Stillwater Mining Company, United Steel Workers and its Local 11-0001, East Boulder Unit announced today that they have reached a tentative agreement on changes to the current Collective Bargaining Agreement that are impacted by the Company’s restructuring plan.
Eligible union members will vote on the tentative agreement on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at their regularly scheduled [...]

The Fort Hills Energy L. P. announced that it will defer the final investment decision on the mining portion of the Project until a cost estimate consistent with the current market environment can be established. The Partnership now anticipates making a final investment decision in 2009. The Sturgeon Upgrader portion of the Project will be [...]

Hecla Mining Company announced it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Independence Lead Mines Company (ILM), located in northern Idaho’s Silver Valley. ILM shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favor of the transaction at an ILM meeting of shareholders on Monday, October 27, 2008, and the transaction was closed today. Included in the ILM assets [...]

Denbury Resources Inc. announced that an unsolicited “mini-tender” offer is being made by TRC Capital Corporation to acquire up to 4 million shares of Denbury common stock from shareholders at a price of $13.50 per share.
This price represents approximately a 4.2% discount below Denbury’s closing price on the New York Stock Exchange on October 6, [...]

Mechel OAO, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces the transfer of its ordinary registered book-entry shares listed on the RTS stock exchange onto the A2-level quotation list.
On October 17, 2008, RTS open joint-stock company made a decision on transfer of Mechel OAO’s ordinary registered book-entry shares, state registration number 1-01-55005-E as [...]

Hecla Mining Companyb announced it has repaid $200 million of the $240 million bridge loan used to acquire the remaining 70.27% of the Greens Creek joint venture. The loan agreement has been amended to extend the maturity date for the remainder of the bridge loan to February 16, 2009, subject to conditions set forth in [...]

Rowan Companies, Inc. announced that it has signed a contract with Devon Energy Corporation for the Gorilla class jack-up, Gorilla II, in the Gulf of Mexico.
The two-year commitment should begin in January 2009 and is expected to provide approximately $137 million of drilling revenues. The rig will be performing drilling services as well as assisting [...]

Mechel OAO, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces inclusion of its ordinary registered book-entry shares on MICEX quotation list V.
On October 9, 2008, MICEX Stock Exchange closed joint-stock company approved the inclusion of Mechel OAO ordinary registered book-entry shares, state registration number 1-01-55005-E as of April 29, 2003, on the list [...]

BPZ Resources, Inc. announced that as a result of the merger between the American and New York Stock Exchanges (NYSE), the Company’s stock will be listed on the NYSE Alternext and has changed its ticker symbol to “BPZ”. The changes are effective with the opening of today’s trading.
Manolo Zuñiga, BPZ Energy’s President and Chief Executive [...]

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 [...]