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Millrock Terminates JV with Teck for Estelle Gold Project, Alaska

February 1, 2016

Millrock Resources Inc. and joint venture partner Teck American Inc. have elected to terminate the joint venture concerning the Estelle project in Alaska. The project has been inactive since 2014 and efforts to attract a third party to the project

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ORBCOMM Selected by Terex for Heavy Equipment Telematics Solution

February 1, 2016

ORBCOMM Inc. has learned that Terex Materials Processing, a business segment of Terex Corporation, has selected ORBCOMM to deliver a customized end-to-end telematics solution to track and monitor Powerscreen® and Terex® Finlay machines. ORBCOMM’s comprehensive dual-mode solution will provide global

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Arch Coal Achieves Record Safety and Environmental Performance

February 1, 2016

Arch Coal, Inc. has set new records in safety and environmental performance in 2015, surpassing the company’s previous best-in-class performance. Arch’s total incident rate was 0.99 incidents per 200,000 hours worked — a 10 percent improvement over 2014 — ranking

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IMPACT Silver Celebrates Ten Year Anniversary at Royal Mines of Zacualpan Silver District, Mexico

February 1, 2016

IMPACT Silver Corp. is celebrating ten years of continuous production this month at the Royal Mines of Zacualpan Silver District and record silver production in 2015. IMPACT acquired the Royal Mines of Zacualpan Project in January 2006 as a very

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Rio Tinto Extends Suspension of Quebec Titanium Mine Due to Weak Demand

January 29, 2016

Rio Tinto is extending the suspension of its titanium mining operations in Quebec because of weak market demand and pricing. The mine in Have-Saint-Pierre, closed since mid-October, will remain shut for an extra two weeks, until April 10. Next summer’s

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B.C. Government to Implement Relief Plan for Struggling Mining Companies

January 29, 2016

Times are tough in B.C.‘s mining sector but today the B.C. government announced a measure it hopes will help companies struggling with the downturn. Premier Christy Clark says a program is in the works to allow mines to defer their

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Coal Mining Requests in Wyoming, Montana to Test Government Moratorium on Public Lands

January 29, 2016

An Obama administration move to overhaul coal sales from public lands will be put to its first test this week as companies seek to advance two major mining projects in the Western United States. Cloud Peak Energy and Lighthouse Resources

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Cliffs Expects Its United Taconite and Northshore Mining to Come Back Online in 2016, Minnesota

January 29, 2016

The CEO of Cliffs Natural Resources shared more about the outlook for the company. Lourenco Goncalves said that they expect to produce 16 million tons of pellets in 2016. However, based on demand, United Taconite and Northshore Mining will remain

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TriMetals Mining Awarded Utah State Mineral Lease Covering Etna Mine Within Gold Springs Project

January 28, 2016

TriMetals Mining Inc. has been awarded a 64.75 hectare (160 acres) Utah State mineral lease which covers the historic Etna Mine in the competitive lease offerings just completed by the State of Utah, School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA).

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NOVAGOLD Files Draft EIS for Its Donlin Gold Project, Alaska

January 28, 2016

NOVAGOLD Resources Inc. has filed the draft EIS for its flagship 50 percent-owned Donlin Gold project in Alaska. The publication of the Donlin Gold draft EIS is a major milestone in the permitting process for the project. Now, three years

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