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CIMIC to Sell 50% Stake in Mining Services Subsidiary Thiess to Elliott for $1.5 Billion
October 22, 2020
CIMIC Group has agreed to sell a 50 percent stake in its fully-owned mining services subsidiary Thiess to funds advised by Elliott Advisors (UK) for AUD2.15 billion ($1.52 billion). Thiess provides open cut and underground mining services across Australia, Asia,
Bob Murray Retires as Chairman of American Consolidated Natural Resource
October 22, 2020
Robert Murray, longtime president and CEO of Murray Energy Corp., announced his retirement Monday as chairman of the board of directors of American Consolidated Natural Resource Holdings Inc., bringing to a close a 63-year career that saw Murray rise to
Chilean Miner Trapped Underground Ten Years Ago Recalls Rescue
October 22, 2020
The spectacular rescue a decade ago of 33 miners trapped for two months underground in Chile´s far-flung Atacama desert made headlines around the world. One of the survivors recalled in an interview with Reuters on Monday the drama of the
Mining Giant BHP Cites Tesla’s Battery Efforts as Sign of Nickel’s Potential
October 20, 2020
During the Diggers and Dealers forum in Kalgoorlie, Australia on Tuesday, Eduard Haegel, the asset president for BHP’s Nickle West subsidiary, stated that calls from Tesla CEO Elon Musk for more nickel production highlighted the opportunities that are currently being
Newly Formed Agency Aims to Build Energy Strategy for Wyoming
October 20, 2020
The Wyoming Energy Authority is on the lookout for help developing its new and improved “energy strategy” for the state. As the newest governmental body to form here, the Wyoming Energy Authority is tasked with charting the course for the
Alabama’s Ruffner Mountain Wins Highest Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Award
October 20, 2020
A project at Ruffner Mountain has won the nation’s highest achievement in the field of abandoned mine land (AML) reclamation, thanks to efforts to protect residents along trails and bats living in abandoned mines. This past August, the federal Office
Dan Brouillette: Southwestern Virginia Coal Industry Has Key Role in American’s Energy Future
October 20, 2020
For more than 100 years, the coal mined in Southwest Virginia has powered homes and business and provided jobs and economic benefits to communities from Lee and Wise County to Russel and Tazewell. In recent years, the industry associated with
Vale to Start Demolition Work at Stobie Mine in Sudbury, Canada
October 20, 2020
Nickel mining giant Vale says its Stobie Mine site will be demolished over the next few months. The operation was shut down in 2017. “The aging headframes are being demolished to reduce maintenance costs and pave the way for potential
DOE Awards $160M to TerraPower and X-energy to Demonstrate Advanced Nuclear Reactors
October 20, 2020
In an effort to spur the private industry to demonstrate advanced nuclear reactors in the United States, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $160 million in initial funding through its Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP) to two teams.
West Virginia Coal Hall of Fame Inducts Gov. Jim Justice, Chris Cline, Chris Hamilton, Ralph Ballard
October 20, 2020
The West Virginia Coal Hall of Fame, a joint initiative between the West Virginia Coal Mining Institute and the West Virginia Coal Association and housed at the WVU Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources in Morgantown, has announced the
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