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Kinross Gold Releases Corporate Responsibility Report
August 23, 2016
Kinross Gold Corporation has released its Corporate Responsibility Report, a comprehensive account of the company’s commitment to sustainable mining and transparency. The report provides an in-depth review of Kinross’ corporate responsibility strategy and performance in 2014 and 2015 and highlights
Caterpillar to Explore Strategic Alternatives for Certain Mining Products
August 22, 2016
To focus on those products with the greatest growth potential, Caterpillar Inc. said it intends to pursue strategic alternatives, including a possible divestiture, for its room and pillar products, which serve a segment of underground soft rock mining customers. The
Carpathian Gold Changes Name to Euro Sun Mining
August 22, 2016
Carpathian Gold Inc. has completed a corporate rebranding and name change to Euro Sun Mining Inc. to reflect the company’s strengthened management team and focus on the development of its wholly owned Rovina Valley gold and copper project, located in
Emerson to Acquire Pentair’s Valves & Controls Business for $3.15 Billion
August 22, 2016
Emerson has signed an agreement to purchase the Valves & Controls business of Pentair for $3.15 billion. The complementary acquisition establishes Emerson’s global presence in control, isolation, pressure relief valves and actuation as part of a larger strategy to build
Continental Gold Engages UBC to Develop Environmental Remediation Plan for Buriticá Project, Canada
August 22, 2016
Continental Gold Inc. has engaged the University of British Columbia (UBC) to assist in the development of an environmental remediation plan and a sustainable co-existence model for the company’s formalized small-scale miners at the Buriticá project. While environmental remediation as
Prosecutors Defend Conviction of Ex-coal CEO Don Blankenship on Appeal
August 19, 2016
Federal prosecutors say the only thing novel about ex-Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship’s conviction was that it targeted a major company’s CEO, not low-ranking miners. Prosecutors defended Blankenship’s conviction in a 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals filing Monday. Blankenship
Coal Decline in Montana Mean Millions Less in Coal Taxes
August 19, 2016
Coal industry declines are hurting funding for libraries and other programs. The Billings Gazette reports coal mining is down by 7 million tons through June compared with the first half of last year. Montana’s Department of Revenue says the fiscal
Coronado Coal’s Buchanan Mine Sets New Safety Record in Virginia
August 19, 2016
Buchanan No. 1 Mine worked over a million hours without a lost time accident, setting a new record in Virginia. According to a press release, miners at Buchanan Minerals Buchanan No. 1 Mine worked 1,020,800 hours without a lost time
Nevada Mining Association Event for Women Leaders Proves Successful
August 19, 2016
Women from all over the state visited Elko in August to tour local mines and hear from Betty Gibbs, who has been in the industry for 50 years and is the executive director of the Mining and Metallurgical Society of
Scientific Metals Acquires Paradox Basin Lithium Brine Property, Utah
August 18, 2016
Scientific Metals Corp. has completed the arm’s length acquisition of a 100 percent interest in the Paradox Basin Lithium Brine property located in Utah in the western United States. The company acquired an aggregate of 111 mineral claims covering approximately
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