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Freeport Releases Update on Missing Miners in Mud Rush at Freeport’s Grasberg Mine, Indonesia
October 7, 2025
Freeport released an update on the search for the remaining five team members who were missing following a September 8 mud rush incident at the Grasberg Block Cave Mine in Indonesia. On October 5, 2025, PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) located
Eagle Summit Resources Acquires Reflectance Energy
October 6, 2025
Eagle Summit Resources (ESR) has acquired Reflectance Energy. The company’s Reflectance coal mining complex will now operate under its new ownership as Eagle Mountain Energy. Reflectance has a portfolio of active metallurgical coal-producing mines in Wyoming County, West Virginia, consisting
Permitting Council Adds Two New Critical Mineral Mining Projects to FAST-41 Transparency Status
October 6, 2025
The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) released the latest two critical mineral mining projects to receive FAST-41 transparency status on the Federal Permitting Dashboard — the Burnt Rock Exploration Project and the Copper Creek Exploration Project. If permitted,
Wyoming Gov. Gordon Joins Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to Launch Policies Bolstering Wyoming Coal
October 6, 2025
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon (R-WY), along with miners from the Powder River Basin and Wyoming Senate President Bo Biteman, joined Department of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, and Under Secretary of Energy Preston Griffin III
American Coal Council Praises Trump Administration’s Actions to Strengthen Coal Mining Production
October 6, 2025
The American Coal Council (ACC) praised the Trump administration’s coordinated actions by the U.S. Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, and Environmental Protection Agency aimed at strengthening coal mining, coal-fired electricity generation, and U.S. energy competitiveness. The council emphasized
Warrior Met’s Coal Lease Win is a Game Changer, Alabama
October 3, 2025
Last month Warrior Met Coal Mining in Brookwood was expected to win bidding on the giant federal coal leases available in North Tuscaloosa County. That came to fruition this week when the company’s bid of $46,816,000 was indeed selected for
DOI Coal Lease Sale in Alabama Generates More than $46 Million, Warrior Met Coal Winning Bidder
October 3, 2025
The Department of the Interior said the Bureau of Land Management coal lease sale in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, generated more than $46 million in revenue and will give access to 53 million tons of metallurgical coal on 14,050 acres of
USGS Partners with 13 States to Identify Critical Minerals in Mine Waste
October 3, 2025
The U.S. Geological Survey has awarded nearly $3 million in cooperative agreements to state geological surveys to study critical minerals in the materials left over from mining at active and legacy sites. “The USGS is mapping the critical minerals needed
Expedited Federal Permitting Process to Continue During Government Shutdown
October 3, 2025
The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) Executive Director said funding will continue for federal permitting efforts through the Environmental Review Improvement Fund (ERIF) during the lapse in annual appropriations. With 53 new projects added to the FAST-41 program
Atico Mining Secures Water Permit for La Plata Project, Ecuador
October 3, 2025
Atico Mining said the Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition - MAATE (now Ministry of Environment and Energy) has granted a permit for water use in industrial activities, including extraction and processing, for the La Plata Project. After an
