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Aura Minerals Declares Commercial Production at Aranzazu Copper Mine, Mexico

December 17, 2018

Aura Minerals announced that the Aranzazu mine, located in Zacatecas, Mexico, has declared commercial production effective December 10, 2018. Highlights •  The Plant start-up commenced officially on September 3, 2018 •  Excellent safety record during ramp-up period and throughout the

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Kintavar Completes Drilling Program at Mitchi Project, Canada

December 17, 2018

Kintavar Exploration has announced the completion of the final drilling program on the Mitchi project for 2018. A total of 10 holes and 1,600m were recently drilled with the main objective being to focus on the mineralized extensions of the

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Democrats Scramble to Draft Climate Plans Ahead of 2020 Election

December 17, 2018

Spurred by dire scientific warnings and new Capitol Hill protests, Democrats preparing to run for president have been rushing to shift their plans for combating climate change, highlighting an issue once considered a political liability, especially in Midwestern swing states

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Three Missing in Abandoned West Virginia Coal Mine Found Alive

December 17, 2018

Officials announced on Wednesday that the three would-be spelunkers have been found alive after going missing inside an inactive coal mine. 25-year-old Kayla Williams, 31-year-old Erica Treadway, 21-year-old Cody Beverly, and 43-year-old Eddie Williams went missing on Saturday. By Monday

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Two Miners Feared Dead in Pit Slope Accident at Alamos Gold’s Mulatos Mine, Mexico

December 14, 2018

Alamos Gold Inc. said a serious accident occurred Thursday, December 13 at its Mulatos Mine in Mexico. The accident involved an unexpected pit slope movement in the El Salto area of the open pit where pre-stripping activities were being conducted.

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Power Ore to Acquire Falconbridge Opemiska Copper Mine Complex in Quebec, Canada

December 14, 2018

Power Ore Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire a 100 percent interest in the Opemiska Copper Mine Complex from Explorateurs-Innovateurs de Quebec Inc. (Ex-In), a privately owned company. The Opemiska Copper Mine Complex consists of two past producing

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IDM Mining Completes Underground Drilling Program at Red Mountain Gold Project, B.C.

December 14, 2018

IDM Mining Ltd. has completed the 2018 underground drilling program at the advanced-stage Red Mountain Underground Gold Project, located in the Golden Triangle east of Stewart, BC.  The company completed the drilling program using three core rigs from a winterized

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Manitoba First Nation’s Show Support for Canadian Premium Sand’s New Mine, Canada

December 13, 2018

The chief of a Manitoba First Nation adjacent to a future frack sand mine says his community’s leadership doesn’t share environmental concerns raised by others about the development. Hollow Water First Nation Chief Larry Barker says his community is in

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U.S. Air Quality Dramatically Improved as Fossil Fuel Use has Substantially Increased

December 13, 2018

Since 1970 Airborne Pollutants Have Declined 73 Percent While GDP Has Increased 262 Percent A new report from the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) shows significant U.S. air quality improvement over the past fifty years, a period in which fossil

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FirstMark Materials Requests Extension for Its Gravel Mine in Yellowstone County, Montana

December 13, 2018

A Yellowstone County Zoning Commission hearing to consider a request to allow a portion of agricultural land near Oscar’s Park to be included in a gravel mine planned for the property was postponed by a month at the commission’s meeting

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