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Mine Manager Pleads Guilty in Handling of Former Sugar Camp Mine Fire in 2021, Illinois
September 3, 2025
A former mine manager has pled guilty to conspiring to defraud the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration in relation to a 2021 underground fire at a Franklin County mine. The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Timothy Parsons, 38,
Metallium Secures DOD Contract to Advance Domestic Gallium Recovery
September 2, 2025
Metallium’s wholly owned subsidiary Flash Metals USA, has been awarded a phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) through the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). The program will apply Metallium’s proprietary flash joule
EPA Administrator Zeldin Visits Wyoming, Tours Cowboy State Mine, Approves CCR Program
September 2, 2025
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin was in Wyoming last week to visit with state, local, and federal partners, and stakeholders to discuss environmental issues in the state, announce EPA’s proposed approval of Wyoming’s Coal Combustion Residuals
EPA Proposes Approval of Wyoming Coal Residuals Permit Program
September 2, 2025
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to approve Wyoming’s coal combustion residuals (CCR) program application. This proposal would allow the state rather than the federal government to manage coal residuals disposal in surface impoundments and landfills. “Today’s approval of
Aalo Atomics Breaks Ground on First Extra Modular Nuclear Reactor, Idaho
September 2, 2025
Austin-based Aalo Atomics broke ground to start construction on Aalo-X, the first experimental extra modular nuclear reactor (XMR). Located next to Idaho National Laboratory (INL)’s Materials and Fuels Complex, Aalo plans to complete construction and achieve criticality for this reactor
New Sandvik MB672 Bolter Miner Set to Accelerate Longwall Mining
September 2, 2025
Sandvik has introduced its next generation bolter miner for longwall mining. Sandvik MB672 features the latest bolting technologies to increase productivity, improve safety and ergonomics for operators and reduce total cost of ownership. Building on the proven reliability of Sandvik
Weir Partners with MINEXXT to Transform Sustainable Tailings Solutions
September 2, 2025
Weir has entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with MINEXXT, to strengthen its global leadership in thickened and paste tailings solutions. Weir will integrate MINEXXT’s cutting-edge thickening technology into its global tailings portfolio. This technology is engineered to deliver high-performance
Sept. 10-12: Less than Two Weeks to the Iconic Bluefield Coal & Mining Show
August 29, 2025
In less than two weeks’ time, the coal industry will converge on Bluefield, West Virginia for the ionic Bluefield Coal & Mining Show when around 6,000 attendees and exhibitors from all 25 coal-producing states in the Nation will gather. The
Solidus Resources Secures Approval to Construct, Operate Spring Valley Gold Mine, Nevada
August 29, 2025
Solidus Resources secured a record of decision from the United States Bureau of Land Management on Tuesday clearing a major regulatory hurdle on the track to production. The approval enables Solidus to build, operate and maintain an open-pit gold mining
DOI Accelerates Review of Black Butte Mine Expansion, Wyoming
August 29, 2025
The Department of the Interior is preparing an environmental impact statement for a proposed mining plan modification by Black Butte Coal Company to access additional federal coal reserves in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. This action is a direct response to the
