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EPA Reconsiders Obama-Era Rules on Coal Waste After Utility Companies Warn of Plant Closures
September 18, 2017
Federal regulators announced a decision Thursday to review the Obama administration’s rules governing coal ash waste after public utility companies warned the rules would shutter waste sites. The Environmental Protection Agency intends on targeting rules analysts estimate would cost power
ERP Lays Off Coal Miners at Federal No. 2 Mine, W. Va.
September 18, 2017
According to the United Mine Workers of America, 59 coal miners in Fairview were laid off Monday. The miners worked at the ERP Federal No. 2 Mine, owned by the ERP Environmental Fund. They say the layoffs are due to
Attorneys for Don Blankenship Urges Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of His Conviction
September 18, 2017
Attorneys for Don Blankenship made their last pitch this week to the U.S. Supreme Court, telling justices they should hear the former Massey Energy CEO’s criminal appeal so that other corporate executives aren’t subject to similar prosecutions for workplace safety
Paramount Gold Submits Mine Plan for Its Grassy Mountain Project, Oregon
September 18, 2017
Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. has filed its mining plan of operation for its Grassy Mountain site with the Bureau of Land Management, which has launched its environmental review of the proposed mine. That review will begin with the development of
Minnesota DNR Releases PolyMet Mine Dam Permits for Review
September 18, 2017
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on Friday indicated it’s so far satisfied with PolyMet’s plans to build a massive earthen dam to hold back tailings, or mining waste, from the company’s proposed copper mine and processing center near Hoyt
NMA’s Hal Quinn Opens Bluefield Coal Show With Positive Growth Signs for Industry
September 15, 2017
The 22nd biennial Bluefield Coal Show at the Brushfork Armory officially kicked off with optimism this morning, welcoming 195 exhibitors to the “coal show for coal people” and to a renewed growth in the market. “We have worked to make
CNX Coal Resources and OMNIS to Develop First Solid Energy Refinery to Produce Clean Coal
September 15, 2017
CNX Coal Resources and OMNIS Bailey have formed a partnership to build a first-of-a-kind solid energy refinery. The refinery will be used for processing waste coal at CONSOL’s Bailey Mine Complex and converting it into high-quality, Clean Carbon Fuel (CCF).
Berwind Coal Mine Expansion Project to Create Jobs in Virginia and West Virginia
September 15, 2017
A new coal mining project that straddles both Virginias could bring up to 250 jobs to the area after operations get under way. The Berwind mine expansion project “is taking off and promises to put miners, mining suppliers, and other
Peabody Enters Agreement to Sell Majority of Burton Mine to Lenton Joint Venture for $11 Million
September 15, 2017
Peabody has entered into an agreement to sell the majority of its Burton mine and related infrastructure to the Lenton Joint Venture for approximately US$11 million. The Lenton Joint Venture will assume the reclamation obligations associated with the assets being
Alamos Gold Completes Construction and First Gold Production at La Yaqui Phase I, Mexico
September 15, 2017
Alamos Gold Inc. said construction of the first phase of the La Yaqui mine is substantially complete, on budget, and ahead of schedule. Gold production has commenced and is expected to reduce the cost profile from Mulatos district operations going
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