Molycorp thrown a lifeline |
Bankrupt Molycorp (OTCMKTS:MCPIQ) has been offered a vital loan to keep its Mountain Pass mine under care and maintenance.
Bankrupt Molycorp (OTCMKTS:MCPIQ) has been offered a vital loan to keep its Mountain Pass mine under care and maintenance.
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North Antelope Rochelle, US The North Antelope Rochelle coal mine in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming, US, is currently...Read More...
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Caval Ridge is a highquality, hard coking coal mine located in the Central Queensland region, Australia. The project site is...Read More...
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West Cumbria Mining, outlines the company''s plans focused on the development of a new underground metallurgical coal mine near Whitehaven, Cumbria, UK