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Despite Coal Woes, Peabody Energy Official Optimistic
April 1, 2016
The coal industry is struggling, but a spokesman for St. Louis-based Peabody Energy says neither coal nor the company is going away. Heavy debt loads are weighing on companies like Peabody that made acquisitions when coal prices peaked, prompting a
North Antelope Rochelle on Edge, as Peabody Energy Informs Some Not to Report to Work, Wyoming
April 1, 2016
Some employees at Peabody Energy’s North Antelope Rochelle Mine were told Tuesday not to report to work later this week, raising the possibility of layoffs at the nation’s largest coal mine. The two-sentence letters, hand-delivered to an unknown number of
House Natural Resources Committee Files Complaints Over Obama Administrations Stream Protection Rule
April 1, 2016
Members of a House Natural Resources Committee panel on Wednesday peppered a top Obama administration official with complaints over a proposed coal mining rule. Republicans said the Office of Surface Mining has shut states out of the rule-making process for
Feds Start Public-land Coal Review Process
April 1, 2016
Federal officials started the process Thursday toward a comprehensive environmental review of the way the government leases public land for coal mining. The Interior Department’s notice of intent for a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement is the first part of what
Kootenay Silver Acquires NSR from Coeur Capital on La Cigarra Project, Mexico
March 31, 2016
Kootenay Silver has signed an agreement with Coeur Capital, Inc. to acquire its 2.5 percent net smelter return royalty (NSR) on future production from Northair Silver Corp.‘s La Cigarra project, located in Chihuahua, Mexico. “We are very pleased to have
Cyprium Mining Retains IMDEX/Cascabel as Technical Advisors for Potosi Silver Mine, Mexico
March 31, 2016
Cyprium Mining Corporation has retained International Mineral Development and Exploration Inc./Compañia Minera Cascabel S.A. de C.V. (IMDEX/Cascabel) as technical advisors for the development and exploration program at the company’s Potosi silver mine located in the historic Santa Eulalia mining district
Stillwater Mining Company Donates Underground Loader to Montana Tech
March 31, 2016
Stillwater Mining Company has donated an underground loader, MTI LT270 LHD, to Montana Tech. The donation will go to the mining engineering department and will be delivered on Friday, April 1, the first day of the International Mining Competition on
Comstock Mining Partners With American Mining for Mining Services
March 30, 2016
Comstock Mining Inc. has entered into an agreement with its strategic partner, American Mining and Tunneling, LLC and American Drilling Corp, LLC , (together the American Group) for $5 million in underground mine development, drilling and mining services. These services
Graphite Companies Join Forces for Spherical Graphite Development in North America
March 30, 2016
Elcora Advanced Materials Corp, Northern Graphite Corporation, Nouveau Monde Mining Enterprises Inc., Metals of Africa Limited, Coulometrics LLC and a private industry partner are jointly acquiring a micronizing and spheronizing mill to produce spherical graphite (SPG), a critical step in
Closure Preparation Activities Underway at All 29 Georgia Power Coal Ash Ponds
March 30, 2016
Georgia Power has preparation activities currently underway to permanently close all of the company’s 29 ash ponds located at 11 coal-fired generation facilities across the state. Twelve ponds are scheduled for closure in less than two years; 16 are expected
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