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Regency Mines Brings New Funds Into U.S. Coal Business

July 11, 2019

After some delay, Regency Mines PLC as managed to secure an investment into its US coal business, Mining Equity Trust. Following the US$750,000 investment into MET by investment company Carraigbarre Capital Ltd, Regency will hold a 25.84 percent stake in

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Blackjewel Seeks Funding to Reopen Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr Coal Mines, Wyoming

July 11, 2019

Bankrupt coal operator Blackjewel continues to seek additional funding to reopen its two shuttered coal mines in Campbell County, company lawyers said during a weekend bankruptcy hearing. The company will present a new financial package to the court by Friday,

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Eastern Kentucky Coal Miners Face Struggle after Blackjewel’s Abrupt Bankruptcy

July 11, 2019

As many as 200 Harlan County coal miners and another 1,500 in Kentucky and other mines in the U.S. are out thousands of dollars in pay after their employer abruptly went bankrupt. Blackjewel LLC, the sixth-largest coal producer in the

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W. Va. Gov. Justice Responds to U.S. Attorney, MSHA Mine Penalty Complaint

July 11, 2019

Several companies owned by Gov. Jim Justice are asking to be removed from a federal complaint seeking millions in unpaid mine penalties. On Tuesday, nine of the 23 companies listed in a complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for

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Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Defrauding Investors in Gold Mining Scam

July 11, 2019

Matthew Proudfoot, who with his father bilked more than 100 investors out of $3.9 million by convincing them to invest in a fraudulent gold-mining company, was sentenced Monday to two years in prison. His father, Harry Proudfoot, 79, was sentenced

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Matrix Design Group to Launch New Division, Matrix Analytics Group

July 10, 2019

Matrix Design Group, a leading provider of technology for mining safety and productivity, is opening a new division, Matrix Analytics Group. The division will be part of Matrix’s South African entity in Johannesburg, operating in both the U.S. and Africa.

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Arch’s Black Thunder Mine Honored with 2018 Wyoming DEQ Reclamation Award

July 10, 2019

Arch Coal’s Thunder Basin Coal Company’s Black Thunder Mine has been honored by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality with its 2018 Wyoming DEQ Reclamation Award. “This is a great honor for the men and women at the Black Thunder

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National Mining Hall of Fame Names 2019 Inductees

July 10, 2019

The National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum has released the class of 2019 National Mining Hall of Fame inductees. This year’s inductees, selected by the National Mining Hall of Fame’s Board of Governors, represent exceptional financial acumen in assembling

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NMA: EPA Power Plant Rule Balances Environmental Protections with State Authority

July 10, 2019

The National Mining Association (NMA) applauded the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule, which offers a legal framework to advance the nation’s environmental protections while preserving the rightful authority of the states to manage their own unique

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Golden Predator Receives Approval to Restart Brewery Creek Gold Mine, Canada

July 9, 2019

Golden Predator Mining has received formal notification from the Yukon Government confirming the validity of the existing Quartz Mining License and Water License providing for the restart of the Brewery Creek mine which was put into temporary closure in 2002

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