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Oroplata Resources Expands Land Position at Its Western Nevada Basin Project, Nevada
August 2, 2016
Oroplata Resources, Inc. has entered into a binding agreement with Plateau Ventures of Utah, to exercise its second option to acquire an additional 700 mining placer claims at the Western Nevada Basin project (WNB), in Nevada. The original WNB project
Comstock Mining Receives Major Federal (NEPA) Haul Road Permit, Nevada
August 2, 2016
Comstock Mining Inc. has received approval of a major right-of-way from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Sierra Front Field Office, permitting a dedicated and expanded haul road from the Lucerne mine to the company’s centralized processing facilities. The Lucerne
MSHA’s Respirable Coal Mine Dust Rule Enters Final Phase of Implementation
August 2, 2016
Exactly two years after its landmark rule aimed at preventing black lung disease took effect, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration has begun implementing provisions of the third — and final — phase of the rule.
LSB Industries Set to Reopen El Dorado’s Ammonia Plant After Damages During Storm, Arkansas
August 2, 2016
LSB Industries, Inc.‘s El Dorado, Arkansas facility suffered a complete power outage on July 14, 2016 due to an intense lightning storm, which caused production to be halted. Subsequent restart activities indicated that normal operating parameters had been affected from
Workers Accept New Collective Agreement at Cameco’s Port Hope Conversion Facility, Canada
August 2, 2016
Unionized employees at Cameco’s Port Hope conversion facility have voted to accept a new collective agreement. Approximately 230 employees, represented by United Steelworkers locals 13173 and 8562, have agreed to a three-year contract that includes a seven percent wage increase
Contura Energy Completes Acquisition of Alpha Natural Resources’ Core Coal Assets
August 1, 2016
Contura Energy, Inc. has acquired certain core coal assets from Alpha Natural Resources in connection with Alpha’s successful restructuring. Formed and majority-owned by a group of Alpha’s first lien lenders, Contura is a well-capitalized entity, created to acquire and operate
Alpha Natural Resources Emerges from Bankruptcy
August 1, 2016
Alpha Natural Resources (ANR) has successfully emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The reorganized company is a smaller, privately held company operating 18 mines and eight preparation plants in West Virginia and Kentucky. “By completing this restructuring, ANR emerges as
EIA: Coal-fired Generating Capacity Declines 15% Since 2011
August 1, 2016
EIA recently released preliminary data from its annual survey of electric generators (EIA-860), which provides the electric generating capacity of all units with a capacity of 1 megawatt (MW) or greater. The most important trends over the past few years
Argonaut Gold Receives Favorable Ruling in Federal Lawsuit Relating to San Antonio Permit, Mexico
August 1, 2016
The federal court of appeals has issued a favorable ruling regarding Argonaut Gold Inc.‘s federal lawsuit arising from the denial of the environmental impact assessment (Manifiesto de Impacto or MIA) for its San Antonio project in Baja California Sur, Mexico.
August 17: National Mine Health and Safety Academy in Beaver Celebrates 40 Years, W. Va.
July 29, 2016
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has announced that the National Mine Health and Safety Academy in Beaver, W.Va., will mark its 40th anniversary in August 2016. To commemorate the anniversary, MSHA will host a celebration at the academy
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