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Luminart Signs First Mining Contract for Its New Town Site in North Dakota
May 11, 2012
Luminart has finalized a contract with Woodrock Inc. for an estimated 210,000 ton of Class 5 Base at $10.25 per ton over the course of the next four months at their New Town site. The lease contract was signed just two…
Tsay Keh Dene and Taseko Mines Sign Exploration Agreement for Aley Creek Project in B.C.
May 11, 2012
Tsay Keh Dene has reached an agreement with Taseko Mines Limited on the exploration phase of a project at Aley Creek on the southeast side of Williston Reservoir, an area within the traditional territory of Tsay Keh Dene. The project at…
Alpha Natural Resources Affiliates Recognized for Safety Excellence
May 11, 2012
Alpha Natural Resources’ affiliates were recently recognized for safety achievements. The awards were distributed at the 29th Annual Meeting of the West Virginia State Council of the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association at Oglebay Resort in Wheeling, W. Va. The following…
Caterpillar Sells Majority Interest in Third Party Logistics Business to Platinum Equity, $750 M
May 11, 2012
Caterpillar has signed an agreement that would result in Platinum Equity acquiring a 65 percent equity stake in Caterpillar Logistics Services LLC, the third party logistics division of its wholly owned subsidiary, Caterpillar Logistics Inc. (Cat Logistics). The pending sale of…
Eagle Plains Resources Acquires Ringer Mine Property in British Columbia
May 11, 2012
Eagle Plains Resources has acquired a 100 percent interest through staking of a 33,000 ha (33sq km) land block located 80km south of Atlin, B.C., along the proposed Tulsequah Chief mine access road. The project has been named “Ringer” and includes…
Cardero Gets Acceptance in B.C for Its Carbon Creek Coal Project, Environmental Assessment Commences
May 10, 2012
The BC Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency have both accepted the Carbon Creek Metallurgical Coal Project Description filed by Cardero Coal Ltd. and the EAO has issued a decision under Section 10 of the Environmental Assessment…
Stephen Quin, President & CEO of Midas Gold, Receives CIM’s Selwyn G. Blaylock Medal
May 10, 2012
Midas Gold’s President and CEO Stephen Quin has accepted the Selwyn G. Blaylock Medal, which is awarded by the Canadian Institute of Mining Metallurgy and Petroleum. Stephen was awarded this medal in recognition of a career dedicated to the responsible and…
Cliffs’ Canadian Based Chromite Project Advances to Feasibility Study Phase
May 10, 2012
Cliffs Natural Resources’ Board of Directors approved advancing its proposed chromite project, located in the Ring of Fire area of Northern Ontario, Canada, from pre-feasibility to the feasibility study phase. The company’s feasibility study will build further on the technical and…
Xstrata Zinc’s Brunswick Mine Earns Prestigious John T. Ryan Safety Award for the Safest Metal Mine
May 10, 2012
Xstrata Zinc’s Brunswick Mine has been awarded the prestigious John T. Ryan award for the safest metal mine in Canada. The John T. Ryan Awards are presented to mines in Canada which have experienced the lowest accident frequency during the year,…
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers to Acquire AssetNation
May 10, 2012
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers has agreed to acquire AssetNation, Inc., a leading online marketplace and solutions provider for surplus and salvage assets. Ritchie Bros. intends to continue to grow AssetNation’s core business as well as to leverage their e-commerce expertise and technology…
