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Alaska Lawmakers Call for Alliance with Other States on Canadian Mining Issues
May 31, 2018
A group of Alaska lawmakers wants to team up with Montana and other U.S.-Canada border states in a push to protect Southeast watersheds they say are threatened by rapid Canadian mining development. In a letter dated April 20 and released
Coal Miners Facing New Wave of Black Lung Disease
May 31, 2018
The deadliest form of black lung disease is on the rise among American coal miners, a new study finds. Increases in cases of progressive massive fibrosis (PMF) are occurring despite measures to control coal dust that were put into place
Revelation Energy Issued Violation Notices in Bulldozer Driver’s Fatality, W. Va.
May 31, 2018
A mine in West Virginia has been issued three violation notices over the death of a man in a bulldozer that plunged 100 feet (30 meters) when the ground underneath gave way. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that the state’s Board
Memorial Destroyed for Fallen West Virginia Miner from Upper Big Branch Mine
May 31, 2018
West Virginia officials are investigating the destruction of a monument honoring a victim of the Upper Big Branch mine explosion. The Register-Herald reports a black granite bench in Palisades Park was destroyed. The bench honored Adam Morgan. The 21-year-old Pineville
DOE Selects Carbon Storage Feasibility Projects to Receive Nearly $30 Million in Federal Funding
May 30, 2018
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has selected three projects to receive approximately $29.6 million for cost-shared research and development under Phase II of funding opportunity announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0001450, Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise (CarbonSAFE):
PolyMet Reaffirms Economic and Technical Viability of NorthMet Project, Minnesota
May 30, 2018
Poly Met Mining Inc. has filed an updated technical report with Canadian and U.S. securities agencies that reaffirms the economic and technical viability of the NorthMet copper-nickel-precious metals project located near Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota. The updated NorthMet Technical Report, NI
Paramount Gold Completes Pre-feasibility Study for Grassy Mountain Project, Oregon
May 29, 2018
Paramount Gold Nevada Corp released its pre-feasibility study on its proposed gold mine in Malheur County Thursday, and the report is good for proceeding with the project, located south of Vale. “The pre-feasibility study confirms robust economics for a proposed
First Quantum Minerals Backs Out of Investment with Northern Dynasty’s Pebble Mine Project, Alaska
May 29, 2018
A Canadian company courted as a potential partner in a proposed copper-and-gold mine near one of the world’s largest salmon fisheries in Alaska has backed away from the project. Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd., which is seeking to develop the Pebble
Twin Metals Revises Copper-Nickel Mine Plans, Outlines New Location for Processing Plant
May 29, 2018
Twin Metals Minnesota on Thursday released new details for its underground copper-nickel mine planned near Ely, including a new location for its proposed processing plant. The company announced new details on its plan, which has yet to be presented for
Pacific Coast Coal Secures Federal Permit to Re-open John Henry No.1 Mine, Washington
May 29, 2018
The Pacific Coast Coal Company (PCCC) has secured a federal permit that allows for the extraction of coal from a mine near Black Diamond. While the company still requires two more permit updates before it can resume operations, the approval
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