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Report Concludes Coal has Future Beyond Current Uses
May 23, 2019
A report spearheaded by Sheridan-based Ramaco Carbon has concluded that coal offers significant uses beyond its current uses as a feedstock to fuel power plants or to produce coke for making steel. The report, produced by the National Coal Council
Rep. Amodei Introduces Commonsense Legislation to Support Responsible Domestic Mining
May 22, 2019
The National Mining Association (NMA) applauded legislation introduced by Rep. Mark Amodei (R-Nev.) – “National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act” – which would make key mine permitting systems more efficient. “This bill provides an important step forward in reducing
National Mining Association President and CEO Hal Quinn to Retire End of 2019
May 22, 2019
Hal Quinn, president and chief executive officer of the National Mining Association (NMA), will be retiring at the end of 2019. Quinn has served as president and chief executive officer for 11 years – the longest-tenured head of the organization
Hexagon Resources Looks at Washington State as Preferred Location for Graphite Plant
May 21, 2019
Hexagon Resources Ltd aims to proceed to a feasibility study for its proposal to develop a standalone graphite purification and processing plant (GPPP). This follows a positive scoping study which generated strong financial results highlighting the opportunity to deliver impressive
Contura Energy to Invest $25 Million in New Metallurgical Coal Project, W. Va.
May 21, 2019
Contura Energy Inc., which emerged from the bankruptcy of Alpha Natural Resources, announced on Wednesday a new metallurgical coal project in Logan County in its 2019 first quarter earnings report. The company’s board of directors approved investment in the “Lynn
EIA Launches New State Energy Portal
May 21, 2019
EIA launched its new State Energy Portal today. Designed to deliver timely state-specific energy information in one place, the new portal has customizable visualizations that automatically populate each time a user returns to the page. The portal provides answers to
New Senate Bill Would Further Research and Development of Carbon Capture Technology
May 21, 2019
Legislation designed to promote the research and development of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology was introduced in the U.S. Senate recently. The bipartisan bill, the Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act, would incentivize collaboration between federal,
WVU Expert Briefs Congressional Committee on Extracting Rare Earth Elements from Coal
May 21, 2019
Paul Ziemkiewicz, director of the Water Research Institute at West Virginia University’s Energy Institute, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Tuesday, May 14, on recent research advances on the development of a domestic source of
Iliamna Village Corporation Reaches Right-of-way Agreement with Pebble Mine Developers
May 20, 2019
The Iliamna Village Corporation has reached a right-of-way agreement with the Pebble Limited Partnership that would allow Pebble access to lands that could prove critical to the development of the project. Iliamna Natives Ltd. owns tens of thousands of acres
BLM Release Final Report on P4 Production’s Phosphate Mine, Idaho
May 20, 2019
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has opened a 30-day comment period for a final Environmental Impact Statement analyzing impacts of the Caldwell Canyon phosphate Mine in Caribou County. The preferred alternative would develop two new open mine pits, construct
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