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Arizona Mining Completes Metallurgical Study at Hermosa Project, Arizona
January 11, 2016
Arizona Mining Inc. has completed a scoping level metallurgical study on the lead (Pb), zinc (Zn) and silver (Ag) mineralization at its advanced exploration Hermosa project. The study projects overall recoveries of 92.9 percent Pb; 85.5 percent Zn and 91
Baja Mining Completes Initial Metallurgical Test Work at Cinto Colorado Tailing Project, Mexico
January 11, 2016
Initial metallurgical test work on samples taken from Baja Mining Corp.‘s Cinto Colorado leach/precipitation/flotation (LPF) tailings located in Santa Rosalia, adjacent to the Boleo mine site, have yielded positive results. The company engaged Met-Solve Laboratories in Langley, BC to undertake
Fortune Minerals Produces Premium Battery-grade Cobalt Sulphate Sample from NICO Project, Saskatoon
January 11, 2016
Fortune Minerals Limited subsidiary SGS Canada Inc. has produced a premium high purity cobalt sulphate heptahydrate sample from cobalt sulphate product previously produced for the company in a pilot plant from concentrates originating from the NICO Gold-Cobalt-Bismuth-Copper deposit ore. This
Imperial Metals Suspends Operations at Its Huckleberry Mine, Canada
January 11, 2016
Imperial Metals Corporation subsidiary Huckleberry Mines Ltd. (HML) has suspended pit operations at the Huckleberry mine, affecting approximately 100 of its 260 employees. HML will retain the balance of its work force to continue milling stockpiled ore. While HML has
Foresight Energy to Reduce Workforce by 100 at All of Its Operations, Illinois
January 11, 2016
Foresight Energy LP subsidiary Hillsboro Energy LLC is continuing its efforts to extinguish the March 2015 combustion event within the longwall district at Hillsboro’s Deer Run Mine, near Hillsboro, Illinois. To date, their efforts have not been successful, and they
Nearly $2 Million Awarded to Help Virginia Workers Affected by Coal Mining Industry Layoffs
January 11, 2016
The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded POWER Initiative National Dislocated Worker Grant funding of $1,965,730 to the Virginia Community College System to help provide reemployment services required by coal industry workers to prepare for positions in emerging and growing
U.S. Mining Deaths Dropped to New Lows in 2015
January 11, 2016
Preliminary data released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration indicate that 28 miners died in 2015 in work-related accidents at the nation’s mines, down from 45 in 2014. The figure represents the lowest number of
17 Workers Rescued from Cargill Underground Salt Mine After Being Trapped for Hours, New York
January 8, 2016
Emergency crews in upstate New York on Thursday morning freed all 17 workers who had been trapped in an elevator at a salt mine about 800 feet below ground. “Extremely relieved and happy to say that they’re out,” Cargill mine
Jesse Creek Mining to Close Down Its Coal Mine in Alabama
January 8, 2016
Jesse Creek Mining, LLC, which has offices in Alabaster, announced it has ceased production at its mine facility, and approximately 170 employees will be affected by the closure. The mine facility ceased production on Jan. 5 due to an “increasingly
Rosebud Idling Most Pennsylvania Coal Mines, Leading to Furlough of 429 Miners
January 8, 2016
Rosebud Mining Co. is idling most of its Pennsylvania coal mines, putting 429 miners temporarily out of work. Jim Barker, vice president of the Kittanning-based company told the Indiana Gazette he hopes the workers will be called back in February.
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