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Mac Slavo - ShtfPlan
Exposed As A “Putin Stooge”, Russia Obliges Paul Craig Roberts’s Request for Passport… Developing
Putin watches the latest fictional drama unfolding inside the United States – the scourge of “fake news.” Fake News has become an epidemic; and treason, espionage and an aversion to the collapse of American prosperity and dignity has taken over the people of the Internet, bewildered by all the disinformation that flows from it. Just a short time ago, the Washington Post, going off an unverified source on the Internet, outed some 200 covert propaganda agents for Russia. Some, the CIA-tied paper i
Thursday, December 1, 2016
24hGold - Yahoo
COAL 4:29 am Arch Coal files Chapter 11 bankruptcy, agrees on terms of debt restructure deal with Senior lenders
The S&P 500 futures trade ten points above fair value. The start of the second week of 2016 bore a striking resemblance to the first week of the year as all of the major indices in the Asia-Pacific region ended the day in negative territory. Once again the focus was on China with the Shanghai Composite falling 5.3%, which puts the index back near its September low. Investors did receive the latest inflation data from China, but the numbers were not that far away from expectations. Furthermore, t
Monday, January 11, 2016
24hGold - Associated Press
COAL Prosecutors: ex-coal CEO may have to pay tens of millions
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Prosecutors say ex-Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship may have to pay tens of millions of dollars after a conviction carrying up to one year in prison. In U.S. District Court in Beckley Wednesday, prosecutors opposed Blankenship's plea to reduce his $5 million bond to $250,000 and drop travel restrictions. Prosecutors say restitution could ruin his wealth and make him a flight risk for sentencing in April. Prosecutors say if it weren't
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
24hGold - Yahoo
Halloween Effect: ETFs That Would Not Scare You
Are you being followed by the specter of global growth worries that China spewed a few months ago? Have you been spooked by the stock market volatility? Well, obviously we’re building up for Halloween, But strangely, unlike the real event, the effect it has on the bourses is anything but creepy. And as you carve the pumpkin, you can plan to carve out some solid gains. Halloween Effect is a historically observed increase in stock prices from the month of November through the end of April. It is e
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
24hGold - Associated Press
A timeline of events in Upper Big Branch disaster
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship heads to trial Thursday on numerous counts of conspiracy and lying to federal financial regulators. He's the highest-ranking executive charged in the April 2010 underground explosion that killed 29 men at the Upper Big Branch Mine in Montcoal, West Virginia. Four investigations into the disaster found that worn and broken cutting equipment created a spark that ignited accumulations of coal dust and methane gas.
Thursday, October 1, 2015
24hGold - Associated Press
A timeline of events in Upper Big Branch disaster
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship heads to trial Thursday on numerous counts of conspiracy and lying to federal financial regulators. He's the highest-ranking executive charged in the April 2010 underground explosion that killed 29 men at the Upper Big Branch Mine in Montcoal, West Virginia. Four investigations into the disaster found that worn and broken cutting equipment created a spark that ignited accumulations of coal dust and methane gas.
Thursday, October 1, 2015
24hGold - Noodls
Focus Ventures Engages Fertilizer Expert Dr. Bert Quin
Focus Ventures Engages Fertilizer Expert Dr. Bert Quin August 25, 2015; Vancouver, Canada: Focus Ventures Ltd. is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Bert Quin as a consultant to provide advice and guidance on the marketing of phosphate rock from Focus's Bayovar 12 project in Peru. His role will be to assist with the marketing of Bayovar 12 Reactive Phosphate Rock (RPR) and to provide advice on the design, development and production of blended fertilizer products from Bayovar 12. Dr. Qu
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
24hGold - Reuters
COAL Big U.S. coal miner Alpha Natural files for bankruptcy
(Adds Breakingviews link) By Tom Hals Aug 3 (Reuters) - Alpha Natural Resources Inc, one of the largest U.S. coal companies, became the latest in the hard-hit industry to seek bankruptcy on Monday. The move comes as President Barack Obama is expected to unveil tough new measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants. Alpha blamed its Chapter 11 bankruptcy on tougher regulatory standards and policies that favor renewa
Monday, August 3, 2015
24hGold - Associated Press
COAL Alpha is latest coal producer to seek bankruptcy protection
NEW YORK (AP) -- Alpha Natural Resources Inc., one of the country's biggest coal producers, became the latest in a string of coal companies to seek bankruptcy protection amid an historic shift in the electric power sector brought on by cheap natural gas and stricter pollution regulations. Alpha operates about 60 coal mines, many in parts of Appalachia that have seen the sharpest declines in coal demand and coal prices as electric power customers have switched to natural gas. It
Monday, August 3, 2015
24hGold - Yahoo
COAL Coal Miner Alpha Natural Resources Files for Bankruptcy
Alpha didn’t give data on future closings in Monday’s filings, saying only that it wouldn’t immediately sell any mines. The company has about 8,000 employees, down 45 percent from a spike after the Massey purchase.More from Bloomberg.com: California Has a Plan to End the Auto Industry as We Know ItDetails emerging ahead of the EPA release show pressure from Washington to curb coal’s use will only intensify over the next 15 years, escalating the industry’s fight for survival. The plan could go in
Monday, August 3, 2015
24hGold - Associated Press
Alpha Natural files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
NEW YORK (AP) -- Alpha Natural Resources Inc., one of the country's biggest coal producers, became the latest in a string of coal companies to seek bankruptcy protection amid an historic shift in the electric power sector brought on by cheap natural gas prices and pollution regulations. Alpha operates about 60 coal mines, many in parts of Appalachia that have seen the sharpest declines in coal demand and coal prices as electric power customers have switched to natural gas. It i
Monday, August 3, 2015
24hGold - Reuters
COAL Alpha Natural faces shortfall in coal cleanup funding -official
(Adds background, company and analyst comment) By Patrick Rucker WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - Alpha Natural Resources Inc, a struggling U.S. coal company, may be forced to buy costly new insurance or otherwise ensure it can cover obligations for cleaning up any abandoned mines, according to officials in West Virginia. Alpha has been allowed to leave about $262 million in cleanup liabilities uninsured in West Virginia under a federal program for co
Thursday, April 16, 2015
24hGold - Yahoo
The CEO of BG Just Arrived in February, and Could Walk With $43 Million
Lund, who joined BG on Feb. 9 after heading Norway’s Statoil ASA, is entitled to liquidated damages equal to a year’s gross salary and 30 percent of base pay, the Reading, England-based company’s annual report showed. That could bring his total compensation, including long-term incentive share awards, to as much as 28.8 million pounds ($43 million) by the time the Shell takeover is completed early next year, according to Bloomberg calculations based on BG statements.Shell’s cash-and-shares acqui
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
24hGold - Yahoo
The CEO of BG Just Arrived in February, and Could Walk With $43 Million
Lund, who joined BG on Feb. 9 after heading Norway’s Statoil ASA, is entitled to liquidated damages equal to a year’s gross salary and 30 percent of base pay, the Reading, England-based company’s annual report showed. That could bring his total compensation, including long-term incentive share awards, to as much as 28.8 million pounds ($43 million) by the time the Shell takeover is completed early next year, according to Bloomberg calculations based on BG statements.Shell’s cash-and-shares acqui
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
24hGold - Noodls
Argonaut - Smoke signals
SPEC BUY Current Price Target Price $0.37 $0.60 Tuesday, 24 March 2015 Gold Road Resources Smoke signals Analysts | Patrick Chang | Matthew Keane Ticker: GOR Sector: Materials Shares on Issue (m): 594.9 Market Cap ($m): 220.1 Cash Estimate ($m): 21.3 Enterprise Value ($m): 198.8 Quick Read Gold Road (GOR) released an intersection of 59m @ 3.0g/t (GOR estimated true width ~20m) from 127m from its RC drilling program at Smokebush Dolerite. This target sits within
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
24hGold - Associated Press
Unsealed Blankenship docs seek to move case, dismiss judge
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Hundreds of pages of court documents were unsealed last week in the criminal case against ex-Massey Energy coal boss Don Blankenship. New court filings became available after The Associated Press and other media successfully challenged a judge's gag order. Until last week, most documents were sealed and almost everyone involved was barred from discussing the case. Some other details from the filings: —In response to
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
24hGold - Reuters
PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - March 11
March 11 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. * The furor over Hillary Clinton's private email account could accelerate Democratic calls for her to enter the presidential race sooner, a move that would give the former sectary of state a better platform to help shift attention to jobs and economic issues, the core of her 2016 message. (http://on.wsj.c
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
24hGold - Noodls
Wolf Minerals to open first British metal mine for 45 years using IFS Applications
Monday, March 02, 2015 Wolf Minerals to open first British metal mine for 45 years using IFS Applications IFS Applications to support Wolf Minerals' maintenance, finance, supply chain, HR and payroll processes IFS, the global enterprise applications company, has today announced that Wolf Minerals Limited, an Australian/UK specialty metals company, will be deploying IFS Applications™ as its ERP system when it opens its first UK mine near Plymouth, Devon. The order is valued at £300,000. Wol
Monday, March 9, 2015
24hGold - MarketWired
Montoro Secures Drilling Contractor for Pecors Drill Program
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Jan. 19, 2015) - International Montoro Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:IMT)(IMTFF)(O4T.F), (the "Company" or "Montoro"), has secured Orbit Garant Drilling Services Inc. of Val D'Or, Quebec for a minimum of 2,000 metres of NQ (1.875" core drilling for the Pecors anomaly drill program. The contract will require one (1) Heliportable drill rig. Montoro has also contracted Heli Explore Inc. of Sudbury, Ontario for the transportation of equipment, supplies, dril
Monday, January 19, 2015
24hGold - Associated Press
COAL Ex-coal exec pleads not guilty in W.Va. mine blast
BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) -- Ex-coal company chief executive Don Blankenship pleaded not guilty Thursday to conspiracy and other charges in the deadliest U.S. mine accident in four decades. It was the first appearance in federal court for the former Massey Energy CEO since he was indicted last week. He is accused of ignoring safety and health regulations to make more money at the Upper Big Branch mine and lying to investigators about his company's safety practices. In April 2010, an explosion at the m
Thursday, November 20, 2014
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