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Indonesia: Aceh claims deal to open 1.2M ha of protected forest to logging, mining is near
2013-03-14 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Indonesia's Ministry of Forestry is close to accepting a proposal to open 1.2 million hectares of forest in Aceh for mining, logging, and palm oil production, reports the Aceh Post. In an article posted Wednesday, Tgk. Anwar, the chairman of the Aceh Governments Spatial Planning Committee, claimed that the Ministry of Forestry has accepted "almost 100%" of the province's new spatial plan, which would zone large blocks of previously protected forest for mineral extraction, timber concessions,...
Wednesday Sector Laggards: Non-Precious Metals & Non-Metallic Mining, ...
2013-03-13 16:32:24| Steel - Topix.net
In trading on Wednesday, non-precious metals & non-metallic mining shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 1.2%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Steel Dynamics , off about 4.2% and shares of Northern Dynasty Minerals Limited down about 2.9% on the day.
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Mining proponents win Greenland election
2013-03-13 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Greenland is poised to get its first female prime minister after a centrist party that supports tapping the Arctic island's vast mineral wealth, including uranium, won national elections, a complete vote count showed Wednesday. With all votes counted, Aleqa Hammond's centrist Siumut party won 42.8 percent and 14 seats, while incumbent Premier Kuupik Kleist's left-leaning Inuit Ataqatigiit mustered 34.4 percent. The social democratic Siumut gained more than 16 percentage points since the last...
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Australia toughens environmental hurdles on coal and coal seam gas mining
2013-03-12 13:37:44| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Australia will impose tougher environmental hurdles on coal and coal seam gas mining, responding to mounting public concern about protection of fragile water resources from the impact of extraction, Environment Minister Tony Burke said on Tuesday. The government would amend national environment laws to force coal seam gas and large coal mining developments to now receive national government approval and assessment of their impact on water, Burke said. Australia has a booming coal seam gas industry...
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Continental Resources And Hecla Mining: Strong Growth, Upgraded, Great Potential
2013-03-11 05:32:53| Electronics - Topix.net
Continental Resources, Inc. and Hecla Mining Company , both with strong sales growth and high margins, had received both upgrades from analysts recently.
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