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Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy Receives Award for Environmental Excellence

September 11, 2017

An abandoned mine land project in Russell County received a national award for environmental excellence. The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy’s Hurricane Fork Gob Pile Project was awarded a 2017 Abandoned Mine Land Award from the Office of

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Miners at CONSOL Energy’s Bailey Mine May Face Layoffs, Pennsylvania

September 11, 2017

CONSOL Energy notified about 300 employees at its Bailey Mine that they may face layoffs Monday if the company fails to receive a permit by then to mine beneath Polen Run in Richhill Township. The company idled longwall mining operations

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BLM and Forest Service in Talks About Speeding Up Mining Ban Analysis, Montana

September 11, 2017

Federal officials are working out how exactly they can speed up the review of a potential ban on new mining claims in an area north of Yellowstone National Park after Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke urged that it move faster in

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Wolfden Resources to Acquire Pickett Copper-Silver Mountain for $8.5 Million, Maine

September 11, 2017

A Canadian mining company plans to buy nearly 7,000 acres in northern Maine to explore for deposits of copper, silver and other minerals in what could be the first major mining project since lawmakers overhauled state environmental regulations. Wolfden Resources

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Preparations Underway for 22nd Biennial Bluefield Coal Show, W. Va.

September 11, 2017

Brushfork Armory is already a busy place as crews have started setting up exhibits for the 22nd Biennial Bluefield Coal Show, which officially gets under way Wednesday. The show, set for Sept. 13-15, will have about 195 exhibitors, said Josh

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Myron Ebell: There’s a Strong Moral Case for Energy Abundance

September 7, 2017

Energy expert Myron Ebell served as the Trump administration’s head of transition for the Environmental Protection Agency and became the “target” of radical environmental groups’ hate campaigns, he told The Daily Caller News Foundation in an exclusive interview. He became

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Teck Gets Support from Indigenous Groups for Its Proposed Oilsands Mine, Canada

September 7, 2017

Five Indigenous groups in the Fort McMurray region say they won’t oppose the proposed construction of a $20.6-billion oilsands mine north of the city. The McMurray Métis signed an agreement Tuesday with the mine proponent, Teck Resources, that promises jobs,

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Quebec Invests $8 Million to Advance Canadian Metals’ Silicon Alloy Plant Project

September 6, 2017

Canadian Metals Inc. is planning to complete a total of $8 million in funding over the next few months. This investment will complete the $9.2 million global financing plan which was developed in order to undertake all phases of project

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Strata Acquires Precision Mine Repair Assets

September 6, 2017

Strata Mine Services LLC, a division of Strata Products Worldwide LLC, has completed an asset acquisition agreement with Precision Mine Repair, Inc. (PMR) of Ridgway, Illinois. Established in 1995, PMR has become a market leader in underground ventilation control structures

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Historic Marker Honors Huber Breaker’s Coal Mining Past, Pennsylvania

September 5, 2017

he families of coal miners in Luzerne County are honoring their past and looking towards their future with a new historic marker for the Huber Breaker. People at Miner’s Memorial Park in Ashley are remembering what used to be. The

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