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Hecla Receives C$40 Million Investment to Advance Development of Casa Berardi Mine, Quebec

March 26, 2018

Hecla Mining Company said Ressources Quebec, a wholly owned subsidiary of Investissement Québec, is making a C$40 (US$31.6) million loan investment in Hecla. The investment will be in the form of a senior unsecured term loan with a coupon rate

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Hycroft Mining Releases Development Activities at Hycroft Mine, Nevada

March 26, 2018

Hycroft Mining Corporation has released an update on corporate and development activities related to its wholly owned Hycroft Mine located near Winnemucca, Nevada. • The successful operation of the Mill Demonstration Plant for transition and sulfide material has substantiated the

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Colorado Lawmakers Propose Legislation to Prevent Environmental Harm from New Mining

March 22, 2018

Colorado lawmakers on Tuesday took a step toward preventing future mining disasters while acknowledging that contamination of waterways from old mining sites continues each day. They rolled out legislation, immediately opposed by industry, that would require mining companies to make

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Tribal Concerns Delay Powertech’s Uranium Mine Project, South Dakota

March 22, 2018

A 13-year-old plan to mine for uranium in southwestern South Dakota has hit further snags that could prolong the regulatory consideration of the project for at least another year. At issue is the lack of an adequate survey of the

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Sunnyside Gold Challenges EPA Order for Superfund Site Study, Colorado

March 22, 2018

A mining company is formally challenging an Environmental Protection Agency order to pay for an investigation of underground water flows at a Colorado Superfund site. Sunnyside Gold Corp. said Wednesday it asked for a conference at which the company can

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Barksanem™ Officially Launches the Barksanem™ License

March 21, 2018

The Barksanem™ License is a portfolio of technologies (precious metals extraction, digital money, tracking, to name a few) creating profitable, duplicable mining companies while supporting the development of micro-communities (economic, societal, environmental). Licenses grant the use of the rights of

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Piedmont Commences with Scoping Study for Its Piedmont Lithium Project, North Carolina

March 21, 2018

Piedmont Lithium Limited has named Primero Group and CSA Global to commence and manage a scoping study on the company’s Piedmont Lithium Project, located within the world-class Carolina Tin-Spodumene Belt (TSB) in North Carolina. The scoping study will address an

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Canada-based Stantec to Acquire Norwest

March 20, 2018

Canada-based global engineering and design firm Stantec has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to purchase Norwest, a company engaged in western Canadian energy and mining projects. With the addition of Norwest, Stantec’s Energy & Resources business operating unit will

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Longview Power to Explore Strategic Alternatives for Its Coal-fired Plant, W. Va.

March 20, 2018

Longview Power, the owner and operator of a 700MW coal-fired power plant in West Virginia said that it is exploring strategic alternatives, including a possible refinancing of its existing senior secured debt. Longview Power has engaged Houlihan Lokey, Inc. as

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Coal Silo Catches Fire at Murray Energy’s Robinson Run Mine, W. Va.

March 20, 2018

A fire was reported at the Harrison County Mine, locally known as the Robinson Run Mine, on Saturday morning. According to the Lumberport Volunteer Fire Department, the fire began in a silo at approximately 11:15 a.m. Crews were still on

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