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NMA Applauds Supreme Court’s Stay of Clean Power Plan

February 11, 2016

National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn has issued the following statement following the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to grant the applications of NMA, Murray Energy, states and other parties to stay the Environmental Protection Agency’s

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Murray Energy Responds to Supreme Court Issuing Stay of So-Called Clean Power Plan

February 11, 2016

Murray Energy Corporation is extremely pleased that the Supreme Court of the United States granted their request for an immediate, nationwide stay of the Obama Administration’s so-called Clean Power Plan. This stay prevents this illegal rule from destroying the lives

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NAM:  Without Doubt, Supreme Court’s Stay on Clean Power Plan Is a Win for Manufacturers

February 11, 2016

National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court granted an industry motion to stay the Clean Power Plan while the courts determine its legality: “Manufacturers’ leadership in the courts

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Minera Alamos Outlines Mine Plan for Newly Acquired La Fortuna Gold Project, Mexico

February 11, 2016

Minera Alamos Inc. has provided additional details regarding their acquisition of the La Fortuna Gold Project located in Durango, Mexico. “One of the primary factors in our decision to acquire La Fortuna is its advanced stage of development. The scope

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Supreme Court Puts Obama’s Power Plant Regulations on Hold

February 10, 2016

A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday abruptly halted President Obama’s controversial new power plant regulations, dealing a blow to the administration’s sweeping plan to address global warming. In a 5-4 decision, the court halted enforcement of the plan until after

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Refueling Activities, and Maintenance Underway at Southern’s Nuclear Plant Hatch Unit 1, Georgia

February 10, 2016

On February 8, 2016, operators at Southern Company’s Edwin I. Hatch Electric Generating Plant safely took Unit 1 offline for a planned refueling and maintenance outage. The last refueling outage for Unit 1 was completed in spring 2014. Each unit

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Gerald Metals and Shanghai Pengxin Mining Enter JV Agreement to Supply, Market Copper and Cobalt

February 10, 2016

Gerald Metals SA, a member of Gerald Group, and Shanghai Pengxin Investment Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Pengxin International Mining Co., Ltd., entered into a joint venture agreement in Shanghai on January 28, 2016, to work jointly in procuring, producing,

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Feds Seeking Settlement in Coal Mining Lawsuits

February 10, 2016

Federal officials disclosed Thursday that they want to enter settlement talks with an environmental group that sued the government over the potential climate change impacts from burning coal mined in Western states. Government attorneys have asked judges overseeing the cases

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Alliance Resource Partners Lays Off 200 Coal Miners at Its Hamilton County Mine, Illinois

February 10, 2016

About 200 employees at Hamilton County Coal LLC have received layoff notices. The announcement of the layoffs was made Feb. 6, and are described as temporary. The mine, previously owned by White Oak, is now owned by Alliance Partners LP.

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Kootenay Silver to Acquire Northair Silver

February 9, 2016

Kootenay Silver Inc. will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Northair Silver Corp. Upon completion of the transaction, Northair will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kootenay, and former shareholders of Northair will hold approximately 40 percent

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