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Vale Coleman Mine Halts Operations After Worker Killed in Ontario
February 1, 2012
All operations at Vale’s Coleman Mine near Sudbury, Ont., have been temporarily suspended while the death of an employee over the weekend is investigated. This is the third fatality at a Vale mine in the area in the past eight months.…
Coalspur Mines Completes Bankable Feasibility Study on Vista Project in Canada
February 1, 2012
Coalspur Mines has completed a Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) on the company’s flagship Vista Coal Project. The BFS follows a Pre-Feasibility Study which was completed in December 2010 and is the final major technical study that will be completed prior to…
49 North Resources JV Partner Announces Major Drill Program for Manitoba Coal Projects
February 1, 2012
49 North Resources has reported that its joint venture partner, Westcore Energy will launch its major winter drilling campaign on its FNR JV coal project located near The Pas, Manitoba. The FNR JV drill program is planned for 15-20 holes (2,200…
B&W Awarded $75 Million Environmental Construction Contract for Indiana Power Plant
February 1, 2012
Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co. (BWCC), a subsidiary of The Babcock & Wilcox Company has been awarded a contract worth more than $75 million to provide construction services for the installation of environmental equipment at Northern Indiana Public Service Company’s R.M.…
FirstEnergy to Close Six Coal-Fired Power Plants, Citing Impact of Environmental Regulations
February 1, 2012
FirstEnergy will retire six older coal-fired power plants located in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland by September 1, 2012. The decision to close the plants is based on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), which were recently…
Commentary: Obama Renewing War Against Coal
January 27, 2012
President Barack Obama talked a lot about “renewable” energy during his State of the Union speech Tuesday night. But he made it crystal clear he plans to renew his administration’s war against coal while forcing expensive, unrealistic non-alternatives down the throats…
Brookville Reopens Pickering Street Facility Doubling its Mining Manufacturing Capabilities
January 27, 2012
On January 3, Brookville Equipment Corporation reopened their Pickering Street facility with an operation of 10 men accomplishing the production of small light-weight vehicles. With an upgraded and newly reopened facility, Brookville is essentially doubling its mining manufacturing capabilities. By the…
Caterpillar Profit Beats Estimates as Mining Demand Increases
January 27, 2012
Caterpillar Inc. reported fourth-quarter earnings and gave a full-year profit forecast that topped analysts’ estimates as demand rose for shovels and trucks. “The mining business is going to continue to be very strong,” Brian Rayle, a Cleveland-based analyst for Northcoast Research…
CONSOL Energy Alerts Pennsylvania Miners to Meningitis Death
January 27, 2012
Consol Energy is alerting 500 workers at a coal mine in southwestern Pennsylvania after a miner died from a rare form of meningitis that is spread through a person’s saliva. The Pittsburgh based company isn’t identifying the worker who died Tuesday,…
Big Bear Mining Acquires Property in Elk City Gold Project in Idaho
January 27, 2012
Big Bear Mining has acquired new property in the Elk City gold project in Idaho County, Idaho. The Elk City gold project consists of 48 federal mining claims located in Idaho County, Idaho. The property was acquired from Southern Legacy Minerals,…
