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Comstock Mining Receives Permit Approvals for Future Heap Leach Expansions, Nevada

February 5, 2016

Comstock Mining Inc. has received permit approvals for future heap leach expansions. The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection Bureau of Mining Regulation and Reclamation (NDEP-BMRR) has issued a notice of decision (NoD) approving a major modification to the company’s water

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Kirkland Lake Gold Pours Its One Millionth Ounce at Macassa Mine Complex, Ontario

February 5, 2016

Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. has poured it’s one millionth ounce from the Macassa Mine Complex since operations commenced in 2003. This marks a historic milestone for the company, adding to the historical production of this camp, which has now produced

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Alpha Natural Resources to Cut 93 Jobs at Kingston Coal Mining Operations, W. Va.

February 5, 2016

Alpha Natural Resources cut 93 jobs from its Kingston Mining operations in Fayette County, West Virginia, Feb. 1, due to “continued depressed coal markets.” Effective immediately, the company eliminated 49 positions from its Kingston No. 1 mine, 40 employees from

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Brixton Metals Closes Acquisition of Past Producer Langis Silver Mine, Ontario

February 4, 2016

Brixton Metals Corporation has completed the purchase and sale agreement with Canagco Mining Corp. to acquire a 100 percent interest in the claims comprising the past-producing Langis silver mine. The project is located in the historic Cobalt silver mining camp

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Taseko Completes US$70 Million Secured Credit Facility

February 4, 2016

Taseko Mines Limited has entered into a US$70 million senior secured credit facility agreement with an affiliate of RK Mine Finance (Red Kite). “In addition to repaying the May 2016 loan, this facility strengthens our balance sheet with approximately US$40

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Respirable Coal Mine Dust Rule Enters Second Phase of Implementation

February 4, 2016

Eighteen months after its landmark rule aimed at preventing black lung disease took effect, the Mine Safety and Health Administration is implementing Phase II. Beginning February 1, underground coal mine operators are required to collect an increased number of coal

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Canarc Leases Permitted La Plata Processing Plant in Zacatecas, Mexico

February 4, 2016

Canarc Resource Corp. has signed a definitive agreement with the Zacatecas state government to lease and operate the permitted 500 tonne per day La Plata ore processing plant in the city of Zacatecas, Mexico, through its wholly owned Mexican subsidiary,

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AZZ Acquires Assets of Nebraska-based Galvanizing Facility from Olson Industries

February 4, 2016

AZZ Inc. has acquired the assets of Alpha Galvanizing Inc., an Atkinson, Nebraska-based business unit of Olson Industries, Inc. Alpha Galvanizing has served steel fabrication customers that manufacture electrical utility poles, agricultural machinery, and industrial manufacturing components since 1996. The

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Westmoreland Completes Acquisition and Financing for San Juan Mine, Mexico

February 3, 2016

Westmoreland Coal Company has completed its acquisition of the San Juan Mine in Farmington, New Mexico by its subsidiary Westmoreland San Juan, LLC (WSJ) for a purchase price of approximately $127 million. Westmoreland San Juan assumed operations at the mine

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Walter Energy to Sell Remaining U.S. Assets to Seminole Coal Resources

February 3, 2016

Walter Energy, Inc. has signed an asset purchase agreement with Seminole Coal Resources, LLC, ERP Compliant Coke, LLC and ERP Environmental Fund, Inc. (Seminole) all related to ERP Compliant Fuels, LLC, an affiliate of Virginia Conservation Legacy Fund, Inc. (VCLF),

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