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Armstrong Coal Company Waiting Permit To Explore Underground Mine in Muhlenberg Country
There is new information Monday about two mines the Armstrong Coal Company plans to open in the Tri-State.
Amstrong Coal Company Hopes To Open Two New Coal Mining Project and Up To 200 Mining Jobs
While many employers are cutting workers, the coal industry is adding to its payroll. The Armstrong Coal Company says it hopes to open two new mines. An underground mine in Muhlenberg County and a surface mine in Ohio County.
Armstrong to reopen Big Run coal mine
A coal company is planning to reopen a mine in Western Kentucky next year, creating about 900 jobs with starting pay of $19 an hour, officials said.
“We’re excited,” said Dudley Cooper, a consultant to the Ohio County Industrial Authority. “This should mean an influx of people into Ohio County.”
St. Louis-based Armstrong Coal Co. announced Thursday [...]
Cameco Corp Re-Commences Drilling at International Enexco’s Mann Lake, High-Grade Uranium Joint Venture Property, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan
International Enexco Ltd. announced today that Cameco Corp of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan has resumed drilling operations on the Mann Lake high-grade uranium project in the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan. The Mann Lake project is a joint venture between Cameco Corp. (35%), who is the operator, UEM Inc. (35%) and Enexco (30%). The property, which lies between Cameco’s [...]
International Enexco Limited: Cameco Reports Phase Two Drilling Commences in Athabasca Basin, Mann Lake
International Enexco Ltd. is pleased to report that Cameco Corp. (Cameco is the operator of the Mann Lake project) has commenced the 2007 drilling program on the Company’s high-grade uranium prospect located directly between Cameco’s McArthur River and Key Lake mines in the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan. The Mann Lake property is 20 km to the [...]
ESO Contracts 100 Hole Drill Program for Cluff Lake Uranium Properties
ESO Uranium Corporation , the Company, has contracted Derex Drilling Services Ltd of Armstrong BC, to carry out a program designed to test near surface targets with reverse circulation and/or percussion drilling on the optioned properties of Hathor Exploration Inc and International KRL Resources Corporation. Approximately 10,000 meters of drilling in 100 holes is planned [...]
Before fatality, inspector at Armstrong mine knew he couldn’t do the job
In the weeks before a roof fall killed a 26-year-old miner in Armstrong County’s Tracy Lynne Mine last year, the mine was being inspected by an industrial hygienist with virtually no underground mine experience.
The federal employee, Dennis Lowmaster, had briefly worked with a journeyman inspector at Tracy Lynne, but then the more experienced inspector was [...]
