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SYRACUSE, N.Y., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The new Carrier(®) WeatherExpert(TM) 10-ton unit exceeds the parameters of the recent Department of Energy (DOE) Rooftop Unit (RTU) Challenge, providing an Integrated Energy Efficiency Ratio (IEER) of 20.8 - more than 15 percent more efficient than the required minimum of 18.0 IEER. Carrier, the world's leader in high technology heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration solutions, is a part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit...

-- First quarter 2013 revenue and adjusted EBITDA of $1.3 billion and $117 million, respectively BRISTOL, Va., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE: ANR), a leading U.S. coal producer, reported a first quarter 2013 net loss of $111 million or $0.50 per diluted share compared with a net loss of $29 million or $0.13 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2012. Excluding the items described in our "Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Loss to Net Loss,"...

-- Company Reports 2013 First-Quarter Revenues of $1.1 Billion and Net Income Attributed to Cliffs' Common Shareholders of $97 Million, or $0.66 Per Diluted Share CLEVELAND, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF) (Paris: CLF) today reported first-quarter results for the period ended March 31, 2013. Consolidated revenues of $1.1 billion decreased $72 million, or 6%, from the previous year. The lower revenues were driven by a 10% decrease in global...

HOUSTON, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TNT Crane & Rigging, Inc. ("TNT") is pleased to announce the promotion of Kregg Lunsford to President. Kregg has served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer since joining TNT last year and has led the strategic growth initiatives of the company including the acquisitions of Southway Crane & Rigging, TSD Crane & Rigging ("TSD") and Greenergy Construction & Maintenance LLC. Mike Appling, Chief Executive...

RICHMOND, Va., March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Major Restructuring of Mine Operations in Q-4 2012 and Early Q-1 2013 Closed or Idled Production Capacity of 3 Million Tons in Central Appalachia (CAPP) Reduced Workforce by Approximately 400 Employees and Contractors Significant Impact on Productivity and Costs in Q-4 2012 Thermal Coal Markets Continue to Be Weak; Met Coal Markets are Slowly Improving Continuing to Evaluate Options to Strengthen the Balance Sheet and Improve...

VIRGINIA CITY, Nev., Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Comstock Mining Inc. (the "Company" or "Comstock") (NYSE MKT: LODE) announced the results for the final ten holes in its initial step-out drilling program, in the East-side of the Company's Lucerne Resource Area (the "Lucerne"). Assays for all 20 of the holes in this program have now been received with all of them encountering lengthy intervals of significant mineralization. Fourteen of the 20 holes encountered multiple intervals of...

CLEVELAND, Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF) (Paris: CLF) today reported third-quarter results for the period ended Sept. 30, 2012. Consolidated revenues decreased 26% for the third quarter to $1.5 billion, from $2.1 billion in the same quarter last year. This was primarily driven by a 36% decrease in year-over-year pricing for seaborne iron ore. Reduced revenues, along with increased labor, mining, and maintenance expenses resulted in a...

CLEVELAND, July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF) (Paris: CLF) today reported second-quarter results for the period ended June 30, 2012. Consolidated revenues decreased 10% for the second quarter to $1.6 billion, from $1.8 billion in the same quarter last year. The decrease was primarily driven by lower year-over-year pricing for the commodity products the Company markets. Lower revenues and increased cost of goods sold driven by higher labor,...

VANCOUVER, May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Guyana Frontier Mining Corp. ("Guyana Frontier") is pleased to provide an update on diamond drilling results from the Marudi Mountain Gold Project ("Marudi Mountain") in Guyana, South America. Two holes were completed to their optimum target depths at the Mazoa Hill target area, where drilling by previous explorers in the 1990s identified a substantial zone of gold mineralization. A third hole was lost in abnormal ground conditions. A total of...

Discovery of additional new porphyry gold-copper body at Chisperos Infill drilling at Cerro Vetas returns 189.9 metres from surface averaging 0.782 grams per tonne gold equivalent VANCOUVER, April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Sunward Resources Ltd. ("Sunward" or the "Company") (TSX: SWD; OTCQX:  SNWRF) is pleased to announce further successful results from drilling at the Chisperos zone and the ongoing resource infill drill program at the Cerro Vetas zone at the 100%-owned Titiribi...