ACLAND was Glenn Beutel's first home. Now he is the last remaining homeowner as the town empties to make way for an open-pit coal mine.

25 YEARS AGO: Local elected leaders of the Mi-Wuk Indian tribe were not opposing a proposal to reopen four gold mines near Jamestown, even though the open-pit mining might disrupt ancient Mi-Wuk burial sites.

A Woodford County-based firm wanting to open two gravel pits near Mossville now wants a judge to overrule the Peoria County Board's decision last month to deny them a permit.

The theft of 200 galvanized steel fence posts from an open mine site in Buchans has left the mayor fuming and area residents at risk of injury or death.

TORONTO - Franco-Nevada Corp. (TSX:FNV) has entered into agreements with private investors to acquire a 7.29 per cent royalty interest on the Gold Quarry property in Nevada for US$103.5 million in cash.

Acadian Mining Corporation announces that ScoZinc Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Acadian, has obtained an order from the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia granting ScoZinc Limited creditor protection pursuant to the provisions of the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act .

To the Editor: Is this not the wonderful world of the United States of America. If so, how can my neighbors think they can control my life and wishes?

SAO PAULO, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Brazilian mining firm Vale said late on Tuesday it bought the coal export assets of Colombia's Cementos Argos S.A. (Argos) for $300 million in line with its growth strategy.

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Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Production resumed at Barrick Gold Corp.