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Westmoreland Coal Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
October 11, 2018
The coal firm that operates the Kemmerer mine filed for bankruptcy Tuesday in Houston, the first thermal coal mine to buckle in Wyoming since the coal downturn of 2015. The Kemmerer mine feeds Pacificorp’s Naughton coal-fired power plant, as well
Sunrise Coal Close to Getting State Permit for Its Bulldog Mine, Illinois
October 11, 2018
A long-planned coal mine in Vermilion County could soon get one of two state permits it needs to operate. Sunrise Coal, based in Indiana, wants to set up its Bulldog Mine northeast of Allerton. Illinois Department of Natural Resources spokesman
Meritex Looks at Redevelopment Options for Its Limestone Mine, Kansas
October 11, 2018
The Lenexa City Council last week unanimously approved plans to hold a Nov. 6 public hearing to consider whether to approve a proposed reclamation tax-increment financing (TIF) project plan for the former Meritex strip mine in the Ridgeview Mining TIF
Mission Coal Idles Pinnacle Mine, W. Va.
October 11, 2018
Wyoming County’s budget is expected to take a $1.5 million annual hit with Pinnacle Mine, near Pineville, idled as of Thursday and expected to permanently close within two weeks. “It is looking like it will permanently close,” said Bobby Bowman,
IDM Receives Environmental Clearance for Red Mountain Gold Project, Canada
October 11, 2018
The British Columbia (BC) government in Canada has decided to grant an environmental assessment (EA) certificate to IDM Mining’s Red Mountain Gold Project located in the province’s Golden Triangle. IDM Mining has been asked to comply with 38 conditions set
Industrial Minerals Group LKAB Minerals to Acquire Francis Flower
October 11, 2018
LKAB Minerals has announced that it will, subject to merger clearance, complete a cash deal transaction acquiring full ownership of Francis Flower. “Francis Flower will bring a portfolio of sustainable products that will strengthen LKAB Minerals position as a supplier
Power Plan Replacement Rule Restores Federal and State Balance Mandated by Law
October 10, 2018
Hal Quinn, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Mining Association (NMA), issued the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) proposed replacement rule. “Through the replacement rule, the EPA has returned to a lawful framework
Babcock & Wilcox to Relocate Headquarters to Akron, Ohio
October 9, 2018
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. has reached an agreement with joint venture developers Industrial Commercial Properties LLC (ICP) and Industrial Realty Group, LLC (IRG) to lease new office space in the renovated East End development in Akron, Ohio, and that
Fatality in Gas Explosion at Titan Mining’s Underground Zinc Mine, New York
October 8, 2018
Authorities say a worker from Ohio has been killed in a gas explosion at a zinc mine in St. Lawrence County. State police said the blast occurred around 11 a.m. Tuesday about 3,800 feet underground at the Empire State Mines
Workers Return to Mosaic Company’s Carlsbad Potash Mine Following Evacuation
October 8, 2018
Employees of a New Mexico mine returned to work after the facility was evacuated for three days following a possible gas leak from a nearby oil and gas well. The Carlsbad Current-Argus reports the air quality was tested on Tuesday
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