Metaldyne Enhances Product Focus by Seeking to Divest Two Facilities in North America

As part of the strategic focus developed under its Plan to Win program, Metaldyne Corporation, an Asahi Tec company, today announced it will seek to divest its Middleville, Mich., and Niles, Ill., facilities. The decision is the result of a comprehensive product review conducted as part of the Plan to... Read more..

Novelis Sees Increased Use of Aluminum Sheet in Automobiles

Novelis Inc., the world’s leading producer of aluminum sheet for automobiles, has seen an increase of more than 20 percent in the number of automotive applications of its lightweight material compared to a year ago. About 90 models of cars and light trucks today use Novelis aluminum sheet for a... Read more..

Tag: body sheet producers, car body from aluminium sheet, aluminum sheet, the worlds leading producer of automobiles today, novelis derek prichett

Ameron International Appoints Richard Mueller President of Water Transmission Group

Ameron International Corporation announced the appointment of Richard I. Mueller as Group President of the Water Transmission Group effective January 19, 2009. In his new position, Mueller will report to Gary Wagner, Ameron’s President and Chief Operating Officer. Mueller had been Senior Vice President... Read more..

Tag: gold ameron

Latin American Minerals: Mechanical Trenching Reports 7 gpt Gold over 8.5 Metres at Paso Yobai, Paraguay

Latin American Minerals Inc. reports that mechanical trenching across the Discovery Zone on the Paso Yobai Gold Trend in Paraguay has exposed the gold-bearing zone in all trenches, locally containing coarse visible gold. The Paso Yobai Gold Trend hosting the Discovery Zone has been traced by airborne... Read more..

Tag: mechanical mining news

Shoreham Farms Out Black Banana Gold Project in Guyana

Shoreham Resources Ltd., a Canadian based exploration company dedicated to the exploration of advanced precious metal and polymetallic deposits in South America and Canada, is pleased to announce that the company has signed a Letter of Intent (”LOI”) with Mulgravian Ventures Corporation (a... Read more..

Tag: guyanagoldmining, gold exploration guyana, mulgravian ventures corporation, mulgravian ventures

Pacific Rim Files Notice of Intent to Seek CAFTA Arbitration

Pac Rim Cayman LLC, a Nevada corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pacific Rim Mining Corp., has filed a Notice of Intent to commence international arbitration proceedings against the Government of El Salvador under the Central America-Dominican Republic-United States of America Free Trade Agreement... Read more..

Wallbridge Mining and Lonmin Approve $1.5 million for 2009 Sudbury Camp Joint Venture Exploration Program

Wallbridge Mining Company Limited announced that Wallbridge and its joint venture partner major platinum producer Lonmin Plc, have approved C$1.5 million of funding to carry out the 2009 work program on the Wallbridge/Lonmin Sudbury Camp Joint Venture (”SCJV”) properties. The funding provides... Read more..

Aleris Announces the Closing of Its Tipton, Indiana Specification Alloys Facility

Aleris International, Inc. announced today that it will be permanently closing its Tipton, Indiana specification alloys facility, effective today. As previously announced, production at this facility was idled on March 30, 2008. Prior to idling production, the facility employed approximately 55 people.... Read more..

High Desert Gold Corporation Announces Substantial Issuer Bid at Cdn.$0.27 per Share

High Desert Gold Corporation announced a substantial issuer bid (the “Offer”), pursuant to which the Company will offer to purchase for cancellation a maximum of 36,000,000 common shares of the Company (”HDG Shares”) (approximately 87.7% of the currently issued and outstanding... Read more..

Aleris Announces Reduction at Roxboro Coil Coating Facility

Aleris International, Inc. announced today that it will be idling one of the coil coating lines at its Roxboro, North Carolina facility effective December 1, 2008. The Roxboro coil coating facility supplies coated aluminum coil for building and construction, transportation, distribution and consumer... Read more..

Tag: gem mines near roxboro nc, aluminum reduction coil, roxboro aleris employees, aleris coating, aleris world products roxboro nc