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Peabody Energy to Sell Its Interest in Praire State Energy for $57 Million, Illinois

January 25, 2016

Peabody Energy has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the subsidiary holding its 5.06 percent share of the Prairie State Energy Campus to the Wabash Valley Power Association for $57 million, subject to certain customary closing adjustments. The definitive

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MSHA’s Joe Main Releases Statement About First Three Coal Mining Deaths of 2016

January 25, 2016

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health Joseph A. Main has issued the following statement regarding the first three coal mining deaths of 2016: “In just the first three weeks of 2016, and after the safest year in

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AREVA Signs $300 Million in U.S. Uranium Enrichment Contracts

January 25, 2016

In 2015, AREVA was awarded several long-term contracts by four U.S. utilities for uranium enrichment services totaling more than US$300 million. These contracts offer significant benefits for the American nuclear industry by providing a sustained security of supply. These agreements

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Rare Element Resources Suspends Permitting Activities at Bear Lodge Project, Wyoming

January 25, 2016

Rare Element Resources Ltd.‘s has been directed by the board of directors to continue to conserve cash due to the current difficult markets and suspend all permitting and licensing efforts at this time, including the environmental impact statement (EIS) process.

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Alcoa to Delay Curtailment of Intalco Smelter to Q2 2016, Washington

January 25, 2016

Alcoa will delay the curtailment of its Intalco Works smelter in Ferndale, Washington until the end of the second quarter of 2016. The plant was initially scheduled to curtail by the end of the first quarter. The company reported a

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El Capitan Precious Metals Enters Partnership with Logistica US to Sell Concentrates, New Mexico

January 25, 2016

El Capitan Precious Metals, Inc. has enhanced its relationship with Logistica US through a new agreement under which El Capitan will provide to Logistica concentrated ore to their specifications at the mine site. Logistica will transport, process, and refine the

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SME Foundation Names Mining Scholarship Recipients

January 25, 2016

The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Foundation (SMEF) has awarded the 2015 recipients of the foundation’s prestigious scholarship programs. The scholarships will be presented at the February 20, 2016 SMEF Annual Gala Banquet during the SME Annual Conference &

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American CuMo Comments on Frivolous Lawsuit Filed by Environmental Groups, Idaho

January 25, 2016

American CuMo Mining Corporation (CuMoCo) has been notified that anti-development environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the United States Forest Service (USFS) regarding the recent granting of permits to CuMoCo to perform work on the CuMo Project property. At the

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Atlantic Coal Implements New Quality Controls at Stockton Coal Mine, Pa.

January 22, 2016

Atlantic Coal, in a statement after Wednesday’s close, told investors that it has implemented new quality management systems at its Stockton anthracite coal mine, in Pennsylvania. Additionally, the company said it is in the process of apply for ISO 9001

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Tri-State Donates 4,500 Acres for Sage-grouse as Part of Colowyo Coal Mine Expansion, Colorado

January 22, 2016

The owners of the Colowyo Mine between Meeker and Craig have committed to donate more than 4,500 acres of land to the state for habitat for greater sage-grouse and other wildlife as part of a proposed expansion. The Colowyo Coal

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