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Freeport-McMoRan Closes Chino Copper Mine as Coronavirus Cases Spread, New Mexico
April 14, 2020
Freeport-McMoRan Inc said on Sunday it has suspended operations at its Chino copper mine in New Mexico indefinitely because of the spread of COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus, among the site’s workers. The closure marks the
Wishing Everyone a Blessed Easter Holiday!
April 10, 2020
May His love fill us with renewed hope and eternal love. May your heart and soul be blessed with the holy spirit of Easter time! Rejoice and celebrate the miracle and triumph of Christ’s resurrection. May God fill your home
J.R. Simplot Secures Approvals for Its Dairy Syncline Phosphate Mine Project, Idaho
April 9, 2020
J.R. Simplot has secured approvals from the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and US Forest Service (USFS) for the proposed Dairy Syncline phosphate mine project in Idaho. In this connection, the agribusiness group has been issued record of decisions
Mining Slows in W. Va. But Doesn’t Stop Amid Virus
April 9, 2020
While considered an “essential industry”, coal mining has continued in the days since the first cases of Covid 19 Corona Virus was detected in West Virginia. However, several mines have idled production for different periods of time for different reasons.
Agnico Eagle Launches Pilot Project for On-site COVID-19 Testing at Its Meliadine Mine, Canada
April 9, 2020
A Nunavut mine has begun conducting COVID-19 laboratory tests for employees on site. Agnico Eagle’s Meliadine mine near Rankin Inlet started running the pilot project led by Dr. Gary Kobinger, the director of the Research Center on Infectious Diseases at
Peabody Energy Reduces Workforce at Three Powder River Basin Mines
April 9, 2020
More layoffs are occurring in Wyoming’s coal country, with the state’s largest mining company reducing its workforce for the second month in a row at its Powder River Basin mines. Peabody Energy laid off three of its employees at the
Logan County Branch of Boyd CAT Closes Its Caterpillar Dealership, W. Va.
April 9, 2020
The Logan County branch of Boyd CAT, formerly Walker Machinery, at Lyburn has announced its closure, with company officials citing downturns in the coal industry coupled with economic declines caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. In a statement released by
Western Kentucky Coal and Muhlenberg County Coal File WARN Notices
April 9, 2020
Western Kentucky Coal and Muhlenberg County Coal, both subsidiaries of bankrupt Murray Energy, filed WARN notices in Frankfort late last week, saying they planned layoffs on or about June 2 — if new buyers aren’t found by then. The notices
Miner Tests Positive for COVID-19 at Northern Star Resources’ Pogo Gold Mine, Alaska
April 9, 2020
A Pogo gold mine employee who lives in Fairbanks has tested positive for COVID-19 coronavirus. Northern Star Resources Limited confirmed the news Monday in a press release on its website. The company says the employee “tested positive four days after
Three Workers at Freeport-McMoRan New Mexico Mine Test Positive for COVID-19
April 9, 2020
Three employees at a New Mexico mine owned by Freeport-McMoRan Inc, the world’s largest publicly traded copper producer, have tested positive for COVID-19, the state’s lieutenant governor said on Monday. It was not immediately clear if operations at the mine
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