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Metallurgica Coal Producers Association President Harry Childress Retires, Ben Beakes Takes the Helm
March 31, 2021
Harry D. Childress, president of the Metallurgical Coal Producers Association (MCPA) announced his retirement effective March 31, 2021. Childress has dedicated more than fifty years to the coal industry serving previously as the president of the Virginia Coal & Energy
MSHA Launches $10 Million Safety Grant Applications for Brookwood-Sago Program
March 30, 2021
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration announced the availability of $10,537,000 in state grant funding to provide training and retraining of miners and mine operators working at surface and underground coal and metal and nonmetal mines.
Butte’s Mining Industry Getting Boost from High Copper Price and Demand, Montana
March 30, 2021
A spike in the price of copper has those in Butte’s mining industry feeling confident in 2021. “Great prices for us, we’re really excited, we’re expecting a good year, we hope they stay,” said Montana Resources VP of Human Resources
University of Nevada: Time to Reduce Dependence on Imported Minerals
March 30, 2021
It’s increasingly doubtful we will meet our responsibilities to provide a secure supply of minerals for clean energy technologies. Not because of any lack of will on the part of mining companies, but because political obstacles are blocking the opening
Mexus Receives Blasting Permit for Santa Elena Mine, Prepares to Run High Grade Material, Mexico
March 30, 2021
Mexus Gold has received the necessary explosives permit which will allow the company to move forward with mining of the company’s high grade Mexus II and Julio vein structures. These areas contain up to 16 gpt Au with an average
Pinnacle West’s Four Corners Power Plant to Run Seasonally, to Transfer Ownership to NTEC, Arizona
March 30, 2021
Pinnacle West Capital’s PNW unit Arizona Public Service Co. (APS), an owner and operator of the Four Corners Power Plant, announced an agreement with plant owners to commence seasonal operations starting the fall of 2023 at the Four Corners Power
Hudbay’s Rosemont Copper Mine Passes Federal Regulatory Hurdle, Arizona
March 29, 2021
The proposed Rosemont Mine in Arizona has passed one federal regulatory hurdle after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decided that the project no longer needs a Clean Water Act permit. The federal agency said Wednesday that the mine is
Judge Taps Brakes on Alton Coal’s Coal Hollow Mine Expansion, Utah
March 29, 2021
A federal judge has complicated the ongoing expansion of Utah’s only coal strip mine after ruling the environmental analysis of its underlying federal lease, completed by the industry-friendly Trump administration, failed to adequately address the project’s climate impacts. Alton Coal
Mining Considered Key to Building New Green Economy
March 29, 2021
The CEO of one of B.C.’s biggest copper mines believes the “ultimate death” of the carbon economy will fuel new investments in infrastructure and responsible mining projects. “Fundamentally, I believe that we are in one of these once-in-a-century economic changes,
Canadian Federal Court Fines Coal Company $60 Million Fine for Selenium Damage
March 29, 2021
Canadian coal company Teck Resources has paid a $60 million fine after pleading guilty to pollution discharges that have killed nearly all the fish in nearby waters. Canadian investigators found the mining company discharged hazardous amounts of selenium and calcite
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