The UAE Will Go Nuclear While Exporting Oil

Source: Xpress News (11/25/08)

Ambassador Hamad Ali Al Ka’abi, UAE Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said yesterday that the UAE will export oil and natural gas abroad but depend to a much larger extent on atomic power domestically.

The United Arab Emirates is pursuing nuclear-generated power to meet growing electricity demands that cannot be supported by fossil fuels, a senior government official said Monday.

Ambassador Hamad Ali Al Ka’abi, UAE Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said the UAE will export oil and natural gas abroad but depend to a much larger extent on atomic power domestically.

Study projections by the UAE government suggest that UAE electricity demand will triple to 41,000 megawatts by 2020, a 160 per cent hike from the 18,000 megawatts of capacity the country now enjoys.

“The natural gas available to the power sector will not be sufficient,” Al Ka’abi told delegates at the Nuclear Energy in the Gulf energy conference hosted by the Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research...

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Source: Streetwise Reports (07/13/2020)

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"China's export quota could be opportunity for Canadian miners"

Mexico: Gold's Next Powerhouse Player
Source: Marc Davis, BNW News (11/03/2009)

As the world's key gold producing nations struggle mostly in vain to replenish dwindling below-ground supplies, Mexico is bucking the trend in a big way.

Where Have All the Gold Mines Gone?
Source: Brent Cook, Exploration Insights (04/14/2009)

Given the declining global gold production, mining companies’ demand for reserve replacement and the acute dearth of new gold discoveries, there is no doubt that real economic discoveries will be exceptionally valuable. . .the opportunity for stellar profits is the best it has probably ever been. Identifying the few successes, however, will require vigilant and constant technical assessment of geology and drill results, always with an eye to mine economics.

Congo Completes Mining Review, Says Majors Quit Talks
Source: Reuters (12/20/2008)

"Review process is extended an additional 45 days to allow six companies to return to the negotiating table for direct talks with government ministers."