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Westmoreland Completes Acquisition and Financing for San Juan Mine, Mexico
February 3, 2016
Westmoreland Coal Company has completed its acquisition of the San Juan Mine in Farmington, New Mexico by its subsidiary Westmoreland San Juan, LLC (WSJ) for a purchase price of approximately $127 million. Westmoreland San Juan assumed operations at the mine
Walter Energy to Sell Remaining U.S. Assets to Seminole Coal Resources
February 3, 2016
Walter Energy, Inc. has signed an asset purchase agreement with Seminole Coal Resources, LLC, ERP Compliant Coke, LLC and ERP Environmental Fund, Inc. (Seminole) all related to ERP Compliant Fuels, LLC, an affiliate of Virginia Conservation Legacy Fund, Inc. (VCLF),
Klondex Receives BLM Approval for Environmental Assessment at Fire Creek Gold Property, Nevada
February 3, 2016
Klondex Mines Ltd. has received a signed decision record and a finding of no significant impact for the environmental assessment (EA) completed for its Fire Creek property in Nevada. “I am grateful to the BLM and our environmental team at
Nemaska Lithium Begins Construction on Phase 1 Lithium Hydroxide Plant, Quebec
February 3, 2016
Nemaska Lithium Inc. is set to begin construction on its Phase 1 Lithium Hydroxide Plant. The Phase 1 Plant is designed to produce 500 tonnes per year of high purity lithium hydroxide. Construction of the Phase 1 Plant will start
Stillwater Mining Approves Four Year Contract with Union
February 2, 2016
About 800 union miners at Stillwater Mining Co. have approved a new four-year contract. Scott McGinniss, of Columbus-based United Steelworkers local 11-0001, says the contract was approved Friday. McGinniss tells The Billings Gazette that the base pay for miners stays
CONSOL Energy Temporarily Idles Its Harvey Coal Mine, Pennsylvania
February 2, 2016
Consol Energy Inc. has temporarily idled its Harvey coal mine in southwestern Pennsylvania. The Pittsburgh-based energy company said in its fourth-quarter 2015 earnings release, issued Friday morning, that it will not affect its previously stated guidance, “but it will optimize
Champion Iron Receives Court Approval for Acquisition of Cliffs’ Bloom Lake Mine, Quebec
February 1, 2016
Champion Iron Limited has acquired the Bloom Lake Mine and related rail assets and the Quinto Mining Corporation mineral claims in Québec from Cliffs Québec Iron Mining ULC, Bloom Lake Mine Iron Ore Limited Partnership, Bloom Lake Railway Company Limited
Aston Bay and BHP Billiton Sign LOI to Advance Storm Copper Project, Canada
February 1, 2016
Aston Bay Holdings Ltd. has signed an exclusive letter of intent (LOI) with a wholly owned Canadian Subsidiary of BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHPB) to cooperatively advance the Storm Copper Project. Under the terms of the LOI, BHPB may earn a
MSHA Responds to Favorable Court of Appeals Ruling on Coal Dust Rule
February 1, 2016
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit has denied a challenge brought by two separate groups representing the coal industry to the final rule lowering miners’ exposure to respirable coal mine dust, including continuous personal dust monitors. The
MSHA Releases Results of December 2015 Impact Inspections
February 1, 2016
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)‘s federal inspectors issued 163 citations and five orders during special impact inspections conducted at 10 coal mines and seven metal and nonmetal mines in December 2015. MSHA conducted special impact inspections at mines
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