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Brazil is still China’s favourite—new $9bn investment says so

TABJ - July 8 - China’s focus on investment in Brazil continues to transition from agriculture towards the plentiful mining industry, and a new announcement worth $4.5 billion to Brazil’s technology sector is the latest indication that the move is underway. Speaking to Chinese ...
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Porto Energy announces initial drilling at Torres, Portugal

TABJ - July 7 - Porto Energy Corp. has announced that it has commenced its drilling operations in the Torres Vedras onshore concession in Portugal. The SPC-1 well is the first well of a proposed two to four well exploration drilling program in the ...
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O&G majors descend on northern Canada oil opportunities, Huskey tops pack for payment

TABJ - July 6 - The long-awaited re-emergence of major energy players in the central Mackenzie Valley, northern Canada, is upon us; and Huskey Energy’s tremendous 70 per cent permit win of the C$534-million land sale, gathering an array of oil and gas exploration opportunities, ...
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‘Cling film’ solar on a commercial scale? Really?

TABJ - July 6 - Everyone is talking about the breakthrough in ‘cling film’ manufactured solar which could, potentially, revolutionise the industry in terms of cost, product development and innovation.  Replacing commonly used silicon and similar products with a printable solar cell component, capable of ...
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Gillard and gov. carbon price will hit the ground on Sunday

TABJ - July 5 - Australia’s heavy industries wait the coming weekend with baited breath, as Australia’s Federal government announces that it will unveil its carbon pricing plans in just a few days’ time. According to by Julia Gillard, Prime Minister, the government plans ...
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Will Goa nationalise mining industry?

TABJ - July 5 - Two of Goa’s most influential mouthpieces in the mining industry have called for the opencast industry to be nationalised, reporters in Panaj relayed from Monday. According to Congress Rajya Sabha MP, responsible for the nation’s natural resources and a ...
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Guangxi miners trapped deep down, weekend figures worry onlookers

TABJ - July 4 - Latest reports state that the trapped Chinese miners, in Guangxi Heshan Coal Mining Company’s mine in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, now total 19. Three have been confirmed dead, with the remaining 19 at large more than 990 feet ...
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Monckton flares tempers, again

TABJ - June 30 - Last week he compared the government’s climate change adviser to a “fascist” and today, addressing the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies in Perth, climate change naysayer Christopher Monckton continued his candid commentary by unleashing a verbal assault on Australia’s ...
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SENER/Torresol come top again with Gemasolar, US CSP Awards

TABJ - June 30 - The Spanish headquartered SENER group, and partner Torresol Energy—the Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) pioneer which is a joint venture between SENER and Abu Dhabi’s future energy company, Masdar—have reaped a flurry of awards at the 2011 US CSP Today awards. ...
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Greens’ mining report splits opinion on Aussie resource industry, foreign owners lambasted

TABJ - June 29 - A study released today by Australia’s Green party has turned up mixed emotions from camps divided on the role of the mining industry within the country, particularly given figures in the report which state that the sector is approximately 83 ...
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