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Founded in 1970, Unimin is one of North America's largest producers of non-metallic industrial minerals. Unimin is the world's leading producer of quartz proppants (frac sand) and a major producer of resin coated sand proppants for oil and natural gas stimulation and recovery, and the largest producer of low-iron nepheline syenite for glass, ceramic, paint and plastic applications.
These problems—perceived weakness of the unions, loss of control over jobs, drop in demand, and competition—decreased the faith of miners in their union. By 1998 the UMW had about 240,000 members, half the number that it had in 1946. [2] As of the early 2000s, the union represents about 42 percent of all employed miners. [2]
By 2007, under the name Manpower Business Solutions (MBS), the company provided task outsourcing, vendor management, onsite HR services, and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO). [49] In February 2010, Manpower agreed to acquire COMSYS IT Partners, Inc for $17.65 per share or a total of $431 million in half cash and half stock. [ 50 ]
The company in its current form was founded from the 1997 merger between the Benelux staffing firm Unique International B.V. and the publicly traded Goudsmit N.V., a holding company involved in various sectors including recruitment. [3] The enlarged group changed its name to United Services Group N.V. in 2001. [3]
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The 38,000-acre Borel fire in Kern County has leveled the tiny, historic mining town of Havilah. "We lost everything — it's all gone," Havilah resident Sean Rains told The Times on Sunday.
Argonaut Mining Company: 1893–1942 registered as California Historical Landmark #786. Golden Fleece Tunnel: Westville: Golden Fleece Mining & Milling Co. Iron Mountain Mine: Redding: Kennedy Mine: Jackson: 1886–1942 South of Sutter Gold Mine Locarno Mine
In 2008, Chevron sold the mine to privately-held Molycorp Minerals LLC, a company formed to revive the Mountain Pass mine. Molycorp announced plans to spend $500 million to reopen and expand the mine, and on July 29, 2010, it raised about $400 million through an initial public offering , selling 28,125,000 shares at $14 under the ticker symbol ...