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Top Mesothelioma Lawyer Speaks Out Against Asbestos Mine

Top Mesothelioma Lawyer Speaks Out Against Asbestos Mine

Feb. 13 | A leading New York-based personal injury lawyer has spoken out to register his shock at plans to reopen a dormant asbestos mine. The mine, in a Quebecois town named for the mineral, could create 400 new jobs in a town with an ailing economy by exporting...

New Seismology Firm Goes Online

New Seismology Firm Goes Online

Jan. 31 | Mining companies among others will be heartened to learn of the opening of a new website, run by new Texas seismology firm SeiSpec LLC. Headed by an inventor, named J.L. Love and a geophysicist by the name of Charles I. Puryear, the firm has innovated...

Global Aluminium Market To Exceed 52Million Tons By 2015

Global Aluminium Market To Exceed 52Million Tons By 2015

Jan. 17 | The worldwide market for aluminium is set to see sustained growth of a kind not seen for some time, with the outcome that by 2015 the market will exceed 52million tons. There are a few reasons for this expectation, among them being the fact that aluminium...

DuPont Completes Acquisition Of MECS

DuPont Completes Acquisition Of MECS

Jan. 3 | One of the world’s largest chemical companies, DuPont has just increased its reach in the market by acquiring clean technology experts MECS. This move is intended to give DuPont a stronger clean tech portfolio and give it a boost in some of the...

TAG Oil Acquires Interest In Taranaki Basin

TAG Oil Acquires Interest In Taranaki Basin

Dec. 17 | TAG Oil Ltd., a New Zealand gas and oil producer listed in Canada, has announced a further acquisition designed to give it a foothold in the energy market. The purchase of a 20% interest in offshore exploration permit, PEP 52181, gives the company access...

TAG Oil Provides 2Q Results, Expects Continuing Good Performance

TAG Oil Provides 2Q Results, Expects Continuing Good Performance

Dec. 3 | The Canadian-based, New-Zealand-focused drilling company TAG Oil has released its second quarter results for the period ending September 2010, and the headline features are broadly positive. Along with some financial figures and concluded work on important...

Gold And Silver Looking Attractive Again, Say Experts

Gold And Silver Looking Attractive Again, Say Experts

Nov. 18 | The value of precious metals is set to rise after a short period of devaluation, according to experts. The reason given – or at least, the principal reason for this – is that currencies are currently taking a dip in the market, with Ireland hitting...