FLEX FUELS ENERGY SIGNS EARLY WORKS PACT WITH LURGI A.G,.
Flex Fuels Energy, Inc's (OTCBB:FXFL) wholly owned subsidiary, Flex Fuels Energy Limited ("FFE Ltd"), London, has entered into an Early Works Agreement ("EWA") with Lurgi Aktiengesellschaft ("Lurgi"), part of the Air Liquide Group, the foremost supplier of biofuel plant technology worldwide. Following completion of the EWA by Lurgi, FFE...

Shifting sands: mining the seabed for sand and gravel for use in construction is a major industry in the UK. But while the official line from the government and the mining industry is that damage is inconsequential, environmental groups are voicing concerns about the impact on sea defences, fish stocks and fragile coastal habitats. Mark Rowe dives into the increasingly fractious debate.
[ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Concrete, an alien might reasonably conclude, is as indispensable to life on Earth as oxygen and water. In the UK alone, our annual demand for aggregates, which are a vital ingredient for the production of concrete, adds up to 272 million tonnes, the equivalent of...

Mining engineers tackle complex projects.
EDMONTON For thousands of years, man has mined the earth for its riches. Today's mining operations, from huge strip mines involving the excavation of millions of tonnes of earth to shafts dug kilometres down, are located in all parts of the globe. Engineers who work to discover,...

Gravel miner's expansion plan provokes outcry.
Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard Sand and gravel giant Wildish Land Co. wants to expand gravel mining near the fragile confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, a move that concerns some neighbors, farmers, river users, land use activists and others. Wildish wants to mine...

Mining towns to get tax support.
Byline: MELODY M. AGUIBA A new thrust to develop host communities of mining operations directly granting them excise taxes representing three percent of a mines gross revenue and enhancing environmental protectionis fetching a significant support for mining operations. Jerrysal C. Mangawang, Mines and Geosciences Bureau-Department...

RP most favored site by mining investors.
Byline: ELLALYN B. DE VERA The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recently announced that the Philippines has been adjudged as the worldas most attractive site for mining investors. The award is the first for the country. Environment and Natural Resources Secretary...

Wildish withdraws plan to expand mining.
Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard Wildish Land Co. has abruptly withdrawn its controversial plans to expand gravel mining on its land near the confluence of the Willamette and McKenzie rivers. The Eugene company cited the complicated approval process that loomed ahead, and said it would...

Gravel mining has no place in residential area.
Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Joel Narva For The Register-Guard On Nov. 1, the Eugene City Council and the Lane County Board of Commissioners will meet jointly to hear testimony and discuss Delta Sand & Gravel's application to rezone 72 acres from farmland to sand and gravel extraction....

Nueva Vizcaya mining project holds promise for community development.
Byline: MELODY M. AGUIBA Seven-year old Liza trudges through at least a four-kilometer rugged, unpaved road everyday to get to Grade 1 classes, making sure she quickly slips to the roadside when a vehicle passes by the narrow road. The road puts at risk the...

Mid fourth-millennium copper mining in Liguria, north-west Italy: the earliest known copper mines in Western Europe.
Introduction Our understanding of the origins of copper metallurgy in Europe has developed somewhat since Renfrew (1969, 1970: 306-8, figure 10) posited independent origins for copper working in the Balkans and in the Iberian Peninsula. One key issue that has emerged is the distinction between the circulation...