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Recovery Efforts Called Off for Fallen Miner at Paradise Coal Mine, Kentucky
August 8, 2019
Recovery efforts have been called off at a Kentucky mine where an explosion caused a 62-year-old worker from Franklin County to fall. The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet said in a news release Monday that welder/iron worker Richard L. Knapp,
Former Coal Tycoon Donates $1 Million to Coal Miners Affected by Blackjewel Bankruptcy
August 8, 2019
For the eighth straight day, miners are blocking cars full of coal from passing on a railway track in Eastern Kentucky to protest their employer, who stopped paying their wages after declaring bankruptcy. Now, to ease the miners’ financial burden,
Richard and Leslie Gilliam Foundation Gifts $768,000 to Unpaid Blackjewel Miners
August 8, 2019
Two major announcements regarding relief for unpaid Blackjewel miners took place at the Harlan County Courthouse and at the Letcher County Extension Office Monday morning. Ross Kegan, former Vice President of Operations of Black Mountain Resources, spoke in Harlan County
Minnesota Court of Appeals Upholds Nonferrous Mining Rules for PolyMet NorthMet Project
August 7, 2019
Poly Met Mining, Inc. said that the Minnesota State Court of Appeals affirmed the validity of the state’s nonferrous mining rules, rejecting a challenge from environmental groups who sought to overturn the rules after the state issued PolyMet’s Permit to
Chemours Acquires Mining Operations of Southern Ionics Minerals
August 7, 2019
The Chemours Company, a global chemistry company with leading market positions in titanium technologies, fluoroproducts, and chemical solutions, has acquired Southern Ionics Minerals, LLC (SIM), a minerals exploration, mining, and manufacturing company headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. SIM was a wholly
UBC-led Project Combats Emissions by Locking Carbon Dioxide in Mine Waste
August 7, 2019
Two Canadian mines will pilot University of British Columbia-led research that combats greenhouse gas emissions by trapping carbon dioxide in mine tailings, the waste left over from ore mining. The technology could drastically reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of mining
Pembridge Resources Acquires Capstone Mining’s Minto Mine for $20 Million, Canada
August 7, 2019
Capstone Mining Corp. has entered into a definitive share purchase agreement to sell its 100 percent interest in the Minto mine to Pembridge Resources. Under the terms of the agreement, Capstone will receive up to US$20 million in cash in
Bluestone Resources Acquires ERP Coke Plant, Alabama
August 7, 2019
Bluestone Resources Inc. has purchased the ERP Compliant Coke plant in Birmingham, Alabama. Bluestone is owned by the Justice family and is led by Jay Justice, son of West Virginia Governor Jim Justice. The plant, which was in danger of
MSHA Clarifies Escapeway Requirements for Underground Mines
August 6, 2019
In response to recent questions from the mining community, the Mine Safety and Health Administration has issued a program policy letter intended to clarify requirements for providing emergency escapeways for underground metal and nonmetal miners. In a notice published in
Taseko Seeks Injunction that Could Set Stage for Showdown with First Nation, B.C.
August 6, 2019
Lawyers for a First Nation and a B.C. mining company will go head-to-head in a courtroom later this month, with both sides asking the court to intervene in their fight over a controversial mining project that the First Nation calls
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