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Alpha Natural Resources to combine with Massey Energy

The proposed combination of Alpha Natural Resources (ANR-N) and Massey Energy (MEE-N) announced over the weekend will bring synergies of $150 million annually by 2012 and create a top-three global metallurgical coal producer.



Geo Minerals, Inmet drill Arizona porphyry copper targets

Joint-venture partners Geo Minerals (gm-t) and Inmet Mining (imn-t) have resumed drilling on a copper porphyry target at the Middle Mountain property in south-central Arizona.At least two reverse circulation (RC) holes are planned to test for…


Carolina gold belt lures Revolution Resources

With historic gold production dating back to the early 1800s, coupled by the success Romarco Minerals (r-t) has enjoyed expanding the Haile gold project to 4.2 million contained gold oz., Revolution Resources (rv-t) is focusing its attention on…


Canarc snags Relief Canyon

An 18-month search by Canarc Resource (ccm-t) for new acquisitions has culminated with the successful bid to buy a mostly built and permitted, open-pit, heap-leach gold mine in Nevada through a bankruptcy court auction.Canarc has agreed to buy…


Antofagasta helps Duluth Metals bid for Franconia

In a significant land consolidation move, Duluth Metals (dm-t) has agreed to buy Franconia Minerals (fra-t) for $77 million.A map of the two companies’ claims shows obvious synergies, with Franconia’s land package filling the holes between…





Cline gets approval to start New Elk

True to its word Cline Mining (CMK-T) is set to put the New Elk Coal Mine into full production before the year’s end. The company received a key approval of its mine plan from the United States Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)…


Mines Management releases Montanore PEA

Vancouver – Mines Management (MGT-T) has outlined an economic mine plan for its Montanore silver-copper project but questions remain about getting the project permitted.



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