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Armstrong Energy to Restructure Debt, to Close Equality Boot Coal Mine in Kentucky
October 9, 2017
In separate news releases Thursday night, Armstrong Energy Inc., owner of Armstrong Coal Co. Inc., announced that it had reached an agreement with its lenders to restructure its debt and announced plans to idle its Equality Boot mine in Ohio
Interior to Overhaul Obama-era Regulations, Set to Reopen Land to Mining in Nevada
October 9, 2017
The Bureau of Land Management moved Thursday to overhaul the Obama-era management of the greater sage-grouse, shelving a planned ban on mining claims and opening the door to more state and local control of the species. The agency said it
EPA to Ease Emission Restrictions on Coal-fired Power Plants
October 9, 2017
The Trump administration is moving to roll back the centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s efforts to slow global warming, seeking to ease restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants. In a plan expected to be made public in
New Gold Pours First Gold at Rainy River Gold Mine, Ontario
October 9, 2017
Toronto-based New Gold Inc. on Friday announced that its new Rainy River Gold Mine completed its first gold “pour” this week. Mining at the new facility, located about 40 miles northwest of International Falls near Emo, Ontario, started in August
Signal Peak Energy Appeals Ruling that Could Trigger Layoffs at Bull Mountain Mine, Montana
October 9, 2017
The “clock is running” on layoffs at one of the largest underground coal mines in the United States, its owners said Friday, as they asked a federal appeals court to reverse a judge’s order that could bring some work at
Wednesday, Oct. 8: South Dakota School of Mines to Host Rock and Fossil ID Day
October 9, 2017
Have a fossil find or riveting rock you want to show off and learn more about? You’re in luck. On Wednesday, the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Museum of Geology will host its fifth annual Rock and Fossil
Wildfire Activity in British Columbia Disrupts Activity at Pacific American Coal’s Elko Coal Project
October 6, 2017
Wildfire activity in British Columbia has caused disruption to activity at Pacific American Coal’s Elko Coking Coal Project in B.C., Canada. Updated activity includes: • Initial pre-drilling work undertaken • State of Emergency & Province wide industry shutdown limits site
National Mining Association Applauds DOE Action to Safeguard America’s Energy Grid
October 6, 2017
National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn issued the following statement in response to U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry’s proposed rule submitted today to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) urging prompt action to safeguard the resiliency
Freeport-McMoRan Receives NMA’s CORESafety® Certification
October 6, 2017
The National Mining Association (NMA) recognized Freeport-McMoRan’s achievement of independent certification under its CORESafety® system. Freeport-McMoRan joins six other companies in receiving independent certification under NMA’s signature safety initiative. “We congratulate Freeport-McMoRan on this laudable safety milestone. This certification demonstrates
TVA Files Appeal Over Its Gallatin Coal Plant, Tennessee
October 5, 2017
A federal utility is appealing a judge’s order to excavate and move its coal ash at a Tennessee power plant. In Nashville federal court Monday, the Tennessee Valley Authority filed an appeal notice over its Gallatin Fossil Plant outside Nashville.
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