Western Canadian Coal set to start second mine
Vancouver — Efforts to transform northeastern British Columbia into a major supplier of metallurgical coal to the Korean and Japanese steel industries have taken another step forward with news that W…
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Hillsborough, NEMI and Anglo Coal form Peace River Coal LP
Vancouver – Hillsborough Resources (HLB-T, HLSRF-O), NEMI Northern Energy and Mining (NNE.A-T) and Anglo American (…
Western Canadian Coal set to start second B.C. mine
Vancouver – Efforts to transform northeastern British Columbia into a major supplier of metallurgical coal to the K…
Western Canadian Coal opens Wolverine
Tumbler Ridge, B.C. — More than 200 guests gathered near this Peace River community in early October to help Western Canadian Coal (WTN-T, WXJXF-O) (WCC) celebrate the official opening of its Wolveri…
Full Metal options Chickaloon coal to Afognak Native Corp
Vancouver – Full Metal Minerals (FMM-V) recently entered into agreements with the Afognak Native Corporation to joi…
Teck Cominco posts $504-million profit in Q3
Vancouver – Robust commodity prices continued to fuel Teck Cominco’s (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) revenue engine, delivering st…
When it rains it pours in Pine Valley
The list of problems for junior coal-producer Pine Valley Mining (PVM-T, PVMCF-O) is long: a washplant with poor recoveries; a pit with more oxidized coal than expected; and a loan agreement that coul…
Anglo Coal consolidating in B.C.
Coal properties in north-eastern B.C. saw some consolidation as Hillsborough Resources (HLB-T) NEMI Northern Energy…
Mexican coal miners face hazardous conditions
Lima, Peru — Almost a year after Mexico’s worst mining disaster in four decades, investigators are still trying to recover the 64 missing bodies of the miners killed in the Pasta de Conchos coal pit…
Pine Valley hits more oxidized coal than expected
The market continued to pull down Pine Valley Mining (PVM-T) shares, as the Vancouver-based coal producer announced…
Hillsborough advances Horizon to feasibility
Vancouver – A newly completed, independent scoping study has convinced Hillsborough Resources (HLB-T) to advance t…
Western Canadian Coal fires up Wolverine
Vancouver — Western Canadian Coal (WTN-T, WXJXF-O, WTN-L) has brought its second open-pit coal operation, the Wolverine mine in northeastern British Columbia, into production….