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Mining Technology Developer Maptek Moves Its North American Operation to Golden, Colorado
October 24, 2016
Mining technology developer Maptek has moved its North American operation to Golden, Colorado, after more than 15 years in neighboring Lakewood. The new Golden facility is a significant upgrade, featuring new and upgraded servers, networks, work areas and training rooms,
Rio Tinto Partners with DOE’s Critical Materials Institute for Recovery of Minerals and Metals
October 24, 2016
Rio Tinto has partnered on a new research initiative with the Critical Materials Institute, a U.S. Department of Energy Innovation Hub led by Ames Laboratory, to assure the U.S. fully leverages domestic mineral and metal resources required for global leadership
Fluor Completes Module Fabrication for Fort Hills Oil Sands Mining Project, Canada
October 24, 2016
Fluor Corporation has fabricated all 358 modules and shipped to the site for its portion of the Fort Hills Energy L.P. oil sands mining project in the Athabasca region of Alberta, Canada. Fluor is performing engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction
Peabody Energy Recognized as “2016 Best ESG - Responsible Mining Company”
October 24, 2016
Peabody Energy has been named the most responsible global mining company for 2016, recognizing the company’s excellence in environmental, social and governance standards and performance. The honors were given by a panel of international judges as part of the annual
Joy Global Approves Acquisition by Komatsu
October 24, 2016
Joy Global has approved the company’s pending acquisition by Komatsu America Corp., a subsidiary of Komatsu Ltd. “We are pleased with the outcome of today’s vote and appreciate the support we have received from Joy Global stockholders for the Komatsu
Southern Company’s Kemper Clean Power Plant Begins Producing Power, Mississippi
October 24, 2016
Southern Co.’s $6.9 billion “clean coal” power plant in Mississippi produced electricity for the first time. The Kemper station used synthetic natural gas, converted from Mississippi lignite coal, to produce its first batch of power, Southern’s Mississippi Power utility said
Alpha Natural Resources Completes Sale of Mining Assets in Eastern Kentucky
October 24, 2016
Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc. and ANR, Inc., along with their affiliate Enterprise Mining Corporation, LLC, have divested substantially all of the assets of the Enterprise mining operations in eastern Kentucky to Kingdom Coal, a subsidiary of Keystone-Kingdom Resources, based
Minnesota Power to Shut Down Its Boswell Units 1 and 2 Coal Plants in Cohasset
October 21, 2016
Minnesota Power announced Wednesday that it will shut down two more of its coal-fired electrical generators, Boswell Units 1 and 2 in Cohasset, as the utility continues its move away from coal. The Duluth-based utility said it will idle the
Ardiden Advances Canadian Lithium and Graphite Projects
October 21, 2016
Ardiden Ltd has completed the initial exploration programs at the Seymour Lake and Root Lake lithium projects and the Manitouwadge graphite project, all of which are located in Ontario, Canada. The programs continue to deliver strong results as Ardiden advances
Court Rules Against EPA in Murray Energy Case Over Coal Job Losses
October 21, 2016
The coal industry got an unexpected victory from a federal judge in West Virginia on Monday, who ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency did not properly account for job losses in the coal industry and other industries as a result
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