61.  The uninhabited rocky islands straddle fishing grounds and sea lanes, and possibly mineral resources.

62.  They also abducted the minister of energy and mineral resources, Charles Massi, as he drove toward the presidential palace.

63.  They are thought to sit astride rich fishing grounds and mineral resources, and sovereignty disputes have flared repeatedly.

64.  To date, laws on restitution had reversed only a part of various nationalizations of housing, land, forests, industries, mineral resources and other assets.

65.  They straddle fishing grounds and sea lanes, and possibly mineral resources.

66.  Tuvalu has no mineral resources and few exports.

67.  Vietnam is considered rich in mineral resources, but foreign mining companies have been reluctant to commit to operations here without formal rights to the minerals they find.

68.  A group of Chinese businessmen was expected in Mozambique in September, to explore investment opportunities in agriculture, mineral resources and civil construction.

69.  A Spanish delegation of businessmen and doctors arrived Thursday in Baghdad as guests of the ministry of industry and mineral resources, the official Iraqi news agency INA reported.

70.  A UN report published this month, the second of its kind, has again accused foreign forces active in the DRC of systematically looting its mineral resources.