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Westech Marks 50 Years of Designing, Manufacturing Mining Truck Bodies
October 3, 2019
Westech, an Austin Engineering brand based in Casper WY, is celebrating 50 years of designing and manufacturing customized mining truck bodies. Company leaders estimate Westech has shipped approximately 12,000 bodies to major OEM truck builders, including Caterpillar, Komatsu, Liebherr, Hitachi,
Six Coal States Urge Trump Administration to Tackle Plant Closures
October 3, 2019
Six coal states are pressing the Trump administration to wrap up an almost two-year inquiry into whether coal and nuclear plant retirements are threatening the electric grid. In letters to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which overseas U.S. power markets,
Duke Energy Carolinas to Retire Five Coal-fired Generation Units
October 3, 2019
Duke Energy Carolinas has identified early retirement plans for five coal units in an annual depreciation study filed with North Carolina regulators as part of its new rate case. Units at the G.G. Allen, James E. Rogers Energy Complex (Cliffside)
IEEFA: Coal-fired Power Generation Collapsing Across Southeast U.S.
October 3, 2019
Abundant gas supplies have transformed the electricity-generation sector in the traditionally coal-dominated Southeast U.S. Planned new solar construction in the region will add momentum to the energy transition and likely lead to the zeroing out of all coal generation in
Some Analysts Optimistic About PRB Coal Amid Consolidation, Exports
October 3, 2019
Demand for Powder River Basin coal is expected to continue declining because of coal-fired utility retirements, although some analysts are optimistic over mine consolidations and possible export growth. Energy Ventures Analysis expects a continued decline in domestic purchases of Powder
Court Dismisses All Lawsuits Contesting PolyMet Land Exchange
October 2, 2019
The U.S. District Court in Minneapolis has dismissed all lawsuits challenging PolyMet Mining’s NorthMet land exchange between the U.S. Forest Service and PolyMet. The court ruled late yesterday that the eight plaintiffs in four lawsuits filed against the U.S. Department
Oct. 9: Mine Source Auctions is Converting Idle Mining Equipment Into Opportunity
October 2, 2019
Major miners, mid-tier miners and mining contractors have chosen Mine Source Auctions to get hundreds of lots of used equipment over to those who can make good use of them. “We are one of the few, perhaps the only auction
Senator Inhofe Announces Climate Hypocrite Awards
October 2, 2019
U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) released his Climate Hypocrite Awards during Global Climate Week. “It is easy to get swept up in the rhetoric of climate alarmists, but it’s important to remember the facts. Climate alarmists are eager to tell
Ximen Mining Secures Exploration Permit for Its Providence Claim, B.C.
October 1, 2019
Ximen Mining Corp has received an exploration permit for its Providence claim in British Columbia. The claim consists of 190 hectares in the Greenwood Mining Camp and covers five past-producing mines for gold, silver, lead and zinc, according to a
MacDonald Mines Secures Exploration Permit for Scadding Mine, Canada
October 1, 2019
Canada-based exploration company MacDonald Mines has received a three-year exploration permit for Scadding Mine in Ontario, Canada. Located 40km east of Sudbury, Ontario, the Scadding Mine is 100 percent owned by the company and is part of its SPJ Iron-Oxide-Copper-Gold
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