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Merida Submits $215 Million Bid to Acquire Kemmerer Coal Mine, Wyoming
February 18, 2019
Merida Natural Resources, through one of its affiliates, is seeking to acquire the Kemmerer coal mine in the US state Wyoming from Westmoreland Resource Partners, an affiliate of Westmoreland Coal for $215 million. In this connection, the company’s affiliate Western
Judge Rules Westmoreland Coal Can Scrap Health Care, Union Contract to Sell Wyoming Mine
February 18, 2019
A bankruptcy judge says Westmoreland Coal Company can eliminate health care for retirees and its union contract to sell a southwestern Wyoming mine to a Virginia businessman. Friday’s ruling will likely mean retired miners who worked at the Kemmerer mine
Efforts Underway to Upgrade Remediation at Eagle Mine Site, Colorado
February 18, 2019
In a valley where developable sites are highly sought after, the prospect of several hundred acres of vacant land located adjacent to existing community resources seems like a proverbial “too good to be true” deal. In many ways, that is
Calista Corp. Protests NOVAGOLD’s Donlin Gold Project, Alaksa
February 18, 2019
More than 130 shareholders of Calista Corp. are protesting a massive open-pit gold mine proposed in western Alaska. The group of shareholders, all women, sent a letter to the Alaska Native corporation, citing concerns about how the Donlin Gold Mine
Coal Mine Operator in W. Va. Agrees to Pay Over $1 Million in Back Wages, Damages
February 18, 2019
A West Virginia coal mine operator has agreed to pay $1,435,028 in back wages and damages, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The judgment, decided by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, requires the
After Merger With Randgold, Barrick Picks Up Speed as New Executive Teams Get Down to Business
February 15, 2019
Barely six weeks after its merger with Randgold, Barrick is making good progress in achieving its short-term priority goals as well as its full year objectives. CEO Mark Bristow, who has already visited most of the group’s operations in the
United States Steel Restarts of Construction of Electric Arc Furnace, Alabama
February 15, 2019
United States Steel Corporation has restarted construction on a technologically advanced electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking facility at its Tubular Operations in Fairfield, Alabama, located in Jefferson County. U. S. Steel previously initiated construction of the EAF in March 2015
Oxford Founder Buys Back Coal Company
February 14, 2019
The founder of Oxford Resource Partners is taking back his former company and acquiring related operations in Ohio. In 2015, Charles C. Ungurean sold the coal mining firm he started in 1985 to Westmoreland Coal Co., the sixth largest coal
CONSOL Energy Says the Market Will Gobble Up as Much Coal as it Can Produce
February 14, 2019
CONSOL Energy Inc. executives said the company’s first full year as a stand-alone coal miner was a resounding success. It produced and sold more coal from its Pennsylvania Mining Complex than ever. At a time when the nation’s coal production
TVA Releases Final Environmental Assessment of Paradise Fossil Plant, Kentucky
February 14, 2019
The Tennessee Valley Authority has released its final environmental assessment of the Paradise Fossil Plant in Muhlenberg County just days before a key decision the board of directors is set to make regarding its future. A 350-page report released Monday
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