iPackets Signs an LOI to Establish a Chinese Joint Venture With China Coal Information Institute and Henan YongAn Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance
iPackets International, Inc. (Pinksheets: IPKL), a global developer and provider of wireless and communications solutions for the mine-safety industry, announced today that it has signed a Letter of Intent to establish a Chinese Joint Venture with China Coal Information Institute and Henan YongAn Investment Guarantee Co
Massey to sell coal reserves for $31 million Richmond Times-Dispatch
Massey Energy Co. reported yesterday an agreement to sell coal reserves in Boone County, W.Va., for $31 million to an unnamed private company. The sale is part of an ongoing effort to divest nonstrategic reserves to benefit shareholders, the company said.
Massey further cuts coal shipments WRIC 8
CHARLESTON, W.Va. Massey Energy might be for sale. The Richmond-based coal mining company said today it has hired investment banking firm Goldman Sachs to find ways to increase its value to shareholders. Often, that means finding a buyer.
State-of-the-art mine opens Charleston Daily Mail
Gov. Joe Manchin and Arch Coal Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Steve Leer are among the dignitaries who were expected to be on hand today as Arch Coal marked the opening of its Mountain Laurel mining complex in Logan County.
South Africa: Shining a Light On Global Mine Safety AllAfrica.com
THE song "You light up my life" could well become a new tune on the lips of underground miners in many parts of the world thanks to a new miner's cap lamp invented and patented by a South African company.
iPackets' Management Team Wraps Up Seven-Day Trip to China to Commence Work on Chinese Joint Venture and Product Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance
iPackets International, Inc. (Pinksheets: IPKL), a global developer and provider of wireless and communications solutions for the mine safety industry, announced today that the Company's management team has wrapped up a seven-day trip to China to lay the foundation of its Chinese Joint Venture operation.
Mechel Announces the Commissioning of Olzherasskaya Mine PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Mechel OAO announces the commissioning of the Olzherasskaya Mine, a part of the Southern Kuzbass coal company.
Underwater ore draws miners International Herald Tribune
Two companies exploring the South Pacific seas with new remote-controlled robots are betting that dull-brown rocks with veins of copper and gold will start an underwater gold rush for billions of dollars lining the ocean floor, reversing the prospects for a method of mining that has never been economical.
Gold Rush Plunges Undersea as Miners Scour Pacific Update1 Bloomberg.com
Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) -- David Heydon says the rock he dredged from a mile beneath the sea off Papua New Guinea looked like nothing more than a dull-brown fire hydrant. Inside were veins of copper and gold worth $300.
Ethanol plant construction in full swing Canton Daily Ledger
Construction work is under way at Central Illinois Energy's ethanol plant near Canton. CIE plans to start making ethanol there in June. Three cranes and other heavy equipment were at the site Friday. One crane was pounding the ground by raising and releasing a large, heavy disk.

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With the development of larger equipment, this mining operation is removing the This active coal mining operation is located in northwest Colorado and
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