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Biden Admin is Funding Overseas Lithium Projects While Shutting Down American Mines
April 11, 2023
American taxpayers are funding critical mineral projects abroad while their government blocks new mines at home. According to new documents from the Department of the Interior made public by the Freedom of Information Act, the Biden administration is actively funding
EPA Proposes to Strengthen Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Coal-fired Power Plants
April 11, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to strengthen and update the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for coal-fired power plants, achieving important hazardous air pollutant emissions reductions and ensuring standards reflect the latest advancements in pollution control technologies.
Epiroc Completes Acquisition of South African Mining Equipment Manufacturer AARD
April 11, 2023
Epiroc has completed the acquisition of AARD Mining Equipment, a South African mining equipment manufacturer. AARD, based near Johannesburg, South Africa, designs, manufactures, services, and supports a wide range of mining equipment, specializing in low-profile underground machines for mines with
Ukraine’s Coal Miners Dig Deep to Power a Nation at War
April 11, 2023
Deep underground in southeastern Ukraine, miners work around the clock extracting coal to power the country’s war effort and to provide civilians with light and heat. Coal is central to meeting Ukraine’s energy needs following the Russia’s military’s 6-month campaign
Academics, Mining Industry Stakeholders Look at Value in Metals Found in Tailings in B.C., Canada
April 10, 2023
There’s a new gold rush, with tailings ponds replacing riverbeds as a metal source for modern-day prospectors. Tailings — waste produced by mining operations — have until recently been considered waste, and an environmental liability that needed to be monitored
Aker Solutions Pens Green Steel Deal, Joins First Movers Coalition
April 10, 2023
Aker Solutions has joined the decarbonizing First Movers Coalition (FMC) and has committed to a frame agreement for steel purchases, including some green steel destined to become topsides. “Aker Solutions is proud to join the First Movers Coalition to support
enCore Energy Commences Work to Restart Production at Its 2nd South Texas Uranium Processing Plant
April 10, 2023
enCore Energy Corp. has made a formal production decision for the resumption of uranium production from the Alta Mesa Processing Plant in early 2024. Alta Mesa will be enCore’s second producing location following resumption of uranium production at the South
American Rare Earths’ Wyoming Mine Could Be Continent’s Largest, Rare Earths Mine
April 10, 2023
The company digging for critical minerals in southeastern Wyoming is becoming more and more confident that it’s found the biggest known deposit of rare earth elements in North America. American Rare Earths’ mining claims, north of Laramie, started out promising.
enCore Energy’s NRC Source Materials License for Dewey-Burdock Project Now Final and Effective
April 7, 2023
enCore Energy said the challengers to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) granting of a source materials license to enCore Energy’s wholly-owned subsidiary Powertech (USA) Inc. have declined to seek review by the U.S. Supreme Court. The NRC license is now
NIOSH Releases New Software for Coal Mine Rescue Assessment
April 7, 2023
A new software training module from NIOSH is intended to assist mine operators, miners and industry stakeholders with emergency decision-making during coal mine rescues. The module presents seven scenarios based on previous events at underground coal mines. Each includes general
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