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/rio_and_chinalco_hit_iron_ore_deal_west_africa.html Resource News Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:47:00 -0500 IRJ Mar 19 - Mining giants Rio Tinto and Chinalco, of China, have signed an agreement to develop an iron ore location in Guinea, West Africa. "We have long believed that Rio Tinto and Chinalco could work together on major projects for mutual benefit," Tom Albanese, CEO at Rio Tinto told press. This deal is on the Simandou mine, (95 per cent Rio Tinto) and also includes http://www.internationalresourcejournal.com/resource_news/argentina_to_act_on_fight_with_britain_over_oil_drilling.html Resource News Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:46:00 -0500 IRJ Mar 19 - New reports have emerged which state that British oil companies involved in exploration and production interests in the Falkland Islands could be banned from Argentina. Argentinean members of parliament are poised to discuss and decide whether firms should be given a 30 day term in which to choose to sever ties with British companies or be cut out from the country. http://www.internationalresourcejournal.com/resource_in_action/bloomberg_projection_proposes_big_renewable_increase.html Resource in Action Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:46:00 -0500 IRJ Mar 19 - Bloomberg New Energy Finance has launched a new long-term projection which suggests that global annual finance for renewable energy projects is set to soar from USD$90 billion in 2009 to USD$150 billion in 2020 taking into account our 2020 global energy targets. This projection also suggests that by 2020 our current 13 per cent global renewable energy installation base will reach 22 http://www.internationalresourcejournal.com/resource_news/guangzhou_petchem_shuts_160_000_bpd_cdu_after_fire.html Resource News Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:25:00 -0500 IRJ Mar 18 - Guangzhou Petrochemical shut its 160,000 barrel per day crude distillation unit (CDU) today, after a fire at the pump unit, according to news reports. By the evening, firefighters had contained the blaze, which broke out around 0725 GMT, the Xinhua news agency said. Output from the rest of the 260,000 bpd plant remained normal, and no-one was hurt, Xinhua http://www.internationalresourcejournal.com/resource_news/blue_note_mining_signs_definitive_agreement_with_amex_exploratio.html Resource News Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:49:00 -0500 IRJ Mar 18 - Blue Note Mining Inc. ("Blue Note") announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Amex Exploration Inc. ("Amex") has agreed to acquire (the "Transaction") from Blue Note all of the outstanding shares (the "Shares") of X-Ore International Inc., the subsidiary that holds mining assets and conducts exploration activities in Mexico through its subsidiary Minerales X-Ore SA de http://www.internationalresourcejournal.com/resource_news/isreal_chemicals_announces_deal_with_unnamed_client.html Resource News Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:48:00 -0500 IRJ Mar 18 - Israel Chemicals today announced that is has signed an agreement with an unnamed client in India (worth $370 million) for potash supply. Isreal Chemicals is the world’s sixth largest maker of potash, and reported that it would supply the Indian client with approximately 1 million tonnes of potash at $370 a tonne, starting April 2010 of this year, for one year. http://www.internationalresourcejournal.com/resource_news/vedanta_goes_up_against_bauxite_mine_neighbouring_tribe.html Resource News Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:19:00 -0500 IRJ Mar 17 - The much-debated work of Vedanta Mining has hit another snag in the form of the Dongria Kondh tribe, Niyamgiri Hills of Orissa, who have gathered at the hilltop to battle against the mining company’s plans to extract 80 million tonnes of bauxite ore for much-needed processing at its Vedanta Alumina refinery (VAL) in Lanjigarh, located at the foot of the Niyamgiri http://www.internationalresourcejournal.com/resource_news/awea_backs_governor_calls_for_renewable_infrastructure_and_polic.html Resource News Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:00:00 -0500 IRJ Mar 17 - Through its CEO, Denise Bode, the American Wind Association (AWEA) today launched a statement which praised recommendations by the Governors to the President and Congress regarding a need for interstate transmission infrastructure and Renewable Electricity Standards. “The Governors know this because they are on the front lines of the battle to attract manufacturing investment and create jobs, and they see that renewable http://www.internationalresourcejournal.com/resource_news/venezuela_will_ship_crude_to_belarus.html Resource News Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:00:00 -0500 IRJ Mar 17 - A meeting between Hugo Chavez, the President of Venezuela where the meet was held, and Alexander Lukashenko, his counterpart in Belarus, revealed that Venezuela plans to export oil to Belarus beginning in May. According to the press statement given by Chavez following the meeting, Venezuela will ship crude to Belarussian refineries for processing. 'Our ideas are based on socialism, on independence and on http://www.internationalresourcejournal.com/resource_news/opec_sticks_to_its_guns_demand_rising.html Resource News Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:25:00 -0500 IRJ Mar 17 - OPEC ministers agreed not to change oil output targets they are already exceeding, anticipating that demand will pick up later in the year to mop up extra barrels. But with economic recovery still fragile as powerhouse China considers curbs on credit, members discussed on Wednesday their adherence to production levels set in December 2008 to keep supply at 24.84 million barrels per The International Resource Journal