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Newmont Goldcorp’s Borden Mine Achieves Commercial Production, Ontario

October 11, 2019

Newmont Goldcorp said that the Borden mine near Chapleau, Ontario has achieved commercial production safely, on schedule and within budget. Last week, government and First Nation dignitaries helped inaugurate the mine during a ribbon cutting ceremony. The mine features state-of-the-art

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Seabridge Gold Completes Acquisition of Goldstorm Project, Northern Nevada

October 11, 2019

Seabridge Gold has closed its purchase of the Goldstorm Project in northern Nevada from Mountain View Gold Corp. The Goldstorm property consists of 134 mining claims and 1,160 leased acres (totaling approximately 3,900 acres or 15.9km) located about 3km to

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Braveheart Resources Receives Mines Act Permit Amendment for Bull River Mine, B.C.

October 11, 2019

Braveheart Resources has received an amendment to its Mines Act Permit M-33 from British Columbia Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources (EMPR). The amendment provides approval for exploration drilling and groundwater drilling at the permitted mine area of approximately 116 hectares.

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Eagle Specialty Materials Hits Snag in Closing Acquisition of Blackjewel Coal Mines

October 10, 2019

A protracted fight to return two Powder River Basin coal mines to full operation, after its owner Blackjewel filed for bankruptcy, hit another snag in court Wednesday. The required transfer of mining permits and associated cleanup liabilities to the new

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Blackhawk Mining to Idle Three Coal Mines, Two Prep Plants, W. Va.

October 10, 2019

Blackhawk Mining says it’s closing three mines and two preparation plants in West Virginia amid weak global coal markets. The Kentucky-based coal company on Tuesday announced the idling of its facilities in Logan and Mingo counties. The move will impact

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Public Gets a Look at Coeur Alaska’s Kensington Mine Expansion Plans

October 10, 2019

About two dozen people gathered at the Juneau Ranger District Station Tuesday night, to learn about Coeur Alaska’s plans to expand their operations at the Kensington mine near Berners Bay. Maps made from satellite images of the mine’s facilities were

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Supreme Court Clears Way for Asarco Miners to Get $10 Million in Unpaid Bonuses

October 10, 2019

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied review of rulings requiring Tucson-based copper miner Asarco LLC to pay disputed copper-price bonuses to union workers in Arizona and Texas. The ruling clears the way for payments of more than $10 million in

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Nuclear and Uranium Mining Industries Hope for Trump Bailout

October 10, 2019

A plea from uranium mining companies and nuclear power plant operators for tax breaks and other federal financial boosts is going before President Donald Trump, as his administration studies reviving the U.S. uranium industry in the name of national security.

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Coal Miners Laid Off After Cambrian Coal Sells Its Premiere Elkhorn Mine, Kentucky

October 10, 2019

Numerous miners are out of a job in Pike County, our sister station WYMT reports. WYMT learned that the miners were laid off Monday after Cambrian Coal sold its mines to Pristine Clean Energy. Company officials would not provide the

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NioCorp’s Proposed Niobium Mine Qualifies for $200M in Nebraska Tax Incentives

October 10, 2019

The company working to build a mine in southeast Nebraska to extract a rare heat-resistant element says the project qualified for up to $200 million in state tax incentives. NioCorp Developments said Tuesday it signed a contract with Nebraska for

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