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North Dakota Leaders Working to Find New Owner for Coal Creek Station and Falkirk Mine
May 11, 2020
North Dakota’s largest coal-fired power plant will close in two years — eliminating 740 jobs — unless buyers can be found to rescue Coal Creek Station and along with it the nearby Falkirk Mine. Plans call for Coal Creek Station
Washington State AG Ferguson Files Lawsuit Against Gold Mining Companies
May 11, 2020
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Crown Resources and Kinross Gold for violating the Clean Water Act and dumping illegal levels of pollutants into creeks that feed the Kettle River. Ferguson claims the two
Colorado School of Mines’ Student Designs Low-cost Ventilator
May 11, 2020
A Colorado School of Mines student is developing a low-cost ventilator that could be used in health care settings around the world where the traditional-style medical device is unavailable, too costly or too cumbersome. Grant Kahl, a freshman in electrical
Opponents File New Challenge to Proposed Twin Metals Mine Near BWCA
May 8, 2020
Opponents of a proposed copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota sued Wednesday to challenge the federal government’s renewal of Twin Metals’ mineral rights leases, saying the government didn’t conduct a full-scale environmental review of the project near the Boundary Waters Canoe
CanAlaska Signs Option Agreement for Thompson Nickel Project, Canada
May 8, 2020
Canada-based CanAlaska Uranium has signed an option agreement with Fjordland Exploration, for its North Thompson Nickel Project in Manitoba, Canada. Under the transaction agreement, FEX will to earn up to an 80 percent interest in North Thompson Nickel Project, in
Newmont to Ramp Up Operations ‘In a Timely Manner’
May 8, 2020
Newmont has minimized staffing levels at its operations significantly, stating that the health and safety of its people and host communities is “paramount” to the company. The company’s Australian gold production dropped by 24 percent in the first quarter of
Georgia Power Completes Open Vessel Testing for Units 3 and 4 at Nuclear Expansion Project
May 8, 2020
Open Vessel Testing, a major systems testing milestone, has been completed for Unit 3 at Georgia Power’s Vogtle 3 & 4 nuclear expansion project near Waynesboro, Georgia, marking one of the most significant accomplishments in the project to date. Open
U.S. Coal Exports Climb to Four-month High in March
May 8, 2020
Despite bituminous exports falling over 30 percent on the month, US coal exports rose to a four-month high of 6.27 million mt in March, as metallurgical exports recovered from its three-year low in February, according to US Census Bureau data
EIA: Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Energy Sector Declined in 2019
May 8, 2020
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions produced by the U.S. energy industry declined in 2019, led by sharp drops in the power sector. CO2 emissions fell by 2.8 percent last year to 5,130 million metric tons (MMmt), according to data in the
D&H Mining, Owner, and Foreman Plead Guilty to Misreporting Dust Sampling Tests
May 8, 2020
D&H Mining, a Grundy-based coal company, its owner and a foreman pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Abingdon to conspiring to defraud the United States by cheating on underground coal mine dust sampling procedures. Those procedures fall under
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