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Coal Miners Movement Takes Off on Social Media
February 17, 2016
The social media movement started two weeks ago by a Harrisburg couple to tell the stories of coal miners who have lost their jobs will enter a new phase next week. Bob and Kelly Sandidge started the Coal Miner’s Movement
Montana Agency Report: Clean Power Plan Could Have Major Impacts on State Economy
February 17, 2016
The power plant and mine at Colstrip are 530 miles from the Flathead Valley. And while many in Northwest Montana rarely give second thought to the coal-fired plant in the other corner of the state, its closure could have widespread
Hecla Mining Nears Approval for Its Rock Creek Mine Project, Montana
February 17, 2016
Days after one northwest Montana mining project won state approval to start operating near the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness, another expects to see its supplemental environmental impact statement arrive for public review this week. Coeur d’Alene-based Hecla Mining Co. officials said
Freeport-McMoRan to Sell 13% Interest in Morenci Mine for $1 Billion, Arizona
February 16, 2016
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to sell a 13 percent ownership interest in its Morenci unincorporated joint venture to Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (SMM) for $1.0 billion in cash. “We are pleased to expand our partnership
Walter Energy Closes Sale of U.S. Assets to Seminole Coal Resources
February 16, 2016
Walter Energy, Inc. has closed the sale of certain U.S. non-core assets to Seminole Coal Resources, LLC, ERP Compliant Coke, LLC and ERP Environmental Fund, Inc. (Seminole) all affiliates of ERP Compliant Fuels, LLC (ERP) and Virginia Conservation Legacy Fund,
Fatality at Great Panther Silver’s Guanajuato Mine Complex, Mexico
February 16, 2016
Great Panther Silver Limited has reported the fatality of a contract scooptram operator that occurred at its Guanajuato Mine Complex in Mexico on Friday evening. A full investigation into the cause of the accident is ongoing. “We are deeply saddened
Feb. 28: A3 Hike to the Gold Mines in the Birkhead Wilderness, North Carolina
February 16, 2016
The A3 Hike to the “Gold Mines” will take place Sunday, Feb. 28. It will be in the Birkhead Wilderness from a trail head that is brand new. A new trail head has opened on the east side from High
Murray Energy’s American Coal Cited for Coal Waste Discharge, Illinois
February 16, 2016
Illinois regulators want a Saline County mine owner to clean up coal waste discharge that entered a creek and forced a property owner from his home. The state Environmental Protection Agency is asking the Illinois Attorney General’s Office to order
Westmoreland Coal to Lay Off 95 Miners at Its Beulah Coal Mine, North Dakota
February 16, 2016
Dakota Westmoreland plans to lay off 95 workers, most of them miners, at its coal mine south of Beulah. The company notified the city that the layoffs will begin in early March and conclude by the end of April. They
U.S. House Committee Report Details EPA Missteps in Colorado Mine Spill
February 16, 2016
A probe of a mine waste accident in Colorado that fouled rivers in three states with arsenic, lead and other toxic substances has found further evidence that government workers knew a spill from the gold mine was possible, according to
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