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Gray Rock Resources to Acquire DeCoors Mining’s Surprise Lake Property, B.C.

October 20, 2016

Gray Rock Resources Ltd. has entered into a binding letter agreement with DeCoors Mining Corp. to acquire the Surprise Lake Property, located near Atlin, British Columbia, consisting of 32 mineral claims, and covering an area of approximately 5,144 hectares. The

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Justice and Cole Square-off on Trump, Coal, and Taxes in Recent W. Va Governor Debate

October 19, 2016

Republican Bill Cole and Democrat Jim Justice spent West Virginia’s second gubernatorial debate pointing fingers, arguing who supports coal more and fighting to see who could more closely link themselves to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. In most of the

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CSX CEO Michael Ward Supports Trump’s Policy on Coal

October 19, 2016

Donald Trump’s support of the coal industry is sitting well with CSX CEO Michael Ward. The railroad company has seen a big decline in its coal business, with freight volumes down 21 percent and revenue down 20 percent in the

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AG Lynch Letting EPA Off the Hook Over Toxic Mine Spill in Colorado

October 19, 2016

Top Senate Republicans want Attorney General Loretta Lynch to explain why she won’t prosecute EPA officials over the Gold King Mine disaster in Colorado. Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and John McCain, R-Ariz., wrote in a letter to Lynch and EPA

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Southern’s $6.9 Billion Clean Power Plant Produces First Power, Mississippi

October 19, 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

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Senate Majority Leader McConnell Comments on Hesitation on Coal Miners’ Pensions

October 19, 2016

The nation’s most powerful senator’s recent comment to a group of business leaders shows a tepid attitude towards a bill that could save coal miners’ pension and health benefits. Last week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told a group

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BWR Exploration to Acquire Puma Exploration’s Little Stull Lake Gold Project, Manitoba

October 18, 2016

Puma Exploration has executed a definitive sale agreement, whereby BWR Exploration can acquire 100 percent interest in the Little Stull Lake Gold project in Northern Manitoba from Puma Exploration Inc. Elements of the agreement include cash payments of $150,000 to

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Duke Energy Releases Positive Coal Ash Report for Its H.F. Lee Power Plant, N.C.

October 18, 2016

Duke Energy has released site inspections for the H.F. Lee Power Plant in Goldsboro, N.C., that confirm there was only very minor erosion of material from an inactive coal ash basin on the site. The majority of that material, which

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Fatality at Capstone Mining’s Cozamin Copper-Silver Mine in Zacatecas, Mexico

October 18, 2016

Capstone Mining Corp. has reported a fatal accident at its Cozamin Mine on Monday, October 10, 2016. A miner was struck by a piece of mobile equipment in transit in the Mala Noche Footwall Zone area. He was transported immediately

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AMR to Acquire PEMCO Corporation

October 14, 2016

AMR, Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the PEMCO Corporation, a leading design, engineering, and manufacturer of electrical and power distribution equipment in Bluefield, VA.  PEMCO provides custom electrical solutions to a wide variety of global industries including

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