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Donaldson Releases Patent Recipients and Winners of 14th Annual Inventor Awards

August 11, 2016

Donaldson Company, Inc. has released the patent recipients and winners of the company’s 14th Annual Inventor Awards, which are given to employees whose work on various technology innovations has contributed to Donaldson’s continued success as a leader and filtration innovator.

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Arcus Development Acquires 50% Stake in ATAC Resources’ Dawson Gold Project, Canada

August 10, 2016

ATAC Resources Ltd. has concluded an agreement with Arcus Development Group Inc. under which Arcus will acquire ATAC’s 50 percent interest in the Dawson Gold Joint Venture. Formed in 2012, the joint venture contains four mineral properties: the Dan Man,

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Pershing Gold Receives BLM Approval for Relief Canyon Mine Expansion, Nevada

August 10, 2016

Pershing Gold Corporation has received U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approval for the environmental assessment and plan of operations authorizing Pershing Gold to expand the Relief Canyon Mine. The EA evaluates the environmental impacts associated with the plan of

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Reclamation Projects in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Kentucky Could Provide Jobs to Coal Miners

August 10, 2016

Mayor Ray Plummer was all smiles Thursday morning as bulldozers, front-loaders and massive trucks dug into the mountain of coal waste that towers over his home and this tiny Cambria County town of 200 along the stone-cold-dead Little Conemaugh River.

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EPA Pays $1.2 Million More in Local Costs from King Gold Mine Spill, Colorado

August 10, 2016

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it will pay another $1.2 million to tribes, states and local governments affected by a massive mine waste spill in southwestern Colorado. The agency made the announcement Friday, the anniversary of the blowout at

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CONSOL to Pay $3 Million Penalty for Mine Water Discharges at Bailey Coal Mine, Pa.

August 10, 2016

CONSOL Energy Inc. has agreed to pay a $3 million penalty for violations of the Clean Water Act five years ago as part of a settlement with federal and state agencies. The Cecil-based energy company has also agreed to manage

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Cliffs Natural Resources Produces Last Taconite from Its Empire Mine Before Shutdown, Michigan

August 10, 2016

Upper Michigan’s Empire Mine produced its last ton of iron ore Wednesday when production ended, heading toward a complete shutdown on Aug. 28. Cliffs Natural Resources confirmed the last day of production, and officials with United Steelworkers Local 4950 posted

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Fatality at Road Fork #51 Spartan Coal Mine, W. Va

August 10, 2016

West Virginia officials say a coal miner has died from injuries during an accident last week. The state Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training says Donald Workman died Thursday evening of injuries sustained in a July 29 accident at

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BLM Approves Modified Mine Plan for Thompson Creek Molybdenum Mine, Idaho

August 10, 2016

On Thursday, Aug. 11, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and United States Forest Service will conditionally approve a modified mine plan to allow the production of molybdenum from the Thompson Creek Mine for approximately 10 more years. Molybdenum is

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Quebec to Invest $133 Million in Tata Steel Minerals’ Iron Ore Project

August 10, 2016

Tata Steel said the Quebec government will invest Canadian $175 million (about USD 133 million) in its joint venture firm’s direct shipping iron ore project (DSO project). Tata Steel Minerals Canada (TSMC) is a JV established in October 2010 by

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