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Mexico Lawmaker Seeks Tougher Rules for Miners
January 17, 2019
Mexico’s mining companies, including copper giant Grupo Mexico, should prepare for new labor rules and new regulations over their operations, including the prospect of higher taxes, a veteran labor leader now in the Senate told Reuters on Tuesday. Senator Napoleon
Canadian Kidnapped in Burkina Faso Identified as Kirk Woodman with Progress Minerals
January 17, 2019
The family of a Halifax man who was kidnapped in northern Burkina Faso on Tuesday says they are hopeful Canadian authorities will bring him home safely. Kirk Woodman works for Progress Minerals Inc., a mining company based in White Rock,
Sierra Metals Expansion Plans on Track at Its Bolivar Copper Mine, Mexico
January 16, 2019
Sierra Metals’ expansion plans are on track at the Bolivar Mine in Mexico. In July 2018 they released the results of a preliminary economic assessment at Bolivar to achieve a sustainable and staged increase in mine production and mill throughput
TMAC Resources Completes Permitting Process at Madrid and Boston Projects, Canada
January 16, 2019
TMAC Resources Inc. has received approval of two Type A Water Licenses for the Madrid and Boston Projects. On January 14, 2019 the Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Trade approved the two licenses as recommended by the
Fatality in Shutle Car Accident at Tennco Energy’s Toms Fork Coal Mine, Kentucky
January 15, 2019
An underground shuttle car has struck and killed a 56-year-old coal miner in Kentucky. Jeffery Norman Sloan, of Clifton, Tennessee, was hit around 11:20 a.m. Monday morning at Tennco Energy’s Toms Fork mine in Bell County in southeastern Kentucky. It
Canadian Court Approves Pan American’s $1 Billion Acquisition of Tahoe Resources
January 15, 2019
In November 2018, the Canadian firm agreed to acquire the US-based mid-tier precious metals company Tahoe Resources in a move to create a major silver mining company. The merged entity is expected to have a robust financial position and access
Mining Resumes at Jerritt Canyon Gold’s Lee Smith Underground Mine After Fatality, Nevada
January 15, 2019
Small Mine Development LLC has resumed mining at Jerritt Canyon Gold’s Lee Smith underground mine north of Elko after operations were halted following a fatality on Oct. 25, but SMD is still awaiting word from inspectors to return to full
Westmoreland Coal Seeks Court Approval to Sell Buckingham Coal to CCU
January 15, 2019
A federal judge has delayed Westmoreland Coal’s request to sell its Buckingham Coal subsidiary to a holding company, CCU Coal and Construction, by two weeks, according to court records. Previously scheduled for January 16, Judge David R. Jones of the
Miners Take Part in Annual Refresher Training at HCTC, Kentucky
January 15, 2019
Blackhawk Mining sent more than 100 of their local experienced miners, some from Pine Branch Mining prep plant, to Hazard Community Technical College (HCTC) for a retraining event. Instructors say each miner must update their certificate of training form every
Sierra Metals Wraps Up Expansion Plans at Bolivar Mine, Mexico
January 14, 2019
Canadian polymetallic mining company Sierra Metals said that its expansion plans at the Bolivar Mine in Mexico are on track. In July 2018 we announced the results of a preliminary economic assessment at Bolivar to achieve a sustainable and staged
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