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Federal Judge Tosses Out Lawsuit Over 1968 W. Va. Mine Blast
April 5, 2017
A federal judge in West Virginia has tossed out a lawsuit filed by relatives of 78 miners killed in a 1968 mine explosion. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that U.S. District Judge Irene Keeley ruled Friday in Clarksburg that laws at
Trump’s Executive Order a Victory in W.Va.’s Fight Against Obama EPA
April 5, 2017
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey witnessed President Trump sign an executive order, which the Attorney General declared a landmark victory toward the ultimate dismantling of a Power Plan that would have devastated coal communities across the state and nation.
W. Va. Senator Vows to Fight for Coal Miners’ Benefits
April 5, 2017
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., told coal miners and their families Friday that there’s enough bipartisan support in the U.S. Senate to pass a bill that would continue to fund health care benefits and pensions for union miners — if Senate
Offers Submitted for Shuttered Wabush Mines in Labrador West, Canada
April 5, 2017
A report by FTI Consulting has confirmed there is interest in buying the shuttered Wabush Mines in Labrador West. The company, which is overseeing the mine’s creditor protection proceedings, said “a number of proposals” were received by the binding offer
Fatality from Wall Collapse at Green Hill Mining’s No. 51 Coal Mine, Kentucky
April 5, 2017
One man has died following a mining accident at Green Hill Mining’s No. 51 Coal Mine in Whitley County Thursday morning. It happened around 2:15 a.m. at a strip mine on Tyes Ferry Road in the Rockholds community. Joseph W.
Osisko Closes Exploration Earn-in Agreement With Barrick on Kan Property, Quebec
April 4, 2017
Osisko Mining Inc. has entered into and commenced an earn-in agreement with Barrick Gold Corporation in respect of an exploration earn-in on the Kan property located in northern Québec. Under the exploration earn-In, Barrick must commit $15 million in work
Teck Resources Releases Preliminary Guidance for Steelmaking Coal Volumes and Costs
April 4, 2017
Teck Resources Limited released its preliminary guidance for second quarter steelmaking coal volumes and costs, and an update to its guidance for the first quarter of 2017. Steelmaking coal sales volumes for the second quarter of 2017 are expected to
First Cobalt to Acquire Historic Keeley-Frontier Silver-Cobalt Mine, Northern Ontario
April 4, 2017
First Cobalt Corp. has secured an option to acquire 100 percent of the historic Keeley-Frontier silver-cobalt mine in Northern Ontario, the largest past producer of cobalt in the Silver Center mining camp. HIGHLIGHTS • Keeley and Frontier mines produced over
New Mine Safety Bills Fire Up Tensions in Coal Country
April 3, 2017
Two mining bills designed to eliminate safety checks for the coal industry have reignited smoldering tensions between miners and mine owners. In West Virginia, lawmakers advanced revisions to a controversial bill that originally would have eliminated state safety checks at
Matamec Advances Its Kipawa Rare Earths Project, Canada
April 3, 2017
Matamec Explorations Inc. has advanced its flagship Kipawa project, a rare earths deposit enriched in heavies. Since 2015, Matamec has been focused on research to develop innovative methods to improve and optimize the mining and processing at Kipawa. “We have
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