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Klondex Receives BLM Approval for Environmental Assessment at Fire Creek Gold Property, Nevada

February 3, 2016

Klondex Mines Ltd. has received a signed decision record and a finding of no significant impact for the environmental assessment (EA) completed for its Fire Creek property in Nevada. “I am grateful to the BLM and our environmental team at

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Nemaska Lithium Begins Construction on Phase 1 Lithium Hydroxide Plant, Quebec

February 3, 2016

Nemaska Lithium Inc. is set to begin construction on its Phase 1 Lithium Hydroxide Plant. The Phase 1 Plant is designed to produce 500 tonnes per year of high purity lithium hydroxide. Construction of the Phase 1 Plant will start

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Stillwater Mining Approves Four Year Contract with Union

February 2, 2016

About 800 union miners at Stillwater Mining Co. have approved a new four-year contract. Scott McGinniss, of Columbus-based United Steelworkers local 11-0001, says the contract was approved Friday. McGinniss tells The Billings Gazette that the base pay for miners stays

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CONSOL Energy Temporarily Idles Its Harvey Coal Mine, Pennsylvania

February 2, 2016

Consol Energy Inc. has temporarily idled its Harvey coal mine in southwestern Pennsylvania. The Pittsburgh-based energy company said in its fourth-quarter 2015 earnings release, issued Friday morning, that it will not affect its previously stated guidance, “but it will optimize

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Champion Iron Receives Court Approval for Acquisition of Cliffs’ Bloom Lake Mine, Quebec

February 1, 2016

Champion Iron Limited has acquired the Bloom Lake Mine and related rail assets and the Quinto Mining Corporation mineral claims in Québec from Cliffs Québec Iron Mining ULC, Bloom Lake Mine Iron Ore Limited Partnership, Bloom Lake Railway Company Limited

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Aston Bay and BHP Billiton Sign LOI to Advance Storm Copper Project, Canada

February 1, 2016

Aston Bay Holdings Ltd. has signed an exclusive letter of intent (LOI) with a wholly owned Canadian Subsidiary of BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHPB) to cooperatively advance the Storm Copper Project. Under the terms of the LOI, BHPB may earn a

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MSHA Responds to Favorable Court of Appeals Ruling on Coal Dust Rule

February 1, 2016

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit has denied a challenge brought by two separate groups representing the coal industry to the final rule lowering miners’ exposure to respirable coal mine dust, including continuous personal dust monitors. The

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MSHA Releases Results of December 2015 Impact Inspections

February 1, 2016

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)‘s federal inspectors issued 163 citations and five orders during special impact inspections conducted at 10 coal mines and seven metal and nonmetal mines in December 2015. MSHA conducted special impact inspections at mines

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Resource West Acquires Texas-based PCI Manufacturing’s Assets

February 1, 2016

Resource West, Inc., through its wholly-owned subsidiary PCI Manufacturing Solutions, LLC, has acquired certain manufacturing assets of PCI Manufacturing, LLC and acquires exclusive rights and options to a 155,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Sulphur Springs, TX. PCI Manufacturing Solutions

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CO2 Solutions’ Valleyfield Carbon Capture Results Confirm Robustness & Low Cost of Technology

February 1, 2016

CO2 Solutions Inc. has received the verified results of its demonstration project at Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, near Montreal, Québec. The demonstration project in Valleyfield operated successfully for a total of more than 2,500 hours. Among the highlights noted: • The corporation’s proprietary

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