R.I. Update for Friday, 29 August 2008

TOP STORIES    China's Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare-Earth Hi-Tech Co. Ltd. By Jack Lifton, 28 Aug 2008, 12:27 PM It's got a five year plan to help China retain control of the global supply of rare earths. Hathor Exploration, Terra Ventures Boosted By Uranium Assay By Canadian Press, 28 Aug 2008, 10:40 AM Hathor Exploration Ltd. stock soared to its highest level in more than a year Thursday after the Vancouver-based company and its partner announced promising assay results from summer drilling at a uranium proporty in Saskatchewan Northam Weighs Its Options On Booysendal By Charlotte Mathews, 28 Aug 2008, 09:15 AM Platinum producer Northam's CEO Glyn Lewis said the company was considering several ways of developing its Booysendal project that could alter the timing of the capital requirements. Rusoro Has Appetite For More In Venezuela By Canadian Press, 28 Aug 2008, 02:00 PM Despite rejection by Gold Reserve, the company will seek more Venezuelan assets No News Is Good News In The Congo By Canadian Press, 28 Aug 2008, 12:56 PM Lundin says it has no notice of changes at Tenke despite adverse reports concerning the government.
PITPUNDIT BLOG  China has $3 billion oil deal with Iraq  Antofagasta glistens due to robust copper prices  Alaska approves major transcon gas pipeline  Very high-grade tungsten-molybdenum found  China's economic Rubik's cube  Petrofac bullish on oil services business  Grupo Mexico to invest $2.7 billion in Asarco  Manganese miner sets record  Exxon faces lawsuit for torture, killings  China's new export, citrus blight?  Rice still steaming in Asia  Miners in Oz pour billions into projects  Gazprom undervalued for the obvious and obscure  Gloucester Coal prices up 270%  Golden Gate shares gush on the news  New South Wales' electricity privatisation on hold  Potash Corp. mine reopened  Rescue plan for the U.S. greenback
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