictures have come to an agreement with the miners to turn their ordeal into a motion picture.

26 Jul 2011

NSW Minerals Council Not Happy With New OHS Rules

The New South Wales Minerals Council said that the health and safety of miners could be in jeopardy without harmonized Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) regulations. The chief executive of the NSW Minerals Council, Nikki Williams made the statement at the largest OHS conference which hosted over 500 people.

25 Jul 2011