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Trump Administration Scrambles to Save Navajo Generating Station, Arizona
October 26, 2017
The Trump administration has until December to save the largest coal-fired power plant in the West, but the prospects for the plant burning coal after 2019 are questionable. The deliberations over the Navajo Generating Station in Arizona are beginning to
Department of Energy Providing $12 Million to Advance Coal Combustion Technologies
October 26, 2017
Coal-fired power plants have been under economic pressure from cheaper, cleaner burning natural gas for years. • The Department of Energy has awarded $12 million in funding for projects designed to aid in the cleaner combustion of coal. • The
Millennium Bulk Terminals Sue Washington Over Permit Denial
October 26, 2017
Backers of a coal export terminal proposed in Southwest Washington are suing state regulators over their denial of a key permit needed to build the project. Last month, the Washington Department of Ecology denied a water quality permit to the
University of Wyoming and Clean Coal Technologies Sign Agreement to Pursue Clean-Coal Technology
October 26, 2017
Calling the technology a “potential breakthrough” in treating and marketing Wyoming coal, the University of Wyoming is partnering with Clean Coal Technologies Inc. to develop the company’s patented coal refining technology. Clean Coal’s process, which is being tested at an
Alpha Natural Resources Transfers 250 Permits and Five Active Mines to Lexington Coal
October 26, 2017
Alpha Natural Resources has announced the transfer of mostly idle mining properties in West Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee to Lexington Coal Co., related ongoing royalty payments and reclamation equipment. Alpha, based in Kingsport, Tennessee, says that eliminates self-bonding in West
Minnesota Governor Dayton Gives His Support for Proposed PolyMet Copper-Nickle Mine
October 26, 2017
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton says he’s moved from being “genuinely undecided” on the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine to being a genuine supporter of the project. PolyMet has many backers because it promises 360 permanent jobs in the Hoyt Lakes-Babbitt area
Fatality at Alpha’s Horse Creek Eagle Deep Coal Mine, W. Va.
October 26, 2017
A coal miner died in an accident in a mine in West Virginia early Monday morning. The incident happened in the Horse Creek Eagle Deep Mine in Raleigh County, which is owned by Alpha Natural Resources. Officials there said James
Freeport-McMoRan Extends Connected Mine Solution to North and South American Mining Operations
October 25, 2017
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a premier international natural resources company, has awarded Accenture a five-year agreement to extend the implementation of the Accenture Connected Mine solution and drive greater digital transformation of mining operations. Use of the solution will expand from Freeport-McMoRan’s
Redline Secures $1.2 Million IoT Infrastructure Solution Contract for Open Pit Mine
October 25, 2017
Redline Communications, a leading provider of wide-area wireless networks for the most challenging applications and locations, has been awarded a USD$1.2M Internet of Things (IoT) project utilizing its new standards-based LTE solution to provide a high-performance mobile network that will
Registration Open for 2018 SME Annual Conference & Expo in Minneapolis, Minnesota
October 25, 2017
The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) has opened registration for the 2018 SME Annual Conference & Expo and 91st Annual Meeting of the SME-MN Section. The conference will be held February 25-28, 2018, at the Minneapolis Convention Center
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