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Milwaukee Wins $1 Million State Grant for Railroad Spur to New Komatsu Mining Plant
February 24, 2021
The state of Wisconsin awarded a $1 million grant toward a railroad spur that will serve Komatsu Mining Corp.’s new plant in Milwaukee’s harbor district. The grant is through the Transportation Economic Assistance (TEA) program that provides up to $1
NioCorp Executes Option to Purchase Key Nebraska Land Parcel for Elk Creek Superalloy Materials
February 23, 2021
The Colorado company working to build a mine in southeast Nebraska to extract a rare heat-resistant element says it has purchased a key piece of land the mine would be built on. NioCorp Developments said Monday that it had purchased
NMA Opposes Unnecessary Arizona Land Withdrawal
February 23, 2021
The National Mining Association (NMA) issued the following statement opposing legislation introduced by Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), the “Grand Canyon Protection Act” H.R. 1052, which will be brought to the floor this week as part of the public lands package.
Bills to Support Coal Are on Rise in North Dakota
February 23, 2021
Bills to help North Dakota’s coal industry are getting some traction as the state’s Legislature nears its halfway break. The Minot Daily News reported the current session has had more than its usual number of energy-related bills, particularly those aimed
Rich Nolan: Texas Electricity Crisis is No Anomaly
February 22, 2021
Only in a crisis do most Americans pay attention to the reliability of the nation’s electricity grid. But as millions suffer through blackouts in frigid temperatures from Texas to the Dakotas, this reliability crisis has come at an incredibly consequential
U.S. District Court Ends Federal Challenge to PolyMet’s Water Quality Permit, Minnesota
February 22, 2021
A federal judge dismissed a challenge to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s oversight of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System water quality permit issued to PolyMet Mining Corp. The challenge, filed in September 2019 by the Fond du Lac Band
Aurcana Silver Fully Funded for Restart of Its Revenue Virginius Mine, Colorado
February 22, 2021
Aurcana Silver released a construction update for its Revenue Virginius Mine, (RV) located near Ouray, Colorado. Aurcana is fully funded for the RV Mine restart including a robust contingency. Excess funding will be applied to potential value added activities such
White House Rescinds Trump Proposal to Limit Greenhouse Gas Consideration in Infrastructure Decision
February 22, 2021
The White House last week rescinded a Trump-era draft guidance that proposed to limit the consideration of greenhouse gas emissions in infrastructure decisions. The 2019 draft guidance sought to limit consideration of long-term greenhouse gas emissions by preventing consideration of
Court Approves New Union Agreement With Lighthouse Resources
February 22, 2021
A federal court approved a tentative agreement struck between attorneys for bankrupt firm Lighthouse Resources and a coal union this week. The new deal will mean about two dozen union workers could be rehired to complete reclamation, or cleanup, at
Nighthawk Gold Enters Into Option Agreement to Acquire the Kim & Cass Property, Canada
February 19, 2021
Nighthawk Gold has entered into a binding option agreement, with Geomark Exploration Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pine Cliff Energy, to acquire a 100 percent undivided leasehold interest in four contiguous mining leases, adjacent to Nighthawk’s Indin Lake Gold Property,
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