Rio Tinto profits jump 55% in first half of 2008 Mining Journal (August 26, 2008) - Rio Tinto posted a better-than-expected 55% jump in first-half profit, boosted by its 2007 takeover of Alcan and strong Chinese demand, and raised its dividend on Tuesday.
BHP Billiton year-end profit surges 12% Canadian Mining Journal (August 24, 2008) - The world's largest mining company shows no signs of relinquishing its title any time soon. BHP BILLITON released its year-end (June 30, 2008) financial results with record profits for the seventh consecutive year. Profit was up 12.4% to US$15.4 billion on revenues of US$59.5 billion. The company set records for production of copper, iron ore, manganese, alumina, molybdenum and petroleum.
Atlas Copco Signs Global Distribution Agreement with World Leader in Ground Control Consumables
PR-Inside.com (August 22, 2008) - Atlas Copco has signed a global co-operation agreement in the field of ground control and geotechnics for the mining, tunnelling and civil engineering markets with Minova International, the ground control division of the Orica group.
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Houston Lake Reports First Quarter Results - MarketWatch Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:11:42 -0000 Houston Lake Reports First Quarter ResultsMarketWatch - 37 minutes agoDubenski Gold Zone * Intersected the highest gold grades in the history of the company from drilling on the Dubenski property. ... Miranda and Montezuma Finalize Red Canyon Agreement - MarketWatch Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:06:32 -0000 Miranda and Montezuma Finalize Red Canyon AgreementMarketWatch - 1 hour agoproperty consists of 237 unpatented lode mining claims that cover a two square mile (5.2 sq. km.) alteration cell developed in carbonate rocks that are ... Energy policy makes strange bedfellows - guardian.co.uk Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:19:31 -0000 Energy policy makes strange bedfellowsguardian.co.uk, UK - 29 minutes agoHe has almost single-handedly thwarted reform of the country's badly outdated mining laws - laws that allow some of the world's largest transnational mining ...
Associates - Licensed well drillers perform test borings, rock coring, install monitoring wells. Truck and all terrain vehicle drills.
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Anglo American plc - Performs financing services to the mining industry. (Nasdaq: AAUK)
Anticor-Chimie - Custom-made products for asphaltenes and paraffin deposition control. Full range of oilfield chemicals including bio-remediation and soil consolidation for agricultural.
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Aztec Group of Companies - Drilling contractors, Thailand. Specializing in deep water wells, onshore oilfield, geotechnical, coring, geophysical logging,and mineral exploration.
Bradley and Sons - Operates in two basic areas, domestic wells and commercial and environmental drilling and testing. Based in central California .
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Foraco - Specialists in water bore-hole drilling for drinking water supplies, irrigation water or industrial water. From preliminary exploration to pre-production and reserve geometry determination.
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Geotechnical Constructions Group - Ground freezing is a technique that has been used extensively for groundwater control and excavation support in the underground construction and mining industries for over 100 years.
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Hammond and Company - Specialists in deep hole drilling. Gun drills, gun reamers, speedfeed, ventec, speedbit and proten drills.
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Intalysis Pty Ltd - Supplies instruments for bulk online moisture analysis of mined materials. Includes case studies and technical data.
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JR Drilling - Cranbrook, BC, Canada. Specialists in water wells, monitoring wells, and mining, exploration and environmental drilling.
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New England Boring Contractors - Test boring, soil sampling, rock coring, well monitoring, rock pressure testing and drilling since 1977.
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Norex Drilling International - Contract drilling firm, performing surface as well as underground wireline core drilling.
Pacific Drilling Company - Southern California limited access geotechnical drilling and sampling. Provides geotechnical and environmental engineering services, limited access drilling services.
PT. Petrosea Tbk - Contract mining including overburden removal, coal, gold and minerals mining, and haulage. Open pit and hard rock mining and quarrying.
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Stewart Brothers Drilling - Mud-rotary exploration, air-rotary casing hammer drilling and hollow stem auger drilling company in Milan, New Mexico.
Total Support Services - Environmental, geotechnical, and direct-push drilling contractor licensed in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Louisiana, and Arkansas.
Zereko Mining Contractors Limited - Offering the international mining, railroads, pipelines and civil construction industries cost effective services including drilling, mining, blasting, construction, supply of trades personnel and specialized drilling applications.
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