North American Gem Inc. announce that the TSX Venture Exchange has accepted for filing an option agreement dated September 5, 2008 between North American Gem Inc. and Appalachia Coal Corp., whereby the Company will acquire a 100% interest in Appalachia Coal Corp., a British Columbia incorporated company with 20,000 acres of coal leases located in [...]

Mechel OAO, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces the appointment of Igor I. Prischepov as a Managing Director at its Trade Port Posiet OAO subsidiary.
Previously, Mr. Prischepov (50) was Chief Engineer of Mechel’s Trade Port Posiet OAO subsidiary from June to September 2008. From 1982 to 2008, Mr. Prischepov held various [...]

Fording Canadian Coal Trust announced that the Fording securityholders have approved the plan of arrangement respecting the announced sale of Fording’s assets to Teck Cominco Limited. The special resolution to approve the transaction received the support of 98.71% of the votes cast by securityholders voting together as a single class and 98.70% of the votes [...]

Mechel OAO, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces the acquisition of three Komatsu AFE 830E mine dump trucks at its Yakutugol OAO coal mining subsidiary as part of its capital investment program.
The mine dump trucks, with carrying capacity of 220-tonnes, will be used for overburden transportation. The new mine machinery was [...]

Universal Uranium Ltd. report that North Rim Exploration Ltd. has completed a Preliminary Resource Assessment Study on the Company’s 100% owned St. Georges Subbasin Project, located in western Newfoundland.
The study concludes that the project warrants being advanced and recommends additional work to be conducted in the form of ground truthing, ground gravity surveys and possible [...]

CONSOL Energy Inc.’s Buchanan Mine near Mavisdale, Va. resumed production on Tuesday, September 30, 2008, as all remaining seals in the previous area of concern are at or above 120 pounds per square inch in compliance with federal regulations.
The area in the Buchanan Mine that was being sealed is the area of the mine where [...]

Rio Tinto Alcan has successfully completed its rehabilitation of the Pramont industrial residue disposal site in the Valais region, which is now integrated into a regional framework for environmental protection on the left bank of the Rhone River between Sierre and Granges, Switzerland.
“This rehabilitation is the outcome of eight years of hard work and regional [...]

Patriot Coal Corporation announced that it intends to idle its Jupiter mining complex by the end of 2008. The Jupiter complex produced 1.5 million tons of thermal coal in 2007. The complex currently consists of one underground mine, and previously included the Thunderhill surface mine, which was closed as a result of an October 2007 [...]

Massey Energy’s Superior Surface Mine was given a National Award for Excellence in Surface Mining by the U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) at the MINExpo 2008 sponsored by the National Mining Association in Las Vegas, NV.
Located in Logan County, WV, Superior was given one of four national awards for excellence in [...]

ShengdaTech, Inc. a leading manufacturer of nano precipitated calcium carbonate (NPCC) in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and a major manufacturer of coal-based chemical products in Tai’an City, Shandong Province, PRC, today announced that the Company expects to close the acquisition of Jinan Fertilizer Co., Ltd., before the local government’s mandated closing of [...]