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Coal Mining Exploration at Miranda Mineral Mine In West Routt County May Start Mine Production


Peabody Energy and Twentymile Coal Co. could start construction on the new underground Sage Creek Mine in west Routt County next year.

Two Mining Companies Begin Construction New Underground Sage Creek Mine in West Routt


Peabody Energy and Twen­tymile Coal Co. could begin construction on the new underground Sage Creek Mine in West Routt County as soon as 2010, a company spokesman said last week.

Australian Miner Territory Opinion Iron Ore Mine Contract Prices Seen Down 30-35%


Iron ore benchmark contract prices are set to fall 30-35 percent from levels set last year to reflect lower demand amid the global recession, Australian miner Territory Resources Ltd (TTY.AX) said on Tuesday.

Citigold Plans Provide Acces To Gold Reef Mining Areas Significant Increase In Gold Mining Production


Citigold has advised that the advancement of the western decline will provide the planned access to additional gold reef mining areas from the current workings. These reefs are the Imperial reef and the Sons of Freedom reef.

Another coal project eyed in this area


An international engineering company will study the feasibility of developing a coal gasification project in Henderson or Union counties with the help of a state grant.
The Governor’s Office of Energy Policy last Friday awarded a grant of up to $200,000 to URS Corp., according to a copy of the contract acquired by The Gleaner through [...]

Total E&P Canada projecting a upgrader in the county of Stratcona close to Edmonton


Canada had French Ltd of total E&P of operator of oilsands revealed Monday when it projects to establish new oilsands several billion dollars improving the North-East of refinery of strong Saskatchewan in Scandinavian Alberta.
To assemble itself, a subsidiary company of SA total of France, known as him applied for the approval of standardization for the [...]

Coal mining disaster tour brings awareness to overlooked part of history


The idea of a cemetery tour might seem strange to some people – after all, we don’t usually associate death with recreation! Add the fact that the cemeteries all mark the final resting places of men killed in coal mining disasters, and the idea seems positively macabre.
But to anyone interested in local history, the Motor [...]

Transforming Black Rock Valley


Dick Prigmore doesn’t own much of the Black Rock Valley. Only a sliver, really.
But his cafe is the most recognizable spot, sitting at the intersection of State Route 24 and Highway 241, the gateway from Yakima to Hanford and the rest of the Columbia Basin.
It’s an open valley with its expanse of sage-covered range land [...]

Briefs: Tulsa Historical Society to Host Exhibit on Coal Industry


The Tulsa Historical Society will feature “King Coal!” exhibit Thursday through 28 at 2445 S. Peoria Ave.
The exhibit is a photographic and musical exhibit features the development of the coal mining industry and organization of labor in Indian Territory.
The “Oklahoma Centenarians: Facing a Century” will be on exhibit now through Feb. 24.