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American CuMo Comments on Frivolous Lawsuit Filed by Environmental Groups, Idaho

January 25, 2016

American CuMo Mining Corporation (CuMoCo) has been notified that anti-development environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the United States Forest Service (USFS) regarding the recent granting of permits to CuMoCo to perform work on the CuMo Project property. At the

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Atlantic Coal Implements New Quality Controls at Stockton Coal Mine, Pa.

January 22, 2016

Atlantic Coal, in a statement after Wednesday’s close, told investors that it has implemented new quality management systems at its Stockton anthracite coal mine, in Pennsylvania. Additionally, the company said it is in the process of apply for ISO 9001

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Tri-State Donates 4,500 Acres for Sage-grouse as Part of Colowyo Coal Mine Expansion, Colorado

January 22, 2016

The owners of the Colowyo Mine between Meeker and Craig have committed to donate more than 4,500 acres of land to the state for habitat for greater sage-grouse and other wildlife as part of a proposed expansion. The Colowyo Coal

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Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper Backs Coal Mining at North Fork, Files for Roadless Rule Exemption

January 22, 2016

The administration of Gov. John Hickenlooper is reiterating its support for a North Fork Valley coal exemption to the Colorado roadless rule as conservation groups say its costs would undo the greenhouse gas-reduction benefits of the state’s oil and gas

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Fatality at Alliance Resource Partners’ Dotiki Coal Mine, Kentucky

January 22, 2016

A mining accident has taken the life of a Hopkins County miner. Kentucky Office of Mine Safety officials say 36 year-old Nathan G. Phillips was operating a continuous miner when he became pinned between the machinery and the rib wall

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AuRico Metals Advances Kemess Underground Gold-Copper Project to Feasibility Study, Canada

January 21, 2016

AuRico Metals Inc. has advanced the Kemess Underground Project to feasibility study. The British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) approved the application information requirements (AIR) for the project. The AIR specifies the information that must be contained in the environmental

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ISG Provides Innovative Groundwater Solutions for Rare Wetlands for Mining Client, Minnesota

January 21, 2016

Minnesota’s fourth Calcareous Fen Management Plan (CFMP), developed by ISG for a mining client, was recently approved by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in cooperation with several state and local agencies. It was the first of its kind

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PotashCorp to Suspend New Brunswick Potash Operations

January 21, 2016

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. will indefinitely suspend its Picadilly, New Brunswick potash operations. The suspension is expected to result in a workforce reduction of approximately 420-430 people in New Brunswick. A core crew of approximately 35 employees will be

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Feb. 26: U.S. Senators John Cornyn, Lisa Murkowski Join List of Speakers at IHS CERAWeek 2016

January 20, 2016

U.S. Senators John Cornyn (Texas) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) will participate in a special policy dialogue during the 35th IHS CERAWeek, February 22-26 at the Hilton Americas—Houston. Senator Cornyn, the Senate Majority Whip and Senator Murkowski, who chairs the Senate

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Exelon Reaches Nuclear Generation Milestone at Peach Bottom Unit 3, Pa.

January 20, 2016

Exelon Corporation’s Peach Bottom Unit 3 has reached a new power generation milestone of 1,355 megawatts, following the successful completion of an extended power uprate (EPU) that began in 2009. EPU projects are sanctioned by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

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