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Canadian Court Approves Pan American’s $1 Billion Acquisition of Tahoe Resources

January 15, 2019

In November 2018, the Canadian firm agreed to acquire the US-based mid-tier precious metals company Tahoe Resources in a move to create a major silver mining company. The merged entity is expected to have a robust financial position and access

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Mining Resumes at Jerritt Canyon Gold’s Lee Smith Underground Mine After Fatality, Nevada

January 15, 2019

Small Mine Development LLC has resumed mining at Jerritt Canyon Gold’s Lee Smith underground mine north of Elko after operations were halted following a fatality on Oct. 25, but SMD is still awaiting word from inspectors to return to full

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Westmoreland Coal Seeks Court Approval to Sell Buckingham Coal to CCU

January 15, 2019

A federal judge has delayed Westmoreland Coal’s request to sell its Buckingham Coal subsidiary to a holding company, CCU Coal and Construction, by two weeks, according to court records. Previously scheduled for January 16, Judge David R. Jones of the

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Miners Take Part in Annual Refresher Training at HCTC, Kentucky

January 15, 2019

Blackhawk Mining sent more than 100 of their local experienced miners, some from Pine Branch Mining prep plant, to Hazard Community Technical College (HCTC) for a retraining event. Instructors say each miner must update their certificate of training form every

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Sierra Metals Wraps Up Expansion Plans at Bolivar Mine, Mexico

January 14, 2019

Canadian polymetallic mining company Sierra Metals said that its expansion plans at the Bolivar Mine in Mexico are on track. In July 2018 we announced the results of a preliminary economic assessment at Bolivar to achieve a sustainable and staged

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Judge Upholds Florence Copper’s Right to Mine, Arizona

January 14, 2019

A judge has upheld a company’s right to mine for copper, ruling that the town of Florence is bound by its approval of a 2003 development agreement with the property’s former owner. The Casa Grande Dispatch reports that the Jan.

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Blankenberger Moving Forward with New Underground Coal Mine, Indiana

January 14, 2019

Donnie Blankenberger, president of the family owned excavation company in Cynthiana, Indiana, told S&P Global Platts in a Wednesday interview that 2019 should be the year the company finally moves forward with a project that has been on the drawing

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New Regulations May Not Be Enough to Save Coal Industry

January 14, 2019

On Dec. 6, the EPA proposed revising a 2015 Obama administration regulation that effectively outlawed construction of coal-fired power plants in the United States. In its new form, the rule would help extract the federal government from its role of

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Anaconda Equipment Joins McLanahan Family of Companies

January 11, 2019

In 2017, McLanahan Corporation began a partnership with Anaconda Equipment of Northern Ireland to distribute and sell Anaconda’s line of mobile track equipment. As the relationship between the two companies progressed, it became clear that their values and business styles

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First Cobalt Begins Permitting and Environmental Programs at Iron Creek, Idaho

January 11, 2019

First Cobalt Corp. has engaged Brown and Caldwell at the Iron Creek Project to provide guidance on permitting and to develop an environmental baseline study strategy. “First Cobalt’s strategy in 2019 is to advance and de-risk our two key assets:

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