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Thungela Resources to Acquire Controlling Interest in Ensham Coal Mine for $240 Million, Australia
February 9, 2023
Thungela Resources Limited said it has entered into agreements to acquire a controlling interest in the Ensham coal mine, located within the well-established and infrastructure-enabled southern Bowen Basin in Queensland, Australia. The South Africa-based energy firm said it will acquire the
Fight to Preserve Historic Utah Mine Strengthens After Recent String of Thefts
February 9, 2023
Utah archeologists are trying to find new ways to preserve an old mine as vandals continue to damage its historic buildings and machinery. The Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining on Monday was alerted about recent vandalism at the
SEC Considers Easing Climate-Disclosure Rules after Investor Pushback
February 8, 2023
The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering a softening of planned rules requiring companies to disclose the effects of extreme weather and other costs related to global warming when the regulator completes its climate-change proposals, people close to the agency
Brazil Regulator Approves BHP’s $6.6 Billion Takeover of OZ Minerals
February 8, 2023
Australian copper and gold producer OZ Minerals has received the clearance from Brazilian competition regulator for its A$9.6 billion ($6.61 billion) buyout by mining giant BHP Group. The approval for BHP Lonsdale’s takeover of OZ Minerals via a scheme of
Senator Sinema and Colleagues Urge Administration to Designate Copper as a Critical Mineral
February 8, 2023
Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema led a letter joined by U.S. Senators Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) urging U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to designate
University of Wyoming Receives DOE Funding for Carbon Project in Pacific Northwest
February 7, 2023
The University of Wyoming will receive $10.5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a research and development project advancing the wide-scale deployment of carbon management technologies to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution. Researchers in the UW School
Copper’s Fight for Critical Mineral Status Gets Political Push
February 7, 2023
Some of the biggest names in copper have found high-ranking political allies to support their efforts to get the wiring metal added to a list of minerals deemed critical to the U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema, an Independent from Arizona, sent
Texas Rep. Crenshaw Rips Biden, Environmentalists on Blocking Pebble Mining
February 7, 2023
Texas GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw confronted the Biden administration and environmentalists on Wednesday, saying that they are putting the nation at risk because of their hostility to mining. Crenshaw pointed out in a long Twitter thread that despite what some
Soma Gold Appoints Mark Bren as VP of Operations
February 7, 2023
Soma Gold has appointed Mark Bren as vice president – Operations. Mark Bren brings an advanced level of technical mining and operating experience to Soma, and his appointment fills a gap in the company’s management structure. “We are delighted to
Alaska Gov. Dunleavy Speaks Out on EPA’s Veto of Pebble Mine
February 6, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA), issued its final 404(c) preemptive veto on 309 square miles of state-owned land in the Bristol Bay area, including the proposed Pebble project, imposing a blanket prohibition on development and usurping the state’s ability
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