Novelis Inc. today announced that Antonio Tadeu Coelho Nardocci has been appointed to the newly created position of Senior Vice President — Innovation, Technology and Strategy. Mr. Nardocci was previously Senior Vice President and President of Novelis South America, the company’s operating... Read more..
Mechel OAO, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces the signing of a contract between its Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant OAO (CMP) subsidiary and Danieli, to supply technology and equipment to construct a rail and structural steel mill at CMP. Italian-based Danieli, a world... Read more..
Claude Resources Inc. will continue its underground drill program, targeted at the historic high grade 8 Zone, and concurrently execute its surface exploration program at the Company’s Madsen property located at Red Lake, Ontario. Phase 1 of the underground program, launched from the 10th level... Read more..
China Gengsheng Minerals, Inc., a materials technology company in China with products capable of withstanding high temperature, saving energy and boosting productivity in certain industries such as steel and oil, today announced that Henan Gengsheng Refractories Co., Ltd., its wholly owned subsidiary,... Read more..
UC Hub Group, Inc. announce the companies have executed a formal asset acquisition and assignment agreement whereby UC Hub Group, Inc. will acquire certain mining assets from Tri-Star Holdings for stock in UC Hub Group, Inc. These mining contracts and assets include those in Arizona referred to as COS... Read more..
Sutor Technology Group Limited, a leading provider of steel finishing fabrication products in China, announced that Sutor entered into an exclusive sales agent agreement with Ukraine-China Communication Ltd., a leading steel products agent and distributor focusing on the CIS market. Ukraine-China Communication... Read more..
Avalon Ventures Ltd. announce assay results from the final 31 holes drilled in July, August and September, 2008 on the Lake Zone Rare Earth Element (”REE”) deposit on its 100% owned Thor Lake Rare Metals project located near Yellowknife, NWT. These holes were designed to define the southern,... Read more..
Rio Tinto Alcan is revising its participation from an equity partner in the integrated aluminum “mine-to-metal” project in Saudi Arabia to the role of working with Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) towards project development through a smelter technology transfer agreement and... Read more..
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..
Cardero Resource Corp. to the world-class Pampa De Pongo iron deposit which the Company has recently sold to a Chinese group for USD 200 million. The Company is currently undertaking a pilot-scale pig iron production program using Pampa El Toro (PET) iron ore concentrate produced from Cardero’s... Read more..