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IAMGOLD Expands Gold Production Pipeline in Canada With Acquisition of Trelawney
April 30, 2012
IAMGOLD Corporation and Trelawney Mining and Exploration Inc. have entered into a definitive agreement whereby IAMGOLD will acquire, through a plan of arrangement, all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Trelawney. Trelawney is a Canadian junior mining and exploration…
W. Va. DEP Mine Inspector John Damron Missing After Car Plunges Into Kanawha River
April 30, 2012
A man who was in a state vehicle that went into the Kanawha River last night has been identified. 13 News has learned that 30-year-old John Damron was in the white Jeep Cherokee that lost control coming off of the Corridor…
Allnorth Continues Its Rapid Expansion Across Canada With the Opening of an Office in Victoria, BC
April 30, 2012
Allnorth Consultants Limited has opened its first branch office in Victoria, British Columbia. The opening of a Victoria office means Allnorth is now strategically located to better serve clients in the Infrastructure sector as it competes for contracts within the initial…
Colorado-Based Rocky Mountain Power Files for Bankruptcy, No Word on Its Hardin Coal-Fired Plant
April 30, 2012
Rocky Mountain Power LLC, which owns the Hardin coal-fired power plant in Montana, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware on April 23. The filing names Colorado-based Rocky Mountain Power as the debtor along with Bicent Holdings…
PacifiCorp Weighs Options for Coal-Fired Power Plants in Utah
April 30, 2012
PacifiCorp’s future federal and state environmental requirements for its coal fleet would cost over $1 billion in coming years. As a result, its fleet is expected to reduce coal consumption and increase reliance on natural gas. The company is evaluating a…
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Conducts Largest Canadian Auction in Its History
April 30, 2012
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers has conducted the largest equipment auction in Canadian history this week, selling more than CA$108 million (US$110 million) of equipment in Edmonton, AB on April 24 - 26, 2012. In total, more than 5,600 equipment items and trucks…
McKinley Criticizes Rockefeller Coal Stance
April 30, 2012
Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., has flip-flopped on an issue critical to the coal industry in the state, a West Virginia representative said Thursday. “I don’t understand that from a man who once was quoted as saying, ‘coal defines us,’” Rep. David…
Arch Coal Renames Tygart Valley Mine in Honor of Steve Leer
April 27, 2012
Arch’s Tygart Valley #1 mine has been renamed the Leer Mine in recognition of the leadership of Steven F. Leer, who was elected executive chairman of Arch’s board today after two decades with the company as chief executive officer. “We wanted…
Kentucky Mine Worker Dies From Catwalk Fall at McCoy Elkhorn Mine
April 27, 2012
A worker has died after falling in an eastern Kentucky mine. Federal mine officials say the worker fell from a catwalk Wednesday morning in the McCoy Elkhorn mine, which is located near the Mousie community in Knott County. WYMT-TV reported workers…
Xstrata Coal Seeks Operating Partner for Donkin Coal Interest, Canada
April 27, 2012
Xstrata Coal Donkin Management Limited (Xstrata Coal) and Erdene Resource Development Corp. has reported that Xstrata Coal is seeking an operating coal company to assume its interest in the Donkin Coal project. Xstrata Coal holds a 75 percent interest and Erdene…
