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SME Annual Conference Keynote Speaker Douglas Silver to Examine Mining’s Cyclical Nature
January 19, 2017
The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) has confirmed Douglas Silver will be the keynote speaker at the 2017 SME Annual Conference & Expo and CMA 119th National Western Mining Conference, February 19 – 22, 2017, at the Colorado
HUESKER Celebrates Growth Milestone With New Manufacturing Facility in Shelby, N.C.
January 19, 2017
HUESKER Inc. celebrated another milestone of growth on December 13, 2016. The inauguration of their expanding operations in Cleveland County and the city of Shelby, through the opening of an $8.5 million state-of-the-art facility boasting 150,000 square feet, will only
Public Comment Period Begins for Withdraw of Federal Land Minerals Leasing Program, Minnesota
January 18, 2017
The U.S. Forest Service on Friday made formal its proposal to call a two-year timeout on new mining around the edges of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The Forest Service plan, announced last month at the same time the
BLM Seeks Comments for Newmont’s Rain Gold Mine Closure, Nevada
January 18, 2017
The Bureau of Land Management is asking the public to comment on the proposed closure of Newmont Mining Corp.’s Rain Mine. The BLM is in the process of preparing an environmental assessment on the project. Comments will be accepted until
Environmental Group Appeals LCT Energy’s Underground Coal Mine Permit, Pennsylvania
January 18, 2017
A Fayette County-based conservation group Friday appealed a state Department of Environmental Protection decision to permit an underground deep mine along Fayette’s border with Westmoreland County. Last month, DEP granted permission to LCT Energy LP of Johnstown to discharge water
U.S. District Judge: EPA Must Identify Coal Job Losses in Murray Energy Suit by July
January 18, 2017
The Environmental Protection Agency has until July 1 to determine whether actions taken since President Barack Obama took office directly resulted in coal industry job losses, according to an order U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey issued Wednesday. With mere
Federal Agencies Ban Mining on 100,000 Acres for Mineral Development for 20 Years, Illinois
January 18, 2017
The U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management have followed through on a threat to withdraw more than 100,000 acres of federal land from mineral development for 20 years to protect it against strip mining. The withdrawal, initially
Eastern Kentucky Job Program Receives $11 Million Grant to Help Laid-off Coal Miners
January 18, 2017
The federal government has awarded an additional $11 million to an Eastern Kentucky job program to help laid-off coal miners, U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers announced Friday. The grant is from the Department of Labor to the Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment
EPA Says It Can’t Pay Economic Damages from Colorado Mine Spill
January 18, 2017
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday it will not repay claims totaling more than $1.2 billion for economic damages from a mine waste spill the agency accidentally triggered in Colorado, saying the law prohibits it. The EPA said the claims
HUESKER Officially Opens New Manufacturing Facility in North Carolina
January 18, 2017
n mid-December, HUESKER Inc. held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open its state-of-the-art, new manufacturing facility in Shelby, North Carolina. The 150,000 sq. ft. facility was built on the site of the previous plant and represents a tripling of the
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