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Federal Office of Surface Mining in Wilkes-Barre Pa. Closes by End of September
June 27, 2011
The federal Office of Surface Mining located in the Stegmaier Building on Wilkes-Barre Boulevard will close by the end of September and all the maps of area coal mines will be transferred to an office near Pittsburgh. Dirk Fillpot, spokesman for…
Global Earth Energy and Modern Coal Complete Initial Payment for Acquisition of Samuel Coal in Ky.
June 27, 2011
Global Earth Energy, Inc. along with its joint venture partner Modern Coal, LLC, a Texas major contract mining company, have completed the first payment to acquire Samuel Coal, Inc. based in Kentucky. The purchase includes all of Samuel Coal’s existing properties,…
House Committee Passes Rahall Bill to ‘Rein In’ EPA
June 27, 2011
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a bipartisan bill June 22 aimed at “reining in the EPA’s overreach.” House Bill 2018, the Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011, was introduced by Reps. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., and John Mica, R-Fla.,…
Interior Department Hires Firm to Review Stream Protection Rule
June 27, 2011
The Interior Department said last week it had hired Massachusetts-based Industrial Economics Inc. to analyze the costs and benefits of the rule, known as the stream protection rule. The contract is worth $1 million. The department faced a wave of criticism…
Synthesis Energy Systems and Midas Resources Form SES Resource Solutions
June 23, 2011
Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc. and Midas Resources AG have formed SES Resource Solutions, Ltd., a 50/50 joint venture between SES and Midas. SES has been created to provide an expanded business development platform to increase and accelerate the value created for…
Applied Instrument Technologies Opens New Manufacturing Facility in California
June 23, 2011
Applied Instrument Technologies (AIT) has opened its new process analyzer manufacturing facility and corporate headquarters, based in Upland, California. AIT is a worldwide leader in the manufacturing and marketing of process analytical instruments including Analect FTIR, PIONIR Near-Infrared, MGA Mass Spectrometers,…
Gold Pan California: “Insane” Legislature is Trying to Kill Gold Mining Industry in California
June 23, 2011
Gold Pan California recently got a boost from Washington DC. Congressman Tom McClintock (R-CA) is mad as hell and wants Governor Brown’s assistance to squash two paragraphs of impending legislation, which if enacted, will kill the California suction gold mining industry.…
DOE-Sponsored IGCC Project in Texas Takes Important Step Forward
June 23, 2011
A newly signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the purchase of electricity produced by the Texas Clean Energy Project (TCEP) is an important step forward for what will be one of the world’s most advanced and cleanest coal-based power plants, funded…
Joy Global and Rowan Companies Complete LeTourneau Technologies Acquisition
June 23, 2011
Joy Global Inc. has completed the acquisition of LeTourneau Technologies Inc. from Rowan Companies, Inc. for $1.1 billion in cash, subject to adjustment as provided in the Stock Purchase Agreement dated May 13. LeTourneau is a world leader in the manufacture…
Kentucky Miners Released After Close to 14 Hours Underground
June 23, 2011
According to a release, the three miners who were trapped below the entrance to a Bell County, Ky, coal mine were brought to the surface close to 8:22 p.m. Officials with the Commonwealth of Kentucky and Energy and Environment Cabinet said…
