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Montana Judge Gives Reprieve to Signal Peak’s Bull Mountain Mine Averting Layoffs
November 2, 2017
A large Montana coal mine averted dozens of layoffs on Tuesday after a judge allowed work to proceed on an expansion, even as the government reconsiders the mine’s contribution to climate change. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy
Utah’s Three Largest Coal Mines Sold to Group Led by Murray Energy
November 2, 2017
The largest coal company in Utah, which employs about 840 people at three central Utah mines, has been sold for an undisclosed price to a consortium led by Murray Energy Corp. The Sufco, Skyline, and Dugout Canyon mines will become
Two Fatalities at SSR-Mining’s Marigold Mine, Nevada
November 2, 2017
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office and Mine Safety and Health Administration are investigating a mining accident between a haul truck and a light vehicle that killed two people at the Marigold Mine Tuesday afternoon. The Associated Press reports that the
NMA: Withdrawal of Mining Ban in Western States Proves Unreasonable Overreach in Prior Policy
November 1, 2017
National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Interior announcement that it will not proceed with a proposed mining ban covering 10 million acres in Western states: “Today’s
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Don Blankenship’s Appeal
November 1, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship’s appeal of his criminal mine safety conviction. Justices turned down Blankenship’s petition, including it on a weekly order list of more than 200 cases in which a
POWER Magazine Releases Winners of Top Plants in Coal-fired Generation Category
November 1, 2017
POWER magazine has released the results of the winners of its 2017 Top Plants in the coal-fired generation category. Edgewater Generating Station, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Working on a small patch of land bordered on one side by Lake Michigan and on
Arch Coal: Supplying Coal for Steel Infrastructure
November 1, 2017
The Trump administration this summer announced a $1 trillion plan to fix the nation’s infrastructure. There’s no doubt that a robust plan to rebuild America’s declining infrastructure should be a priority. Thankfully America enjoys a particularly rich endowment of raw
Grande Portage Resources Unearths More Gold Near Its Herbert Gold Project, Alaska
October 31, 2017
If it’s not yet gold fever, the mercury is definitely rising at a mining prospect near Herbert Glacier. During exploratory drilling this summer, Canadian company Grande Portage Resources Ltd. unearthed evidence of more gold in the area. The results will
Cleveland Cliffs to Upgrade Northshore Taconite Mining Operation, Ohio
October 31, 2017
Cleveland Cliffs officials say they will upgrade their Northshore Mining operation in 2018 and 2019 to produce far more taconite pellets specially made for the company’s proposed hot-briquette iron plant in Toledo, Ohio. Cliffs said in the company’s third-quarter corporate
FirstEnergy to Sell Its Merchant Fleet
October 31, 2017
FirstEnergy supports the U.S. Department of Energy’s call to financially support nuclear and coal-fired units, but that won’t stop the company from selling off its merchant generation fleet and retreating to the predictable returns of regulated assets. CEO Chuck Jones
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