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Drilling for Success
Aurora Oil & Gas Limited is an Australian Stock Exchange listed company focused on oil and gas exploration and production in North America that began operations in early 2005. The initial plan for the development of the company’s oil and gas interests is focused on the U.S. where large markets
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Strength to lead an industry
Ironclad Mining Limited (Ironclad) is an Australian company that was originally established to accelerate the development of the exciting Wilcherry Hill iron ore deposits located 40 kilometres north of Kimba on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula. The company, as it seems, has a lot going on.On February 11, Ironclad announced that
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A social license to mine
One thing is certain: Gabriel Resources Limited is leaving its mark on a regional community by providing jobs, local trade and an economic future with its world class mine. Gabriel Resources Limited was originally founded by a Romanian who fled to Australia in the 1980s only to return in 1995,
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Building a mine out of a mountain
Those who have worked the mines know how tough of job it can be, but the discoveries make it all worthwhile in the end. Gunson Resources Limited is a mineral exploration company whose name is reflected in its main project as well as its primary asset—copper exploration—at Mount Gunson in
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The iron road to excellence
The Eyre Peninsula, running the coast of the Southern Ocean in South Australia, has been a well-established iron mining hotspot for many years now. Discovered in the 1870s, this impressive resource-bountiful region plays host to projects from some of the world’s most exciting mining companies, including Iron Road Limited (“IRD”
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Reinventing Solar Power
As the third World Future Energy Summit (WFES), held in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) draws to a close and some 18,420 visitors make their way back to the 84 countries from which they came, Álvaro Lorente, CEO of Torresol Energy, of Spain, spoke to IRJ about
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Making metal work harder
Located in Hamilton, the heart of Canada’s steel industry, AIM Ontario is a state-of-the-art metal facility, recovering scrap metal by-products for valuable and reusable raw materials. AIM collects, sorts, weighs, processes and recycles ferrous metals (such as scrap iron and steel) and non-ferrous metals (such as copper, aluminum, stainless steel
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The biggest exploration spread in Australia - 2010 is Central Petroleum's year
Our story begins back in central Australia, 1998. Oil is trading at around US$12 per barrel and the market has certainly seen better days. Analysts blame this price on the lifting of commercial restrictions on Iraq oil exports and the surplus supply in international markets, and investment in the industry
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Navigating the environmental plane
“And now you would never know there was once a road through the woods.” ~ Rudyard KiplingLocated in Johannesburg, South Africa, is Digby Wells & Associates (DWA), an environmental solutions provider. The company offers services to the mining and metallurgical industry and was formed in 1995 by three partners, Ken
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Masters of Timing
Founded in 1994, Minefinders is a precious metals mining and exploration company. Headquartered in British Columbia, Canada, the company’s portfolio is focused in Mexico, where Minefinders has been involved in full-scale minerals exploration since early 1995. Over the past 15 years, the company has discovered 3 million ounces of gold
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Customers + employees = solutions
Nestled in a six-acre scrap metal yard in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, is Posner Industries. Since the company was founded in the 1960’s, the name Posner has become synonymous with quality in the scrap metal industry. Three generations of Posners have helped to build and develop the company which today, akin
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A symbol of steadfast service
The very beginning of this company’s history goes back to how they adopted a mascot who now appears on its letterhead. Often mistaken for buffalos, bison are symbolic animals of the Great Plains. With a heavy coat of fur to weather the cold wintery storms, the North American bison range
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Leaders in niche market
When it comes to protective coatings and applications, Reparex has got it covered with its customized solutions approach.Headquartered in Latrobe, Pennsylvania for the past 30 years, Reparex has become a leading provider of wear resistant coatings and linings that are specifically designed to extend the productive life of material handling
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Steady services through the years
Since 1833, Svitzer has developed a number of specialist and interrelated services in the areas of harbour, terminal, and ocean towage, as well as salvage and emergency response. The company also provides efficient transportation of crew and supplies to offshore installations, and says that the cornerstone of their business is
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Family-run business is a leader in the rise of “urban mining”
In Winnipeg, an ambitious family offers a refined metal scrapping service, turning what is old into something brand-new. IRJ caught up with Canadian entrepreneur Adam Chisck of Urbanmine who told us about the family-run and operated shop, and the key to its long-time success. In a documentary film, the company’s
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A solar revolution
On how many occasions have you read about society’s wishful thinking for a commercially realized green technology that is fossil fuels market-competitive? A technology that does not rely on feed-in tariff incentives, or promise financial gain—if you can wait year upon year for that return on investment? A simple and
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Staying the course in western Canada
When IRJ last spoke with Hawthorne Gold Corp., last January, President Richard Barclay and chairman Michael Beley told us that things were looking up for the company. A year later, and IRJ is excited to update readers on just how far the company has come. Hawthorne operates out of Vancouver,
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Understanding South Africa’s offshore industry
If you’re in the offshore industry, you’ve likely heard of Netherlands-based oil and energy multidisciplinary contracting mega company, A.Hak International. The company dates back to 1963 and has been the driving force behind a colossal number of underground infrastructures, civil engineering and electro-technical installations projects.Within this conglomerate group is A.Hak
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Poised to succeed in 2010
When IRJ last spoke to Riversdale Mining Limited, a mining house from Sydney, Australia, the company was announcing their plans to go ahead with the development of a $800-million coal mine in Mozambique in conjunction with Tata Steel Ltd, India’s biggest metal producer. The Benga project was estimated to produce
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State of the art recycling facility in Ontario, Canada exceeds environmental standards
When the Ontario Ministry of Energy implemented newer, more stringent environmental standards for Ontario businesses, Tonolli Canada recyclers had already brought its facility up to meet, and in some cases, exceed the expectations that make Ontario a global leader in environmental initiatives.Tonolli Canada are the lone battery recyclers in Ontario,
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