Channel sampling extends the gold mineralization in Houston Lake Mining of the West Cedartree project

SUDBURY, ON, Houston Lake Mining Inc, an advanced exploration company seeking gold, platinum group and rare metal deposits in Ontario, is pleased to provide assay results of a portion of a recently completed stripping, washing and channel sampling on its Dogpaw Lake property. Dogpaw is one of eight contiguous property of the Corporation West Cedartree [...]

Oil prices swing lower

LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices fell on Friday, reversing gains after recent hopes have been disappointed that Congress was about to pass a huge financial rescue package
New York’s main contract, light sweet crude for November delivery, dropped 2.41 dollars to 105.61 dollars a barrel.
London Brent from the North Sea crude for November shed two dollars [...]

Oil prices wild part of local airlines

Qantas and Virgin Blue share fell sharply yesterday in response to rising oil prices and weak traffic figures for July to the largest airline.
Airline stocks in the world fell on the news that the price of crude oil has made its biggest jump in history - $ US25 a barrel - because of concerns about [...]

Oil prices wild part of local airlines

SAN FRANCISCO - Crude oil futures slightly lower Tuesday, after soaring over $ 16 in the previous session as traders worried that the proposed rescue plan for the U.S. financial sector in May not enough to avoid an economic recession.
Natural gas was the only gain among energy futures, moving higher than the heating season winter [...]

Emmycast is boring, uninspired

It was boring, irrelevant and otherwise ham hands Emmy broadcasts the past 59. Sunday’s Emmycast was all these things. But “The 60th Primetime Emmys” also seems to be a tribute to the 100 days of the Hollywood writers’ strike last season, when the shows who were able to demonstrate that the television without saying that [...]

Zoro running Earn-In/Option mining agreement for the development of Escondida, Region III, Chile

VANCOUVER (Mobile) - Zoro Mining Corp. (OTCBB: ZORO) is pleased to announce that it has concluded an agreement with Michael H. Kobler potential joint venture project by Kobler stake in the Escondida Zoro precious metals project located south of the port city of Caldera, about 60 km from Copiapo in Chile Region III. The agreement [...]

Increased spending on security at airports, regardless of recession and high oil prices

The increase in fuel prices and the credit crunch are putting pressure on business airlines and tour operators around the world. Despite this, spending on airport security is to expand at double digit rates in subsequent years.
Crisis in the transport sector airport is taking its toll. Companies such as British tour operator XL, flag Italian [...]

Drilling bill lacked substance

Democrats in the House of Representatives passed their version of an offshore oil exploration bill, which is unlikely to produce much fossil fuel, but could help the Congress Party in power produce gains in the November elections.
With gasoline prices is still around $ 4 per gallon, and fever to drill more oil for a major [...]

Wallbridge-run champion Impala drilling on Bear resources Parkin property in the Sudbury area

CALGARY, ALBERTA - - Champion Bear Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: ABC - News; “Champion Bear”) announced today that the drill was launched on his property Parkin by its joint venture partner Wallbridge Mining Company Limited ( “Wallbridge”) and Wallbridge joint venture partner Impala Platinum Holdings Limited ( “Impala”).
Wallbridge announced that the drilling is already [...]

Columbus Gold Corporation: Columbus money from the IPO

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Columbus Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE: CGT) ( “Columbus Gold” or the “Company”) announces that Christopher Columbus Silver Corporation (TSX Venture Exchange: SCC) ( “Columbus Silver”), formerly wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, completed its initial public offering and expects trading to the TSX Venture Exchange on Tuesday, 23 September 2008.
The IPO [...]