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PALM DESERT, Calif., Nov. 6, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- U.S. Mine Makers, Inc., (Pink Sheets:USMM) announced today that a newly prepared profile of the company is now posted on the company's website at www.usminemakers.com. Ronald Bell, President and CEO stated, "USMM Management devoted a great deal of time and effort in the preparation of the new profile and we are very pleased with it. We welcome our shareholders and the public in general to visit our website and learn more about U.S. Mine...

Unico, Incorporated (OTCBB: UNCO), a natural resource company in the precious metals mining sector, today announced the release of the November 2008 edition of its investor newsletter, which reviews the details of the recently released Final Summary Report and tailings evaluation submitted to the company by Behre Dolbear and Company (USA) based on geological analysis and evaluation completed at the Unico's Deer Trail Mine in Marysvale, Utah. A PDF version of the November 2008 newsletter has...

Tidalwave Holdings, Inc. (www.tidalwaveholdingsinc.com) (PINKSHEETS: TWVH) today announced that the company closed its acquisition of Noble Metals LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company and metal recovery industry operator. The definitive agreements include the acquisition of 100% of Noble Metals LLC, its metals processing plant, and its interest in the Mariposa County, CA Triumph Mine. Noble Metals Processing (NMP) is an established precious metals recovery company with a crushing and...

Text of report by state-funded Georgian Public Television Channel 1 on 21 September [Presenter] An especially large amount of unexploded ordnance has been discovered at the Senaki military base [which was occupied by Russian forces during and shortly after the August war]. Mine- clearers removed several thousand bombs from swampland that had formed from artificial lakes. The bombs, which cannot be moved from the place they were found, are now being exploded by a mine- clearing company of the...

Unico, Incorporated (OTCBB: UNCO), a natural resource company in the precious metals mining sector, today issued the September 2008 edition of the company's investor newsletter, which provides a review of recent activities at the Deer Trail Mine in Marysvale, Utah. A PDF version of the September 2008 newsletter has been added to the company's website at http://www.unicomining.com./news/newsletters.php, and an email notification of the newsletter's release will be sent to subscribers to...

Text of report by Radhouane Hafiani entitled "Military bomb disposal experts in the Sahara. Military units combing areas south of Dakhla and El Msid to realise tourism projects and to establish zones for camels to graze", published by Moroccan privately-owned newspaper Assabah website on 16 September The day before yesterday Sunday [14 Sep] military mine-clearing units resumed their activities in Sahara sites after a break of about two months. According to information received by Assabah, on...

By Anonymous WHILE THE PLATINUM mining industry continues to enjoy a boom phase, mines in the water-scarce Eastern Limb face a challenge in water management never before experienced in mining in South Africa. The Eastern Limb is in a region that incorporates Polokwane and Burgersfort, where some 12 mining operations are producing platinum for the world market. According to Peter Shepherd, principal hydrologist and a partner with SRK Consulting, mines in the Eastern Limb aim to produce 1...

By Douglas Morino WOODLAND HILLS -- The land mines they defused and removed from war-torn regions of Southeast Asia lie like specimens on display thousands of miles away in a cramped, fifth-story office in the San Fernando Valley. Sitting alongside photographs of fields dotted with mines in Vietnam and Cambodia, the palm-size explosives serve as reminders of just how long armed conflicts can linger. "You can see why they are so dangerous," said Brian Gilmore, head of program development for...

By SUE GYFORD Last month's mine shaft tragedy was a stark reminder of the dangers underground explorers face LYING twisted at an awkward angle and squeezed tightly between two jagged rocks, Ivan Young tries, somehow, to manoeuvre himself round in the half-dark. Peering through the narrow gap ahead, by the light on his miner's helmet, he can see what appears to be the opening to a cavern looming. The only question is, can he get there? It is the kind of uncomfortable position in which...

Text of report in English by Pristina-based independent internet news agency KosovaLive Prishtina [Pristina], 31 Jul (KosovaLive) - Nita Vula walked towards her supervisor, arm outstretched, with a smile across her face. A spider bite had just caused her hand to swell to nearly double its normal size, but she was not worried. The bite was nothing compared to the dangers she faces every day at her job. Vula is the only female de-miner that works in the Civil Protection Brigade (CPB) division...