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Biden Admin Hobbles Its Own Green Ambitions By Blocking Massive Mining Project
January 30, 2023
The Biden administration is stymieing its own “green” energy efforts after the Interior Department announced the blocking of mining in parts of Northeast Minnesota for the next 20 years. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland signed Public Land Order 7917,
MSHA Issues Safety Alert About Highwalls
January 30, 2023
According to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), since 2012, falling rocks and materials from hazardous highwalls have resulted in nine mining fatalities and 27 serious injuries. MSHA recommends the following best practices to avoid this type of accident: •
EPA Proposes Denying Coal Ash Disposal at Six Plants
January 30, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued proposed determinations to deny six coal plants’ requests to continue disposing coal ash into unlined surface impoundments. Specifically, EPA cited inadequate groundwater monitoring networks; failure to prove groundwater is monitored to detect and
DOI Signs Order Banning to Mineral Leasing for 20 Years in Minnesota
January 27, 2023
The Biden administration will protect some 225,000 new acres in a northeastern Minnesota wilderness area from mineral leasing, Interior Department officials confirmed on a call with reporters Thursday. The protections will be effective for 20 years, officials said, and will
NMA Issues Statement on DOI Banning Mineral Leases in Minnesota
January 27, 2023
Rich Nolan, President and CEO of the National Mining Association (NMA), issued the following statement on the Department of Interior’s Public Land Order withdrawing hundreds of thousands of acres of minerals-rich land in Minnesota. “It’s difficult to square the announcement of
New Gold Grows Its Fleet of Sandvik Electric Loaders at Its New Afton Mine, Canada
January 27, 2023
New Gold has ordered four more Sandvik LH518B battery-electric loaders for its New Afton mine in British Columbia. The new battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) will join the first-ever Sandvik LH518B, which New Afton trialed in late 2020 before purchasing in February
Trevali Mining Names FTI Consulting Canada as Receiver Over Certain Caribou Mine Assets
January 27, 2023
Trevali Mining Corporation, in accordance with an order of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, said the court appointed FTI Consulting Canada Inc. as receiver, without security, of all the assets, undertakings and property of Trevali Mining. Trevali is the
Piedmont Lithium Receives Extension as It Pursues Permit for Its Carolina Lithium Project
January 26, 2023
The lengthy state mining permit application process for Piedmont Lithium Inc.‘s proposed Gaston County operation is still ongoing. It seems it could continue for several more months. State documents show that earlier in January, N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division
Sabina Submits Plan to Review Board to Power Its Back River Gold Project with Wind, Solar, Battery
January 26, 2023
Sabina Gold and Silver Corp.’s proposal to add a renewable energy center to power its Back River mining project has led the Nunavut Impact River Board to reconsider the project’s licensing terms. The review board indicated its decision to reconsider
Pancontinental Resources Acquires New Sawyer Historic Gold Mine, North Carolina
January 26, 2023
Pancontinental Resources Corporation (Pancon) has entered into an exploration lease and purchase option agreement for the New Sawyer Gold Mine Property. The property is privately owned, containing both surface and mineral rights, and covers 246.6 hectares. The property contains the
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