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Court Blocks Pennsylvania Carbon Pricing Scheme
July 14, 2022
“Don’t let activists who believe that putting Pennsylvanians out of work will help ‘save the planet.’ It’s time to confront the wannabe planet savers here in this room and this state and tell them not only NO, but HELL NO.”
Rio Tinto to Invest $188 Million in Alma Smelter to Expand Billet Production, Canada
July 14, 2022
Rio Tinto is investing $188 million (C$240 million) to increase the production capacity for low-carbon, high value aluminium billets at its Alma smelter in Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec by 202,000 metric tonnes. The existing casting center at Rio Tinto’s Alma plant will
Royal Gold to Acquire Great Bear Royalties for $153 Million
July 14, 2022
Royal Gold, through its subsidiary International Royalty, has agreed to acquire 100 percent of Great Bear Royalties (GBR) in a transaction valued at around C$199.5 million ($153 million). Under the terms of the transaction, GBR shareholders are eligible to receive
Amendment to Block EPA WOTUS Rule Blocked in House, SCOTUS Decision Looms
July 14, 2022
Concerned that a Biden administration plan to resuscitate an Obama-era rule that would impose federal zoning across millions of acres of private land, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) introduced an amendment in the U.S. House that would bar the Environmental Protection
Miner’s Widow Sues Nystar After Fatal Knox County Mine Collapse
July 14, 2022
The widow of a miner is suing a mining company after a fatal accident. In the lawsuit, Brenda Turbyville alleges that Nystar Tennessee Mines and the upper management of the area recklessly sent her husband, Gerald Turbyville, back into an
Teck Resources Advances Plans for Its Aktigiruq and Anarraaq Projects, Alaska
July 13, 2022
The company that operates the Red Dog zinc mine in Northwest Alaska is seeking state and federal approval for a multi-year exploration plan in the area that could one day lead to a large expansion of its operations. Teck American,
Perpetua Resources Receives Clean Air Act Permit to Construct Stibnite Gold Project, Idaho
July 13, 2022
Perpetua Resources Corp. has received the clean air act permit to construct for the Stibnite Gold Project from the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality. The air permit mandates compliance with state and federal air standards and regulates emissions from construction
Fisher Phillips Unveils Nation’s First MSHA Violations Tracker
July 13, 2022
Fisher Phillips, one of the country’s preeminent labor and employment law firms representing employers, has created the nation’s first Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Violations Tracker — the MSHA tracker — to provide employers with detailed access to the
EPA Extends Comment Period on Proposed Restrictions that Would Block Pebble Mine, Alaska
July 13, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is extending by two months the public comment period on its proposed restrictions that would block plans for a copper and gold mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region. The agency in a statement said its
U.S., Canada, Others Establish Partnership to Secure Critical Minerals Like Lithium
July 13, 2022
The United States, Canada, and other countries have established a new partnership aimed at securing the supply of critical minerals, which are essential for clean energy and other technologies,as global demand for them rises, the State Department said. Demand for
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