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Rio Tinto Contributes $10 Million to Support COVID-19 Community Initiatives Across Canada and U.S.
May 5, 2020
In order to support local community efforts to fight COVID-19 and its social and economic impacts, Rio Tinto is investing $10 million in a variety of grassroots projects across Canada and the United States. From delivering critical equipment for people
Ohio EPA Approves CCU Coal’s Water Discharge Permit for Johnson Run Mine
May 4, 2020
The Ohio EPA on Monday issued a final wastewater discharge permit to CCU Coal and Construction’s proposed surface coal mine near Johnson Run in northern Athens County, in spite of strong environmental protests that have been lodged against the project
San Juan Generating Station Carbon Capture Project Receives $22M Federal Grant
May 4, 2020
The carbon capture project at San Juan Generating Station will benefit from a $22 million Department of Energy cooperative funding agreement awarded to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. The award includes $17.5 million from the DOE and
Southern Company, Alabama Power Meet with Trump Officials on Keys to Economic Revival
May 4, 2020
Officials from the Southern Company and Alabama Power made several recommendations at a meeting with Trump Administration officials to help restore the nation’s economy after the COVID-19 pandemic. At the Great American Economic Revival Energy Industry Group meeting at the
Alaska Conservationists Urge Action on Transboundary Mining
May 4, 2020
Federal lawmakers have been urged by tribes and local conservation groups to address transboundary mining, which some consider a threat to southeast Alaska. Transboundary mining is when run-off from a mine in one country pollutes water that eventually flows into
UMWA Holds News Conference to Address Change of Murray Energy’s Chapter 11 Filing
May 4, 2020
The coal mining industry has been under siege in recent years by bankruptcy filings, shutdowns of mines and coal-fired power plants, and declining demand and prices. And the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the industry’s situation. The United Mine Workers of
U.S. Steel to Layoff Workers at Its Minntac Mine, Minnesota
May 4, 2020
U.S. Steel has announced it will lay off 260 workers at its Minntac operation in Mountain Iron as the coronavirus pandemic has cut demand for steel. The layoffs were announced Friday. The Star Tribune reported they will start May 10
Arch Coal to Change Its Name to Arch Resources
May 1, 2020
Arch Coal said it is changing its name to Arch Resources, Inc., effective May 15, 2020. The name change underscores the company’s ongoing transition to a premier producer of metallurgical products for the global steel industry. “The name change we
Paramount Gold Nevada Submits Mine Plan of Operation to BLM for Grassy Mountain Mine, Oregon
May 1, 2020
Paramount Gold Nevada has submitted its plan of operation to the Federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) outlining the company’s plans to build and operate the proposed Grassy Mountain underground gold mine located in Malheur County, eastern Oregon. The project’s
UtahAmerican Energy Files to Expand Lila Canyon Mine, Utah
May 1, 2020
Its corporate parent might be in bankruptcy protection fighting off impatient creditors, but a Utah coal producer is seeking to expand its federal lease holdings by 5,500 acres around an Emery County mine. The Bureau of Land Management last week
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