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Researchers Uncover Copper’s Potential for Reducing CO2 Emissions in Chemical Looping
March 7, 2016
Copper. It’s been used in wires, pipes, and pennies for decades. Ancient Egyptians used it to sterilize wounds and clean drinking water. Today some hospitals are using it to reduce bacterial infections. Now, researchers at the Department of Energy’s National
MDN Signs LOI to Acquire Argor Niobium Deposit, Canada
March 7, 2016
MDN Inc. has signed a non-binding letter of intent with Barrick Gold Inc., James Bay Columbium Ltd. and Goldcorp Inc., to acquire a 100 percent interest in the Argor property. The Argor property is located in the James Bay Lowlands
Golden Queen Pours First Gold at Soledad Mountain Gold-Silver Project, California
March 7, 2016
Golden Queen Mining Co. Ltd. has poured its first gold bar at its 50 percent-owned Soledad Mountain gold-silver project located south of Mojave, California. “Leaching of stacked ore has been ongoing since early February. Initial flow rates and ore porosity
Abcourt Mines Acquires Maudore’s Sleeping Giant Mine and Mill, Quebec
March 7, 2016
Maudore Minerals Ltd. has concluded a purchase agreement for the sale to Abcourt Mines Inc. of the Sleeping Giant mine and its mill, together with the Harricana, Dormex, Discovery, Flordin, Cameron Shear and Laflamme exploration properties. Deloitte Restructuring Inc. acted
Duke Energy Continues to Make Strong Progress Closing Coal Ash Basins, North Carolina
March 7, 2016
Duke Energy issued the following statement in response to 12 Notices of Violation issued by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) related to seeps at coal ash basins. The best way to reduce or eliminate seeps altogether is
Probe Metals Acquires White Metal Resources’ West Porcupine Gold Property, Ontario
March 7, 2016
Probe Metals Inc.has acquired 100 percent of the West Porcupine property held by White Metal Resources Corp. The property represents a land package of approximately 30 square kilometres and is located between Goldcorp’s Borden Gold project and the town of
Minnesota Executive Council Approves Mining Exploration Leases
March 4, 2016
Three mining companies looking for gold, silver, copper and other valuable metals in northern Minnesota were awarded exclusive rights to prospect on state-owned tracts thanks to action by top state officials Wednesday. The state’s Executive Council voted 4-1 to approve
Obama, the EPA, and Vanishing Jobs in the Coal Sector
March 4, 2016
The mining and coal industries lost tens of thousands of jobs last year alone according to federal data, mostly due to federal regulations and low-priced natural gas. Mark Perry, a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, aggregated data from the
Foresight Energy to Temporarily Seal Deer Run Mine, Illinois
March 4, 2016
Owners of the Deer Run Mine near Hillsboro now want to temporarily seal the coal mine after more than a year of unsuccessfully fighting a smoldering underground fire. State regulators, meanwhile, are preparing to consider an application from the mine’s
Firma Acquires Fully Permitted Magistral Tailings Project, Mexico
March 3, 2016
Firma Holdings Corp.‘s subsidiary, American Metal Mining, S.A. de C.V., has purchased and taken control of the Magistral Del Oro tailings project, which is located in what is known as the “Golden Triangle” in Santa Maria Del Oro, Durango, Mexico.
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