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Arch Coal and CONSOL Energy Remain on Track to Open New Coal Mines
November 19, 2019
Arch Coal Inc. and CONSOL Energy Inc. remain on track to open new mines to dig steel-making, or metallurgical, coal from the West Virginia hills. That’s even as the market is already glutted, with prices down about 30 percent in
DOE Allocates $43 Million to Develop Carbon Capture and Storage Technology
November 19, 2019
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced up to $43 million in funding to develop carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies that enable power generators to be responsive to grid conditions in a high
ArcelorMittal Princeton Recognized for Safety at WVCA Annual Mining Symposium
November 19, 2019
ArcelorMittal Princeton received multiple safety accolades at the West Virginia Coal Association’s 47th Annual Mining Symposium. Princeton’s mining operations were presented with two Mountaineer Guardian Safety Awards in recognition of outstanding safety performance throughout 2019 at their Easter Ridge and
Alliance Resource Partners to Idle Gibson North Coal Mine, Indiana
November 19, 2019
More than 180 employees of a Gibson County mine were told Friday that they will be laid off in January, according to a WARN notice filed Friday. Gibson County Coal will be reducing its production at the GCC Complex in
More than 600 Tri-State Miners Affected by WARN Notices Since August
November 19, 2019
Roughly 184 jobs have just been cut at Gibson County mines. Alliance Coal says they’re idling production at Gibson north which puts miners out of work. We’re taking a closer look at the Tri-State coal industry after yet another round
FirstEnergy Solutions Plans Layoffs at Its Bruce Mansfield Generation Plant, Pa.
November 19, 2019
FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. plans to lay off 49 employees from the Bruce Mansfield Generation Plant in February, but union leadership says many workers have already left the facility. Pennsylvania’s largest coal-fired power plant will shutter Nov. 7, nearly two years
Rio Tinto to Acquire Stake in Star Diamond’s Proposed Mine in $75 Million Deal, Canada
November 18, 2019
One of the world’s largest mining companies is exercising its right to buy a majority stake in a proposed diamond mine east of Prince Albert for $75 million, years before it had to make a final decision on the project.
NTEC Confident It Will Secure Bonding for Acquisition of Cloud Peak Coal Mines
November 18, 2019
Despite pushback from the Navajo Nation, Navajo Transitional Energy Co. is committed to being the nation’s third-largest coal producer and will continue to operate three Powder River Basin mines. The company bought the Antelope and Cordero Rojo mines in Wyoming
First Mining Advancing Springpole Gold Project to Pre-Feasibility, Canada
November 18, 2019
First Mining Gold Corp. has announced that they will be moving forward with a pre-feasibility study for the Springpole Gold Project, near Red Lake. The company says their pre-feasibility study will follow on from the work completed during the preliminary
Asarco Strike Continues After New Talks Prove Fruitless
November 18, 2019
A new round of contract talks between Tucson-based copper producer Asarco LLC and striking unions representing more than 2,000 Asarco workers in Arizona and Texas yielded no progress, the United Steelworkers said. A union negotiating committee met with Asarco representatives
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