Print2online CMS 4.0 http://www.internationalresourcejournal.com/ ©2007 CBJ http://www.internationalresourcejournal.com/files.php?file= http://www.internationalresourcejournal.com/ http://www.internationalresourcejournal.com/resource_news/ritchie_bros_set_to_have_plant_auction.html Resource News Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:07:00 -0500 IRJ Sep 6 - Ritchie Bros., the world’s largest industrial auctioneer is set to sell a closed circuit jaw/impact crushing plant. The plant comes with a large amount of equipment and trucks. The auction will take place over three days in Dubai from 27-29 September. Included are crushers, generators, conveyers, screens and more equipment. There is no reserve price or minimum bid on day http://www.internationalresourcejournal.com/resource_news/world_s_number_one_copper_producer_to_cut_3000_jobs.html Resource News Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:06:00 -0500 IRJ Sep 6 - The world’s number one copper producer, Codelco, will cut 3000 jobs by the end of the year. The Chilean company will offer 15 per cent of its workers early retirement in order to boost efficiency. CEO Diego Hernandez said to the newspaper La Tercera, "We have a special situation compared to our mining competition.” He said that 21 per http://www.internationalresourcejournal.com/resource_news/no_oil_leakage_found_in_mariner_energy_s_platform.html Resource News Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:06:00 -0500 IRJ Sep 6 - Government inspectors on Friday did not find any oil leakage from Mariner Energy’s platform that caused an explosion and burning in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the U.S. Interior Department. The department's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement said to press, "Inspectors have reported no sign of pollution coming from Mariner Energy Resource's Vermilion 380 platform http://www.internationalresourcejournal.com/resource_news/two_power_giants_join_forces_electrobras_and_gdf_suez.html Resource News Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:03:00 -0500 IRJ Sep 3 - Eletrobras, a state-owned electricity holding company and GDF Suez, a French power group, have joined forces in a venture to develop energy projects in Africa and Central and South America. "With its very high demand for energy and strong potential for renewable energies, Latin America is a key market for GDF Suez," said GDF to Reuters. GDF Suez http://www.internationalresourcejournal.com/resource_news/rig_blast_causes_spreading_oil_sheen.html Resource News Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:02:00 -0500 IRJ Sep 3 - An oil sheen has started spreading from an explosion from an offshore petroleum platform in the Gulf of Mexico. The rig blast, operated by Mariner Energy Inc. took place just west of BP’s oil spill and has caused the 2km long oil sheen that fire fighting vessel have been trying to control. The Coast guard http://www.internationalresourcejournal.com/resource_news/goldcorp_acquires_andean_resources.html Resource News Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:04:00 -0500 IRJ Sep 3 - Goldcorp and Andean Resources today announced an agreement whereby Goldcorp will acquire, through a scheme of arrangement under Australian law, all of the outstanding shares of Andean.  The total consideration for the purchase of 100% of the fully diluted shares of Andean is approximately C$3.6 billion. Andean's principal asset is the 100%-owned Cerro Negro gold http://www.internationalresourcejournal.com/resource_news/0902_obama_administration_denied_dismissal_of_drilling_lawsuit_1.html Resource News Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:56:00 -0500 IRJ Sep 2 - The Obama administration has been denied their motion to dismiss a lawsuit that stops a government-imposed halt on deep-water drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, by a federal judge this Wednesday 1 September. The moratorium started because of the April explosion of the drilling rig which killed 11 people and caused the horrific and largest oil spill in http://www.internationalresourcejournal.com/resource_news/uranium_discovery_in_indonesia.html Resource News Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:55:00 -0500 IRJ Sep 2 - Indonesia’s International Nuclear Energy Agency says that they have a basis for building nuclear power plants with their 53,000 ton reserve of uranium. There is an estimated 24,000 tons of uranium in Bangka Belitung Province. 29,000 tons of uranium in the Province of West Kalimantan, according to the deputy for development of cycle technology of nuclear substance http://www.internationalresourcejournal.com/resource_news/rio_tinto_and_hope_down_s_billion_dollar_venture.html Resource News Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:23:00 -0500 IRJ Sep 1 - Rio Tinto, one of the world’s leading mining companies has joined forces with Hope Downs Iron Ore Pty to build a new mine in Australia. Rio will work with Hope Downs to create the Hope Downs 4 iron ore project which will link to Rio’s already existing rail infrastructure. The companies will spend about 1.2 billion dollars http://www.internationalresourcejournal.com/resource_news/greenpeace_protestors_board_oil_drilling_ship.html Resource News Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:22:00 -0500 IRJ Sep 1 - A UK oil exporter which is trying drill into a space near Disko Island in West Greenland, has been halted by Greenpeace protesters. Four protesters have mounted a drilling oil rig owned by Cairn Energy by rigging themselves from tents in protest of Cairn’s goal to create a new oil production center. The Stena Don, the drillship protestors The International Resource Journal