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At Student’s Invitation, Party Activists Bring Messages to Kentucky High School

January 21, 2010

HAZARD, Ky.—Perry County Central High School has had voter registration drives before, but nothing like this. Senior Derek Jorge Campbell started asking his fellow students what party they registered with, and why, at the start of this school year, and too…

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Production Improves at Carlota Copper Mine in Arizona

January 20, 2010

Vancouver-based Quadra Mining Ltd. says its new $240 million Carlota Mine west of Miami, Ariz., is now operating near expectations. The company points out that during the last three months of 2009, 8 million pounds of copper was produced at its…

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Rising Commodity Prices Boost B.C. Mineral Industry

January 20, 2010

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Rising commodity prices signal that 2010 will be a strong year for B.C.’s mineral industry, announced Randy Hawes, minister of state for mining. Hawes also announced that mineral exploration activity in B.C. reached $154 million in 2009…

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Atlas Copco Acquires Compressor Distributor in Louisiana

January 20, 2010

Atlas Copco Compressors LLC has purchased the compressor division of Premier Equipment Corp. Inc. Premier Equipment has been a successful Atlas Copco compressor distributor for many years, serving the state of Louisiana. “The acquisition brings us closer to our customers in…

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Report: The Decline of Central Appalachian Coal and the Need for Economic Diversification

January 20, 2010

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Coal production in Central Appalachia is likely to continue its 12-year decline, and an environmental consulting firm said Tuesday it’s time policy makers and legislators in four states work to diversify the region’s economy. A report issued by…

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Tombstone Technologies Announces Acquisition of Hunt Global Resources

January 20, 2010

LONGMONT, Colo.—Tombstone Technologies announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Hunt Global Resources Inc., a Houston-based company focused on the use of new technologies to maximize the value of its natural resources projects. The transaction is…

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EPA Administrator Jackson Expands Her Priorities from Five to Seven

January 20, 2010

Way back when Lisa Jackson offered a list of five priorities in her “First Day” memo, she promised to provide updates as time went by. Now, in a new memo to all EPA staff issued Jan. 12, she says that EPA…

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Genscape Says U.S. Coal Stores Fell 3 Percent for the Week

January 20, 2010

HOUSTON—Coal stockpiles at U.S. power plants fell 3 percent this week amid record winter power demand in some areas, Genscape said in a report that reflected a change in its modeling and a major restatement of past data. Total coal inventory…

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Cobalt Coal Executes Sales Contract with Alpha Natural Resources Subsidiary

January 19, 2010

CALGARY—Cobalt Coal Corp. has executed a sales contract with Riverside Energy Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Alpha Natural Resources Inc. whereby Riverside has agreed to purchase metallurgical coal from Cobalt’s Westchester Coal Mine in McDowell County, W.Va. Terms of the…

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Research and Markets Offers Coal Mining in the U.S. Report

January 19, 2010

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Coal Mining in the U.S.” report to their offering. This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: mining bituminous coal, anthracite, and lignite by underground mining, auger…

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