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Coal Mines and Goal Lines, WVU Honors Miners From UBB Mine in Nov. 26 Game
September 2, 2010
West Virginia and Pittsburgh have squared off in the Backyard Brawl 102 times. This year, the passion is the same but the uniforms are strikingly different. On Nov. 26, the Mountaineers will suit up in the Nike Pro Combat System of…
Horsehead Holding Provides Update on Restart Schedule for its Monaca, Pa. Plant
September 2, 2010
Horsehead Holding Corp. provided an update on efforts aimed at restarting operations at its Monaca, PA refining facility. The Monaca plant’s zinc oxide and metal refinery remains temporarily shutdown. This shutdown commenced immediately following the July 22, 2010 incident at the…
Statement: Judgment Received by Patriot Coal Subsidiaries in Apogee and Hobet Selenium Lawsuits
September 2, 2010
Patriot Coal Corporation confirmed that the Federal District Court in Huntington, West Virginia issued rulings with respect to pending selenium lawsuits brought by various environmental constituencies against the Company’s Apogee and Hobet subsidiaries. Pursuant to the court order, Apogee was found…
Colorado Public Utilities Urged to Reject Plans to Wean Electricity Generation Off Coal
August 31, 2010
More than 300 people, most of them coal miners or people tied to the industry, on Monday urged the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to reject plans to wean electricity generation off coal. The commission heard dozens of speakers in an impromptu…
Fronteer Gold to Acquire AuEx Ventures Including Long Canyon Project
August 31, 2010
Fronteer Gold Inc. and AuEx Ventures Inc. announced a deal that gives Fronteer all of AuEx’s interests in the Pequop Mountains east of Wells, including the Long Canyon Project. Under the agreement, Fronteer will acquire AuEx Ventures in a deal valued…
America’s Manufacturing Industry Responds to Sluggish Economic News
August 31, 2010
Statement from Dennis Slater, President of Association of Equipment Manufacturers: News that the U.S. economy grew at a slower pace than expected in the second quarter of 2010 should sound an alarm to Congress. There is an urgent need for job…
United Mining Group Receives Conditional Approval for TSX Listing
August 31, 2010
United Mining Group, Inc. announced that the Toronto Stock Exchange has conditionally approved the Company’s common shares for listing on the TSX. The TSX has reserved the stock trading symbol “UMG” in anticipation of the commencement of trading of the Company’s…
Statement: Massey Provides Methane Detector Information
August 31, 2010
Massey Energy Company released further information following an August 27, 2010 Associated Press report that a handheld methane detector found in the Upper Big Branch mine documented the presence of explosive levels of methane associated with the April 5, 2010 explosion.…
American Power Retains Weir Int’l; Prepare & Supervise Exploration Drilling on Pace Coal Property
August 30, 2010
American Power Corp. announced that it has retained Weir International Inc. of Downers Grove, Illinois to prepare an exploration drilling program and to supervise the execution of that program, in order to evaluate the coal reserve potential on the Pace coal…
Opinion: Mining Our Own Business
August 30, 2010
A popular bumper sticker years back challenged the pesky know-it-all: “If you’re so smart, why ain’t you rich?” An updated version that confronts meddling celebrities might ask: “If you’re so rich, why ain’t you smart?” How would Ashley Judd respond, we…
