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<title>Pluton Resources Limited (ASX:PLV) Irvine Island Assay Results</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Pluton Resources Limited (ASX:PLV) has received assay results for the first 2 holes of Phase II drilling on Hardstaff Peninsula, Irvine Island, Western Australia (E04/1172).]]></description>
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<title>Otto Energy Limited (ASX:OEL) Announce The Completion Of Erdine Gas Plant System And A Turkey Exploration And Development Update</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Otto Energy Limited (ASX:OEL) (PINK:OTTEF) is pleased to advise that the construction of the Edirne Gas Plant System has been completed. Gas sales will commence following completion by BOTAS, the state-owned pipelines and trading company in Turkey, of a hot tap on its 14" main line to create the delivery point for the Edirne gas. The Joint Operators are in the process of retrofitting the hot tap fitting to accommodate Botas' requirements.]]></description>
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<title>Asian Markets Overview of March 19, 2010: Toho Zinc (TYO:5707) To Double Stake in CBH Resources (ASX:CBH)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Wall Street overnight gained for an eighth consecutive session with a low trading volume. Thursday US weekly jobless claims data and core consumer prices in February provided mild support for the market. Most Asian markets declined yesterday. Japanese exporters were hurt by the weakness in euro against yen. Nikkei 225 lost nearly 1.0 per cent, and South Korea's Kospi dropped 0.5 per cent. Hong Kong and mainland China markets gave up their early gains to close lower on Thursday on renewed fears that China might take further measure to control the pace of bank lending. Shanghai composite closed down 0.14 percent, while Hang Seng Index fell 0.25 percent.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:30:14 +1100</pubDate>
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<title>Australian Bauxite Limited (ASX:ABZ) Completes A$3.5 Million Placement</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Australian Bauxite Limited (ASX:ABZ) advises that is has completed the placement of 10 million fully paid ordinary shares (14.29% of its issued capital) at 35 cents per share to institutional and sophisticated investors, as defined under Section 708 of the Corporations Act, raising A$3.5 million before costs.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:40:37 +1100</pubDate>
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<title>Environmental Clean Technologies (ASX:ESI) Appoints Larry Hanley As Non-Executive Director</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Environmental Clean Technologies (ASX:ESI) today announced the appointment of a new independent non-executive director to its Board.]]></description>
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<title>Bandanna Energy Limited (ASX:BND) Commences Pre Feasibility Study for South Galilee Project</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Bandanna Energy Limited (ASX:BND) is pleased to announce that the Operator of the South Galilee Project Joint Venture, AMCI (Alpha) Pty Ltd, has commenced Pre Feasibility Studies (PFS) following the award of various contracts. The PFS follows successful completion of a Concept Study which identified a conceptual open cut and underground mine development of 43 years mine life, with an average annual production of between 15 and 20 Mt of thermal coal, centred on EPC 1049.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:04:02 +1100</pubDate>
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<title>Dynasty Metals Australia Limited (ASX:DMA) Announce 450+ Million Tonne JORC Compliant Resources For Prairie Downs Iron Project - Pilbara W.A.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Emerging iron ore explorer Dynasty Metals (ASX:DMA) today announced an initial maiden 453 million tonne JORC Compliant Resources including 129 million tonnes @ 30.5% Fe (equivalent to Calcined Fe "CaFe" of 33%) at a cut-off grade of 27% Fe in the Company's Spearhole Detrital Channel Iron deposit at Prairie Downs in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.]]></description>
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<title>Murchison Metals Limited (ASX:MMX) Announce Oakajee Port And Rail (OPR) Planning 45MTPA Capacity For Foundation Customers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Murchison Metals Limited (ASX:MMX) (PINK:MUMTF) is pleased to announce that Oakajee Port & Rail (OPR) is now targeting initial capacity of 45 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) at the new Oakajee Port.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:57:09 +1100</pubDate>
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<title>Asian Markets Overview of March 18, 2010: Daiwa Securities (TYO:8601) as Lead Manager of an IPO in China</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Asian stocks are expected to extend gains on Thursday as US and Britain markets climbed to multi-month highs overnight. Wall Street was pushed to a fresh 17-month high as investors cheered for the drop in February Producer Price Index, or wholesale inflation. Yesterday most major Asian markets were stronger after the U.S. Federal Reserve pledge to keep interest rates low for an extended period. The Bank of Japan also left its rate unchanged at 0.1 per cent. The Nikkei Index gained 1.2 per cent and South Korea's Kospi was up 2.1 per cent. Shanghai Composite lifted 1.9 per cent while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gained 1.7 per cent.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:30:19 +1100</pubDate>
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<title>AuDAX Resources Limited (ASX:ADX) Finalising Farmouts For Sicily Channel And Chorbane Permits</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ AuDAX Resources Ltd (ASX:ADX) (PINK:ADXRF) is in the process of finalising a number of farmouts in relation to its Tunisian offshore and onshore acreage that are expected to provide a material source of funding to enable the drilling of an onshore well on the Sidi Daher prospect in the Chorbane permit and an offshore well on the Sambuca prospect in the company's Sicily channel permits.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:51:26 +1100</pubDate>
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<title>Automotive Technology Group (ATG)(ASX:ATJ) Signs Exclusive A$8 Million Distribution Agreement With Leading Chinese Automotive Group</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Leading Australian clean automotive technology company Automotive Technology Group (ATG) (ASX:ATJ) is pleased to announce that it has signed a A$8 million distribution agreement with leading Chinese automotive distribution group, Huachuang Zhenxin Automobile Technology Development Co Limited (Huachuang) for the exclusive distribution of ATG's Sprintex(R) Supercharger products in China.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:33:07 +1100</pubDate>
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<title>Owen Hegarty (G-Resources Group HKG:1051) to Present at Melbourne Symposium Wednesday 17th March, 2010</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Executive Vice Chairman of Hong Kong listed G Resources Group (HKG:1051), Owen Hegarty, will today present at Symposium's Melbourne Resources Roadshow. G-Resources is a Hong Kong listed gold exploration, development and operating company that is looking to grow a world class Asia/Pacific based and focussed gold company.]]></description>
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