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Raptor Resources Holdings Launches New Web Site Emerging as Hard Asset & Natural Resources Company
May 8, 2012
Raptor Resources Holdings has released its long-awaited web site, emerging as a Hard Asset and Natural Resources sector company. Since the acquisition of Lantis Laser Inc. in May 2011, the company has embarked on a series of strategic objectives to create…
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Conducts Multi-Million Dollar Grand Opening Auction in Las Vegas, Nevada
May 8, 2012
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers officially opened its new 33,000-square-foot auction building in northern Las Vegas on May 4, 2012; during a multi-million dollar grand opening auction. More than 2,100 bidders from 42 countries registered on site or online to participate in the…
Patriot Coal Operations Receive Holmes Safety Awards
May 8, 2012
Patriot Coal operations have received safety awards from the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association. Awards were presented based on the best safety record in 2011 by size of operation in each of the Councils of the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association.…
Alpha Natural Resources Awards $149,000 in Annual High School Scholarships
May 8, 2012
Alpha Natural Resources has recently awarded tuition funding to 96 high school graduates in seven states through its High School Scholarship Program. This year’s scholarship winners are slated to collectively receive $149,000 during the upcoming academic year, with $576,000 expected to…
Canada Establishes New Award for Safest Mining Project Construction
May 8, 2012
The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum (CIM), and Hatch Ltd., has established the Hatch-CIM Mining and Minerals Project Construction Safety Award, which will annually honor best construction safety practices and project management results. “This idea has been on the…
CONSOL Energy Earns Virginia Reclamation Award
May 7, 2012
CONSOL Energy was awarded the 2011 Best Completed Deep Mine Award from the Virginia Division of Mined Land Reclamation and the Virginia Mining Association (VMA) for reclamation of its Consolidation Coal Company E-2 mine in Buchanan County, Va. The award, presented…
GTSO Resources: Could Tungsten be the Next Gold?
May 7, 2012
The most precious metal of the 21st century isn’t gold or silver — it’s the second hardest element found on earth: tungsten. GTSO Resources is exploring promising new opportunities in the discovery and development of this precious mineral, an element critical…
DXP Enterprises Acquires Industrial Paramedic Services, Western Canada
May 7, 2012
DXP Enterprises, Inc. has completed the acquisition of Industrial Paramedic Services (IPS), a leading provider of industrial medical and clinical services to industrial clients operating in remote locations and large facilities in Western Canada. Founded in 1995, Industrial Paramedic Services is…
Fluor Wins Copper Mill Optimization Work in British Columbia
May 7, 2012
Fluor Corporation was awarded a contract from Teck to provide engineering, procurement, and construction management services for the Highland Valley Copper Mill Optimization project in British Columbia, Canada. Fluor booked $397 million into backlog in the first quarter of 2012. “Building…
W. Va. Miners Share Their Worries About an Ever-Changing Coal Climate
May 7, 2012
Mark DeLung has been in the mines his whole life. “My dad was a coal miner, his dad was a coal miner, his brothers, everybody in the family was a coal miner.” But like a lot of coal miners, DeLung is…
