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Ex-coal CEO Don Blankenship Seeks Vindication in Mine Blast After Year in Prison
May 24, 2017
After finishing a one-year prison sentence, a former West Virginia coal executive has wasted no time resuming a campaign for vindication in the deadliest U.S. mine disaster in four decades. In a phone interview Friday, ex-Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship
Mineral Mountain Resources Sets Sights on Rochford Gold Belt, Idaho
May 24, 2017
A Canadian company has ditched its search for gold at Keystone and now wants to drill as many as 120 exploratory holes near Rochford. Mineral Mountain Resources, of Vancouver, British Columbia, has notified the South Dakota Department of Environment and
Lucky Friday Mine Wins Central Mine Rescue Competition, Idaho
May 23, 2017
Hecla Mining Co.‘s Lucky Friday mine rescue team was the overall champion at the Central Mine Rescue competition, held May 9-11 in Kellogg. The mine took home the overall team trophy, along with first place in the field exercise, first
Foul Play Ruled Out in Fatality at Westmoreland Coal’s Rosebud Mine, Montana
May 23, 2017
The cause of death of a man found in the Rosebud Mine on Thursday is still under investigation, but authorities have ruled out foul play. The man, who has not been publicly identified yet, is described as a white male.
Fatality at ERP Compliant Fuels’ Pinnacle Coal Mine, W. Va.
May 23, 2017
Luches Rosser, 44, of Man, was killed while he was working at the Pinnacle Mine, an underground operation near Pineville, according to state and federal agencies and the United Mine Workers union, which represents hourly workers at the mine. Rosser
Great River Energy to Test New Methods for Capturing and Using Carbon Dioxide Emissions
May 23, 2017
A regional power cooperative is developing methods for capturing and using carbon dioxide emissions that may impact the coal industry’s larger struggle to reduce emissions and meet pending federal regulations. Great River Energy is seeking funding from North Dakota’s Lignite
Wyoming Business Council Recommends $1.5 Million for Coal Research Facility
May 23, 2017
The Wyoming Business Council recommended a $1.5 million grant to Campbell County on Thursday for a research facility on alternative uses for coal. The county is in Wyoming’s northeast, the hardest-hit region of the state during the recent coal downturn.
Permit Hearing Begins for Ramaco’s Brook Coal Mine, Wyoming
May 23, 2017
A five-day hearing begins today to decide whether a new coal mine will be able to move forward in Sheridan County. Ramaco Resources would open the first coal mine in decades in Wyoming, at a time when most expect the
U.S. Forest Service Expected to Make Decision in June for Hudbay’s Rosemont Copper Mine, Arizona
May 19, 2017
After a decade of planning, debates and numerous studies and reports on the Rosemont Mine, one of two key decisions on the proposed project is due early next month. The U.S. Forest Service announced in the Federal Register on Monday
Sibanye Gold Completes $2.2 Billion Acquisition of Colorado-based Stillwater Mining
May 19, 2017
A South African gold mining company completed a $2.2 billion purchase of the only U.S. producer of platinum and palladium on Thursday, its third such acquisition in the past year as the company looks to expand its precious metals holdings.
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