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Huckleberry Mine in Canada Applies for Extension
June 17, 2011
Huckleberry Mine will be keeping workers going for another seven years if a proposed new expansion gets approved. Engineering Manager at Huckleberry Kent Christensen, speaking to attendees at a recent Smithers Chamber of Commerce hosted luncheon on mining, said that they’re…
Patriot Coal Receives Second 2011 Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative Award
June 17, 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…
Brookmount Enters JV Agreement With Pana-Minerales to Develop Mercedes 100 Project in Peru
June 16, 2011
Brookmount Explorations, Inc., has entered into an Option-Joint Venture Agreement with Pana-Minerales S.A. to develop its Mercedes 100 Project. Under the terms of the agreement Pana-Minerales S.A. will spend $3 million on project development to earn a 50 percent interest in…
Sept. 12-14: Kennametal Presents New Technology Learning Opportunities at imX Event in Las Vegas
June 16, 2011
Kennametal Inc. will be among a select group of manufacturing technology providers presenting cutting-edge information and applications to an invitation-only audience. This inaugural Interactive Manufacturing Experience (imX) event on September 12-14 at the Las Vegas Convention Center is expected to have…
Canada Fluorspar and Arkema Participate in $83.5 Million Investment to Re-Activate Candadian Project
June 16, 2011
Canada Fluorspar Inc. (CFI) and Arkema will participate in a joint agreement to finance the re-activation of CFI’s fluorspar project located in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland, Canada. CFI and Arkema have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Arkema will initially…
Cloud Peak Energy Agrees to Terms for Terminal Capacity in Vancouver
June 16, 2011
Cloud Peak Energy Inc. has agreed with Westshore Terminals Limited Partnership on terms for the shipment of coal through the Westshore Terminal in Vancouver, BC, for a period of ten years, which will commence in 2013 when the current contract ends.…
Cloud Peak Energy Successful Bidder for West Antelope II South Coal Tract in Wyoming
June 16, 2011
Cloud Peak Energy Inc. reported its successful bid for the West Antelope II South Coal Tract, which was previously nominated by the company’s Antelope mine. The BLM estimates this tract contains approximately 56 million tons of mineable coal. At year-end 2010,…
MSHA’s Newly Formed Coal District 12 Begins Operations in Beaver, West Virginia
June 16, 2011
MSHA’s newly formed District 12 office within the agency’s Coal Mine Safety and Health division has begun operations. MSHA initiated the process of splitting the agency’s jurisdiction over southern West Virginia coal mines — formerly all covered by District 4 —…
Construction of New Coal Gasification Plant Announced in Morristown, Tenn. Will Employ 600
June 15, 2011
Morristown has been chosen as the site for a new coal gasification plant that developers expect to be operational late next year. Freedom Energy Diesel announced over the weekend that it will build a $405 million plant that will employ about…
Carbon Capture Technology Successfully Deployed at Coal-fired Power Plant in Alabama
June 15, 2011
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) has successfully launched operations at a 25 megawatt coal-fired carbon capture facility at Southern Company’s Plant Barry, owned and operated by Alabama Power. Through the successful launch of this project, MHI seeks to successfully commercialize CO2…
