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Arch Resources to Evaluate Strategic Alternatives for Thermal Coal Operations in Powder River Basin

April 2, 2021

Coal giant Arch Resources, Inc. plans to aggressively shrink thermal coal operations in the Powder River Basin, outlining a shift toward coking coal and steel production in an investor call on Thursday. Arch anticipates slashing thermal coal production by another

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Epiroc to Acquire Canada-based Meglab

April 2, 2021

Epiroc has agreed to acquire Meglab, a Canadian company with expertise in providing electrification infrastructure solutions to mines. The solutions support mining customers in their transition to battery-electric vehicles. Meglab, based in Val-D’Or, Quebec, Canada, is a technology integrator that

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Taseko Mines Extends Copper Price Protection Strategy

April 2, 2021

Taseko Mines Limited has recently extended its copper price protection strategy by purchasing put options covering 41 million pounds of copper at a strike price of US$3.75 per pound for the second half of this year. The price protection now

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Strike Set for Warrior Met Coal’s Two Coal Mines Barring Late Union Agreement, Alabama

April 1, 2021

More than 1,100 workers at two Alabama coal mines and related facilities owned by Warrior Met Coal Inc. will go on strike barring a last-minute labor agreement, the United Mine Workers of America said Wednesday. “Negotiators have not been able

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Compass Minerals’ Employees Ratify Historic Five-Year Agreement at Goderich Salt Mine, Ontario

April 1, 2021

Compass Minerals said unionized employees at its Goderich mine have ratified a new five-year collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The five-year term represents the longest CBA ever negotiated at the Goderich mine since it first opened in 1959. “This agreement is

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Rio Tinto Selects Heliogen’s Solar Technology to Provide Carbon-free Energy to Boron Mine,California

April 1, 2021

International mining and metals company Rio Tinto and renewable energy technology company Heliogen entered into an agreement to explore the deployment of Heliogen’s breakthrough solar technology at Rio Tinto’s borates mine in Boron, California. Under a memorandum of understanding, Heliogen

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Vital Metals Begins Mining Operations Ahead of Production at Nechalacho Rare Earths Project, Canada

March 31, 2021

Vital Metals Limited has commenced mining operations at its Nechalacho rare earths project in Northwest Territories, Canada with the mining fleet mobilizing this week. Mining contractor Det’on Cho Nahanni Construction will commence operations at Nechalacho’s North T Zone within days

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West Virginia University Study: Coal Remains Important Economic Player

March 31, 2021

A new study by economists at West Virginia University shows that despite steep industry declines, coal continues to play an important role in the state’s economy. The study, The Economic Impact of Coal and Coal-Fired Power Generation in West Virginia,

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Hitachi and ABB Sign MOU to Explore Opportunities for Net-Zero Emissions from Mining Machinery

March 31, 2021

Hitachi Construction Machinery has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with ABB to explore opportunities for mine operators to target net-zero emissions from mining machinery. This MOU will allow Hitachi Construction Machinery and ABB to share their expertise and collaborate

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Metallurgica Coal Producers Association President Harry Childress Retires, Ben Beakes Takes the Helm

March 31, 2021

Harry D. Childress, president of the Metallurgical Coal Producers Association (MCPA) announced his retirement effective March 31, 2021. Childress has dedicated more than fifty years to the coal industry serving previously as the president of the Virginia Coal & Energy

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