Geology News - September 2005

News stories about geology and earth sciences in the world. News articles will be archived monthly. All links are to external sites.

September 20, 2005

Diamond exploration airship
De Beers launched its Zeppelin Airship in Botswana, marking the beginning of a new kind of diamond exploration in southern Africa using most modern technology.

Related story

September 16, 2005

Coalbed gas production set to take off
The Alberta Geological Survey estimates 500 trillion cubic feet of coal gas awaits development - an ocean of energy equivalent to 83 billion barrels of oil.

September 14, 2005

Firestone Ventures commences Alberta Sun uranium project
The uranium potential of southern Alberta was first suggested in Alberta Geological Survey Open File Report 1994-8, and confirmed by results from Firestone Ventures initial field program.

September 11, 2005

France calls on oil companies to improve production technology
Industry Minister Francois Loos called on oil companies to improve production technologies for crude oil, as part of an effort to limit the strain on the global oil market stemming from rising demand.

Remains of Cretaceous reptiles discovered in northeastern Iran
Iranian experts discovered remains of reptiles dating back to the Cretaceous period in Shirvan, a city in the northeastern province of North Khorassan.

Related story

September 9, 2005

De Beers put loss-making Koffiefontein up for sale
The world's biggest diamond mining firm De Beers Consolidated Mines announced it is considering the disposal of its mining operations at Koffiefontein Mine - on which diamonds were first discovered in 1870.