Talca

a city in central Chile: scene of the declaration of Chilean independence (1818). Pop.: 206 000 (2005 est.)

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Talca

a city in Chile, in the Central Valley; capital of Talca Province. Population, 84,000 (1972). Talca, a railroad junction, also has an airport in the vicinity. It has paper mills, flour mills, distilleries, foundries, shoe factories, and a match factory. Biscuits and candy are also produced. Talca was founded in 1692.

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Orosur Mining Inc (OMI) (TSX-V:OMI.v) (AIM: OMI), a South American-focused gold producer and explorer, announced today that is has signed a definitive acquisition agreement for 100% interest in the Talca gold property (Talca) in Chile's Region IV.

Orosur Mining signs definitive acquisition agreement for Talca gold property in Chile

It said that none of the crewmen on the Talca was Iranian--23 were from Sri Lanka, one from the Philippines and one from Syria.

Seychelles frees Iranian crew from pirates

According to a report from the EU Navfor public relations department, MV TALCA was coming from Sokhna in Egypt and headed for Busheir in Iran.

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Freeport may acquire a 70% interest in the Talca Belt properties on fulfilling certain conditions.

Coro Mining Announces Exploration Agreement with Freeport

The Talca plant alone processes 300,000 tons of tomatoes a year to make 45,000 tons of paste, a good part of Chile's 120,000-ton-a-year output.

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