World Mining Exploration News

Fourteen years after the execution of the Nigerian author and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa by Nigeria’s former military regime, Royal Dutch Shell will appear before U.S. District Court in New York to answer charges of crimes against humanity in connection with his death.

The trial, scheduled to begin Wednesday, will examine allegations that Shell sought the aid of the former Nigerian regime in silencing Mr. Saro-Wiwa, a vociferous critic, an addition to paying soldiers who carried out human rights abuses in the oil-rich but impoverished Niger Delta where it operated.

Shell strongly denies the charges. But the trial is the latest in s series of cases aimed at some of the world’s biggest oil companies, asserting misdeeds in developing countries where they were once seen as unassailable. Oil companies are being sued on charges of environmental damage, collusion with repressive governments and contributing to human rights abuses, among others. (more…)

Here’s something you may not have known, the coastal bend is the third leading producer of uranium in the nation.

A money-maker for the companies involved, but some residents living near those mines claim the mining process contaminates their ground water. Our Manuel De La Rosa has this special report.

The Garcia Hills neighborhood in Ricardo was once the retirement dream for Ann Ewing and her family.

But about a decade ago, her family received a letter from the EPA. They were astounded to read that their ground water was five to eight times above the uranium standard for safe drinking water.
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Yankee Hat Minerals Ltd. is pleased to announce that as a result of the regional joint venture grassroots exploration program with the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (”JOGMEC”) a new property, Kidlark, has been explored. Surface sampling has returned high grade tungsten assay results from this scheelite skarn occurrence.
The Kidlark Property was explored in late July, and company geologists immediately staked 32 claims covering several visually impressive scheelite-bearing garnet skarn tungsten showings. The property, located within the Pelly Mountains, is approximately 90 kilometers northeast of Whitehorse, and 45 km west-northwest of Quiet Lake along the South Canol Highway. It lies less than 20 km northeast of Livingstone, an active placer gold operational area serviced by an active airstrip and winter road access.
Eighteen grab samples were taken from the Kidlark Property and submitted to EcoTech Laboratories in Whitehorse for testing. (more…)

Animas Resources is pleased to provide an exploration update on activities in the Santa Teresa mining district, Sonora, Mexico relevant to our past producing Santa Gertrudis and Amelia gold projects.

Animas Resources has completed 22 diamond core drill holes and 3 reverse circulation drill holes (to view Figure 1 please click on the following link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/ani1029a.pdf). After results from this round of drilling are complete and integrated into our program, additional drilling is planned to focus on the discovery of larger gold deposits. Our geophysical team has also completed at total of 135.2 line kilometers of ground electrical surveys (IP / Resistivity). Additionally, two and three dimensional remolding of these surveys, combined with existing magnetic surveys, is being plotted along geologic cross sections.
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Green Dragon is the parent company of Greka China, and is exclusively focused in gas industry in China. Green Dragon operates within China under its subsidiary Greka China Green Dragon is a gas supplier based in China with a focus on the production, development, production, distribution and sales of natural gas from coal seams, commonly known as coal bed methane or CBM. Our goal is to increase the degree of vertical integration in our operations. Greka China, a pioneer in the appraisal and development of CBM projects in China, generates our CBM supply from three projects in Shanxi, Jiangxi and Anhui province covering acreage holdings of a total of 6620 km 2 and an estimated 18.1 Tcf of Gas In Place.CBM distribution from these projects to customers are mainly in the form of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and to a lesser extent, via pipeline in the form of Piped Natural Gas (PNG). Greka China collaborate with CUCBM, a state-owned enterprise specializing in the niche oil and gas-related areas, in the development of our CBM reserves. (more…)

White Oak Resources LLC announced Thursday it has filed a permit with the Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals for White Oak Mine No. 1, which will be located in Hamilton County, it was also announced that Joy Manufacturing would be making the equipment to go in the mine.

It was also stated that Joy Manufacturing would also be providing a service center — probably in Mt. Vernon — for the equipment.We have service centers all around the world, strategically located to accommodate our customers,” Joy Manufacturing Midwest America Sales Manager Billy Kirkpatrick said. Kirkpatrick said the details on equipment and servicing are being negotiated and it’s too early in the process to disclose any details.

We’ve been very supportive of the coal mining activity and the increase of coal mining in Illinois,” Kirkpatrick said. “We plan to be supportive of that market. (more…)

URANIUM caused a split in the Alice Springs branch of the ALP this week.
The branch wrote a public letter expressing “dismay, disgust and opposition” to uranium exploration 25km south of the town.
It cites a risk to the water supply, radioactive pollution of the atmosphere and a lack of consultation.
Long-term ALP member Dr Charlie Carter moved the motion at the branch meeting on Monday and released the letter to the media.
But he admitted the branch was divided, with seven out of 13 voting to protest.
Dr Carter claimed more than seven members were against uranium exploration, but party politics won out.
He said: “It was strongly put that we should follow the party line.”
He said the ALP recently changed its policy to support uranium mining.
He said: “I’ve read the position of the ALP in some depth. (more…)

A former manager of the Beaconsfield Gold Mine has told a coronial inquest the operation would have benefited from more frequent inspections from Tasmania’s workplace safety body.

Matthew Gill was the manager in April 2006 when a rockfall killed miner Larry Knight and trapped two others underground for a fortnight.

Mr Gill has told the inquest at the Launceston Magistrates Court that he had written to invite Workplace Standards to inspect the mine 8 months before the rockfall.

He said “another set of eyes” would have ensured the mine’s safety procedures were adequate.

Mr Gill is the last witness listed to give evidence before the Coroner, Rod Chandler. (more…)