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Army Corps of Engineers Extends Comment Period for Pebble Mine Review, Alaska
April 9, 2018
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is providing additional time for the public to comment ahead of an environmental review of the proposed Pebble mine. The corps initially set a 30-day comment period, but Alaska’s Department of Natural Resources and
Montana Lawmakers Rally Around Hecla Mining
April 9, 2018
More than 50 state legislators voiced support for Hecla Mining Company in a letter sent Friday to Governor Steve Bullock and Montana Department of Environmental Quality Director Tom Livers. Hecla subsidiaries own two early-stage mining projects, as well as one
Pa. Governor Wolf Approves $25 Million for Renovating 12 Abandoned Mine Sites
April 9, 2018
Gov. Tom Wolf announced the approval of $25 million in funding for renovating 12 abandoned mine sites statewide, including four in Luzerne County. The restorations are expected to create jobs and new attractions in the area through environmental clean-up and
Need for Abandoned Mine Program Continues in North Dakota, but Future Uncertain
April 9, 2018
About $1.6 million will be dedicated this year to stabilize collapsing underground coal mines in central and western North Dakota, preventing sinkholes from developing on roadways. Another $300,000 reclamation project will eliminate dangerous highwalls at two abandoned surface coal mines
Former U.S. Energy Secretary Richardson Talks Future of Coal in Billings, Montana
April 9, 2018
Former U.S. Energy Secretary Bill Richardson was in Billings on Friday to talk about the future of coal. Richardson, who served during the Clinton administration, said he is not ready to write off coal all together. He said despite declines
EPA Orders Sunnyside Gold to Conduct Groundwater Investigation at Bonita Peak Mining District, Colo.
April 6, 2018
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a unilateral administrative order to Sunnyside Gold Corporation to conduct groundwater investigation activities at the Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund Site (BPMD) in San Juan County, Colorado. Sunnyside Gold is a current owner
House Committee’s Passage of Bill Streamlines Mine Permitting, Unlocks U.S. Mineral Potential
April 6, 2018
The following statement was released by National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn applauding the House Natural Resources Committee’s 21-16 passage of Rep. Mark Amodei’s (R-Nev.) “National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act”: “Congressman Amodei’s bill, which was
Cloud Peak Energy Receives Permit Revision Approval for Youngs Creek Coal Mine, Wyoming
April 5, 2018
A recent permit revision to the Youngs Creek mine, an undeveloped mine 13 miles north of Sheridan owned by Cloud Peak Energy, could accelerate plans for development, according to Cloud Peak spokesman Rick Curtsinger. “The plan was updated to accommodate
Westmoreland Coal Considers Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
April 5, 2018
Westmoreland Coal Co. stock fell to 26 cents a share Tuesday after the company with three Montana mines indicated it would consider bankruptcy. The Colorado company, which feeds the Colstrip power plant from the Rosebud Mine, and whose Absaloka Mine
Utah’s Lawsuit Over Gold King Mine Spill Transferred to New Mexico Court
April 5, 2018
A panel of federal judges says Utah’s lawsuit over a mine waste spill will be transferred from a Salt Lake City court to one in New Mexico, where three similar lawsuits were filed. The ruling Wednesday by the U.S. Judicial
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