Japan v China for WA iron ore[12-21-2007]
JAPANESE interests have made a strategic play to head off Chinese rivals in the race to build $3 billion of infrastructure and open up the lucrative West Australian Mid West region.Murchison Metals, backed by Japanese trading giant Mitsubishi, yesterday launched a $1 billion bi......
Work Fails to Block Ore. Gay Rights Law[12-21-2007]
SALEM, Ore. (AP) ¡ª Opponents of Oregon's new same-sex domestic partnership law failed to turn in enough valid signatures to block the measure, clearing the way for it to take effect next year, state elections officials said Monday.
Oregon will join eight other states that have......
Ore. Teacher Wants to Take Gun to School[12-21-2007]
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) ¡ª High school English teacher Shirley Katz insists she needs to take her pistol with her to work because she fears her ex-husband could show up and try to harm her. She's also worried about a Columbine-style attack.
But Katz's district has barred teachers fr......
Philippine nickel ore exports to China fall for second month[12-21-2007]
Blackstone Ventures Inc.: 9.9 Metres Grading 2.28% Nickel Intersected at the Lainjaur Nickel Deposit, Sweden-Zone Extended on Strike and Down Dip
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Oct. 10, 2007) - Blackstone Ventures Inc. (TSX VENTURE:BLV) is pleased to announce ......
Sinosteel Says Iron Ore Price May Increase 25 Percent (Update2)[12-21-2007]
Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Sinosteel Corp., China's second- biggest iron-ore trading company, expects the contract price for the steelmaking ingredient to gain 25 percent next year, driven by increased demand, a company executive said.
``China's demand is unstoppable,'' Hongsen......
