A US Department of Energy project has successfully demonstrated the cost-effective removal of multiple pollutants from the emissions of an older 100-MW coal-fired power plant at AES Greenidge’s facilities in Dresden, New York.  The successful retrofit means the unit can meet increasingly stringent emissions regulations while continuing operations another 20-30 years.  In addition, wide commercial […]

The integration of Norddeutsche Affinerie and Cumerio is progressing well. The new enlarged company is to be called Aurubis. “The name represents all that unites us and makes us strong, our common passion for copper”, said CEO, Dr Bernd Drouven, yesterday in Hamburg. Aurubis is the largest copper producer in Europe and is the global leader […]

TEAL Exploration & Mining has entered into a definitive agreement with African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) and Cia Vale do Rio Doce (Vale) relating to the proposed acquisition of all of the outstanding common shares of TEAL not already owned by ARM, pursuant to a court approved plan of arrangement at a price of C$3.00 per common share. […]

In early 2009 the entire archive of the American Landsat remote sensing program will be available for free and on-line. Last April, the US Geological Survey (USGS) - the Landsat system Operator - announced that access to the archive of Landsat images will become free. Secretary of the Interior, Dirk Kempthorne, speaking at the ESRI UC Senior Executive Summit […]

Cougar Energy is calling on the Queensland Government to actively encourage a diversity policy in the development of clean coal technologies. Dr Len Walker, Managing Director Cougar Energy, said there is a real risk the Queensland Government could bow to pressure from large mining companies which could see the delay in or, in a worst […]

The Northwest Mining Association (NWMA) has awarded the 2008 Platinum Award for Corporate Excellence to Formation Capital Corp. This prestigious honor was awarded for “perseverance and leadership in pursuing a mining operation which has minimal impact on the environment and for supporting the efforts of the NWMA”.