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Hard Rock Mining in Montana Digs Up $2.7 Billion a Year
October 23, 2018
Montana’s hard-rock mining industry supports more than 12,300 permanent, year-round jobs with average annual earnings of $86,030 according to a report to be discussed Tuesday as residents mull a Nov. 6 ballot initiative placing more regulations on future operations. Patrick
Dominion Sand Plant Receives Grant for Road Access to Its Sand Mine and Plant, Missouri
October 23, 2018
A sand-mining company has received a $300,000 grant from the Delta Regional Authority to build a road to its facility, to be constructed in Cape Girardeau County, officials said. A news release from Delta Regional Authority lists the project’s DRA
Critics Fear that Trump’s Coal Bailout Could Rise from the Dead
October 23, 2018
Critics of President Trump’s coal bailout plan are urging vigilance, not victory, in the wake of reports that the plan has been shelved, fearing that a Trump “Plan B” is right around the corner. “‘Shelved’ does not mean thrown in
WVU Researcher Helps Identify Coal Dust Monitoring Shortcomings
October 23, 2018
In a report published by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, West Virginia University researcher Michael McCawley and his colleagues have pinpointed shortcomings in how miners’ exposure to respirable coal mine dust is monitored. Inhaling coal and silica
The Rescue of Coal Industry Must Continue
October 23, 2018
For years, Democrat politicians told us that the coal industry was dying. It was only because they were the ones trying to kill it. Some Democrats told us that rebuilding the American coal industry was impossible. Others bragged that they’d
Idaho Officials and Environmental Group Reach Settlement Over Mine Pollution
October 23, 2018
An environmental group and Idaho officials have reached a tentative settlement over toxic discharge from an abandoned silver and lead mine in central Idaho near one of the world’s top ski destinations. The Idaho Conservation League in federal court documents
M-I SWACO’s Bentonite Mine Wins National Environmental Award, Wyoming
October 22, 2018
Greybull’s M-I SWACO bentonite mine recently was awarded the BLM’s top national environmental award for hardrock mining. The merits of the award are based on a company’s commitment to environmental excellence as demonstrated by innovative approaches and measurable performance. The
EPA Reverses Obama Era Last Minute Uranium Mining Regulations
October 22, 2018
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Friday that it is withdrawing the pending rulemaking for uranium mining and thorium mill tailings. The regulations were put in place on January 19, 2017, just hours before Barack Obama left
FirstEnergy’s Pleasants Coal Power Station to Remain Open Until 2022, W. Va.
October 22, 2018
A major coal-fired power plant in Willow, Island West Virginia will not close in January 2019 as previous planned. Pleasants Power Station will remain open through May 2022 under a settlement agreement approved by a bankruptcy court last month. A
Solitario Zinc Begins Field Program at Its Lik Zinc Project, Alaska
October 19, 2018
Solitario Zinc Corp. said that Teck American Incorporated, a wholly owned subsidiary of Teck Resources Limited, has commenced a field program on the Lik high-grade zinc project in Alaska. The Lik project is held through a joint venture arrangement between
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