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Photographer Vicki Topaz announces the availability of her series about women and aging, “SILVER: A State of Mind,” on DVD in honor of International Women’s Day. The new film on DVD keeps vital conversations alive among women. (PRWEB) March 08, 2013 Photographer Vicki Topaz announces the availability of her series about women and aging, “SILVER: A State of Mind,” on DVD in honor of International Women’s Day. The new film on DVD keeps vital conversations alive among women....

WORCESTER, Mass., March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Tech, a contract manufacturing division of Coghlin Companies, has stated that they are committed to social and environmental responsibility in their supply chain in regards to conflict minerals and the Conflict Region. There has been increased awareness of violence and human right violations in the mining of certain minerals from the "Conflict Region", an area in the eastern portion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and...

TORONTO, March 7, 2013 /CNW/ - Royal Nickel Corporation ("RNC") (TSX: RNX) has closed a private placement of 4 million flow-through shares  at a price of $0.50 per share for gross proceeds of $2 million. Marquest Capital Markets and Casimir Capital Ltd. acted as the agents for the placement. "By raising a targeted amount of capital through this flow-through financing we will be able to investigate the regional potential near Dumont and, most importantly, follow-up on a single...

SAN ANTONIO, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- EnerJex Resources, Inc. (OTCMarkets: ENRJ) ("EnerJex" or the "Company"), a domestic onshore oil company, provided the following update today on its operating activities and development plans. Oil Production EnerJex produced 27,856 net barrels of oil during the fourth quarter of 2012. Adjusted for asset sales, this represents an 81% increase compared to the same period in 2011. For the full year, the Company produced 96,842 net barrels of...

GROVE TOWNSHIP, Pa., March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) today announced that it plans to temporarily elevate the lake level behind the George B. Stevenson Dam at Sinnemahoning State Park in Cameron County to collect data needed for a rehabilitation project for the dam. "If weather and spring snow melt conditions don't cooperate, we will decrease the volume normally released from the dam to raise the lake levels an...

HOUSTON, March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hercules Offshore, Inc. (Nasdaq: HERO) announced today that Stephen M. Butz, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Raymond James 34(th) Annual Institutional Investors Conference, in Orlando, FL, on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at 3:25 p.m. EST (2:35 p.m. CST). Interested parties may listen to the presentation live over the Internet at http://www.herculesoffshore.com. Go to the "Investor Information" link and...

Payson Petroleum, Inc. has recently acquired a position in an additional 3 wells that are currently producing oil and gas. This takes Payson’s total wells in production to 52. Bartonville, Texas (PRWEB) March 02, 2013 Payson Petroleum, Inc. has recently acquired a position in an additional 3 wells that are currently producing oil and gas. This takes Payson’s total wells in production to 52. These wells are all located in Texas and Kansas. “Here at Payson, we are grateful that 2013...

DENVER, March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- 1st NRG Corp. (OTC Markets: FNRC.PK, http://1stnrg-corp.com) releases an update on the company's operations. Utica Shale - Eastern Ohio The Company finalized an agreement to develop approximately 7,150 acres in Eastern Ohio, one of the most active areas for oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids exploration in the United States. According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, there are over 250 approved permits to drill in the Utica...

BEIJING, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Shen Zhou Mining & Resources, Inc. ("China Shen Zhou" or the "Company") (NYSE AMEX: SHZ), a company engaged in the exploration, development, mining and processing of fluorite, barite, zinc, copper, and other nonferrous metals in China, today announced that SRK Consulting China ("SRK") (Beijing office), has completed a JORC-compliant technical report on the fluorite resources and reserves of Xinyi No.1 Mine. After one year of...

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FX Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FXEN) today reported that it has drilled and cored a 36 meter section of Main Dolomite in the Tuchola-3K well. The Main Dolomite is the first of two target zones in this well. Very good gas shows were observed throughout the entire 36 meter section, but the drill stem test (DST) of the Main Dolomite from 2,641 to 2,677 meters did not encounter any inflow of gas or fluid. Core samples confirm that the Main Dolomite...