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Westmoreland Coal Company Has New Corporate Headquarters in Metro Denver
June 21, 2011
Westmoreland Coal Company reported the home of its corporate headquarters will be moving to Englewood, Colorado, in November 2011. Westmoreland signed a multi-year lease with a subsidiary of Shea Properties for space in Shea’s Maroon V building located in the Meridian…
Patriot Coal Receives Second 2011 Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative Award
June 21, 2011
Patriot Coal Corporation has received the Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative Excellence in Reforestation Award, presented by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Office of Surface Mining. The award was presented for the reclamation of the Guyan Surface…
MSHA Publishes Final Rule for Rock Dust
June 21, 2011
MSHA reported a final rule will be published June 21 in the Federal Register on the maintenance of the incombustible content of rock dust. The rulemaking came about as a result of the agency’s review of accident investigation reports of mine…
Next Few Months Pivotal for Rambler as it Brings Ming Mine in Canada Back to Production
June 21, 2011
Rambler Metals and Mining said the coming months would be “pivotal” for the company as its flagship “Ming” mine will come into production in the second half of this year. The firm, which aims to be a profitable gold and copper…
Bureau of Land Management Will Hold Federal Coal Lease Sale in Wyoming
June 20, 2011
The BLM will hold a competitive coal lease sale by sealed bid at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 17. The sale will be held in the first floor conference room (room 107) at the BLM Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road,…
Upper Big Branch Mine Memorial Awarded $5,000 Grant
June 20, 2011
The Upper Big Branch Mining Memorial Group Inc. received a $5,000 grant last week from Stahura Conveyor Products (SCP Engineering), a company that is challenging other companies within the bulk materials handling and mining equipment industries to match its gift. The…
July 15-17: Sponsors are Key to Friends of Coal Event in West Virginia
June 20, 2011
For the past eight summers, the YMCA of Southern West Virginia has hosted one of the biggest and most rapidly growing events in the state, but without sponsors the success wouldn’t be possible. This year’s Friends of Coal Auto Fair, to…
Torrey Hills Technologies Receives Funding for Mine Safety Project from National Science Foundation
June 20, 2011
Torrey Hills Technologies has been awarded funding from National Science Foundation (NSF) for a coal mine safety project entitled ““SBIR Phase I: Capture and Use of Coal Mine Ventilation Air Methane.” The $149,986 NSF Phase I grant is effective July 1,…
Corsa Coal Wash Plant in Pennsylvania Commences Operating, Three Mines to Commence Production
June 17, 2011
Corsa Coal Corp. has commenced operations at its new, state of the art, coal preparation plant, and is now producing low vol coking coal with its first train shipments of product to begin in July. ‘With our wash plant now operating,…
Secretary of Economy of Mexico Lays First Stone at Baja Mining’s Minera Boleo
June 17, 2011
Baja Mining Corp. announced that Dr. Bruno Ferrari Garcia de Alba, Secretary of Economy of Mexico as the personal representative of the President of Mexico, presided over the ceremony to lay the First Stone of Boleo’s mining construction at its 70…
