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Judge Rules Against Jim Justice in $2 Million Royalty Dispute, W. Va.

March 15, 2016

A federal judge has ruled against two companies owned by gubernatorial candidate Jim Justice in a $2 million royalty dispute related to the sale of a coal mine. U.S. District Judge Irene C. Berger on Friday granted a summary judgment

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Hillary Clinton: We’ll Put Coal Miners Out of Business

March 15, 2016

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton may have dug herself a deep hole across Kentucky and Appalachia, even though she may not have intended to do so - while possibly gaining votes in other, greener states. On CNN, she said:

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Peabody to Lay Off Coal Miners at Its Caballo and Rawhide Mines, Wyoming

March 15, 2016

Peabody Energy says it will be laying off some workers at its Caballo and Rawhide mines in the Powder River Basin in northeast Wyoming. The St. Louis-based coal company says market conditions and customer needs are prompting the layoffs. The

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Virginia DMME Organizes First Mine Rescue Team

March 15, 2016

For the first time in the state’s history, Virginia now has its own mine rescue team. The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) team will serve as backup emergency responders to company mine rescue teams at every coal

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Judge Dismisses Appeal for Senaca Meadows Clay Mine Appeal in New York

March 15, 2016

Acting State Supreme Court Justice W. Patrick Falvey has dismissed an appeal of the town Zoning Board of Appeals’ Nov. 16, 2015, decision to permit an access road to Seneca Meadows Landfill’s clay mine. Falvey also denied a request for

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Sable Crown Gold Mill in Eastern Kenai Peninsula to Serve Smaller Mines, Alaska

March 15, 2016

The privately owned Diamond Gold Corp. is proposing a gold extraction mill on the eastern Kenai Peninsula expected to add a boost to the local economy. Ed Ellis, the company’s president, said the proposed Sable Crown Gold Mill near Seward

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Morrison-Knudsen Awarded $570 Million Coal Mines Environmental Clean Up Project, Wyoming

March 14, 2016

The Environmental Protection Agency along with the Bureau of Land Management has awarded Morrison-Knudsen a $570 million contract for remedial site clean up at several locations in Wyoming. Project sites include several abandoned coal mines in the Powder River Basin

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I-Minerals Completes Feasibility Study for Its Bovill Kaolin Project, Idaho

March 14, 2016

I-Minerals Inc. has received the results of the technical economic model (TEM) of the feasibility study (FS) on the Bovill Kaolin Project, a long term resource of high-purity quartz, potassium feldspar (K-spar), halloysite, and kaolinite. The Bovill Kaolin Project is

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U.S. Coal Exports Declined 23% in 2015 as Coal Imports Remain Steady

March 14, 2016

The United States remains a net exporter of coal, exporting 74.0 million short tons (MMst) and importing 11 MMst in 2015. Coal exports fell for the third consecutive year in 2015, ending the year 23 MMst lower than in 2014

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Caterpillar: What We’ve Built. Where We’re Headed. What We’re Solving

March 14, 2016

Caterpillar Inc. has published its annual year in review and sustainability report, detailing the progress made in 2015 despite challenging economic conditions. Recognizing Caterpillar’s 90-year history as a global leader of sustainable progress, the tandem reports — titled “What We’ve

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