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EPA Withdraws Last-Minute Obama-Era Uranium Proposal

November 6, 2018

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) formally withdrew the proposed rulemaking for uranium and thorium mill tailings from January 19, 2017. “In a rush to regulate during the waning hours of the previous administration, the agency proposed a regulation that

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PolyMet Secures Permit for Its Copper-Nickel Mine, Minnesota

November 5, 2018

Poly Met Mining has secured permits from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to move ahead with the proposed PolyMet mining project in northeastern Minnesota. The PolyMet mining project is the proposed development of the NorthMet copper-nickel deposit located

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Tri-State Set to Begin Operations at Colowyo Coal Mine, Colorado

November 5, 2018

Give and take is the name of the game at Colowyo Mine. The mine is getting ready to start work at a new pit while restoring previously used lands. Colowyo Mine Manager Chris McCourt said the mine has been recognized

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W. Va. Gov. Justice: Shakeup at Office of Miners’ Health Safety and Training

November 5, 2018

Gov. Jim Justice announced a shakeup Friday at the West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health Safety and Training that included the appointment of a former Massey Energy Co. official and elicited outrage from the United Mine Workers union. In a

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Public Hearings Planned for Croell’s Perli Pit Quarry Mining Permit Application, South Dakota

November 5, 2018

Pennington County plans to host at least two public hearings on a construction and mining permit application to expand a rock quarry south of Rapid City. Croell Redi-Mix Inc. has applied for a construction and mining permit to operate Perli

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Coal Makes a Comeback in Southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia

November 5, 2018

Coal is making a comeback in southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia. In fact, hundreds of miners will soon be returning to work in Mercer, McDowell and Tazewell counties. The active coal operations, and the new workers they are hiring,

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U.S. Coal Industry’s Economic Prospects Show Improvement

November 5, 2018

Amid the media hubbub of President Donald Trump’s first year, the U.S. coal industry’s economic prospects quietly improved, according to new data. Led by a surge in exports, coal country has inched away from the lows of the latter years

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SEC Acts to Modernize Resource Disclosure Standards for Mining

November 2, 2018

The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Inc. (SME) and the National Mining Association (NMA) issued a joint statement on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) announcement that it has voted to adopt amendments to modernize the property disclosure requirements

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NMA: EPA Presents a Legal, Effective, Workable Path for CO2 Emissions Reductions in New Power Plan

November 2, 2018

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule is a “welcome return to the rule of law and to the proper balance between state and federal authority under the Constitution and the Clean Air Act (CAA),” the National

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Howden Acquires Advanced Combustion and Advanced Fan Systems

November 2, 2018

Advanced Combustion Inc. (ACI), located in Toronto, is the leading designer, manufacturer and installer of mine air heating equipment for the mining industry. This acquisition is a further continuation of Howden’s Total Mine Ventilation Solutions strategy to provide the global

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