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Massive DRC mining (and infrastructure) agreement with China

The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) today revealed the details of its mining agreement with China. In a statement to Parliament in Kinshasa, Infrastructure Minister Pierre Lumbi described the deal as “a vast Marshall Plan for the reconstruction of our country’s basic infrastructure. This contract is the foundation on which the growth of our [...]

DOE takes next steps with restructured FutureGen approach

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released a draft Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to solicit public input on the demonstration of multiple commercial-scale Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) or other clean coal power plants with cutting-edge carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology under the Department’s restructured FutureGen approach. The draft solicitation outlines the planned [...]
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Talon Metals makes new copper-nickel discovery in Michigan

The company reported nearly 100 metres of copper and nickel mineralization from its first drill hole at the Boulderdash target.