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Appalachian Wildlife Center to be Developed at Old Coal Mine in Kentucky
March 1, 2018
A non-profit called Appalachian Wildlife Foundation is finding a new purpose for an old coal mine in Kentucky. The organization plans to open a huge attraction there in 2020. David Ledford is the president and CEO of the Appalachian Wildlife
Air Products to Acquire Shell’s Coal Gasification Technology Business and Patent Portfolio
February 28, 2018
Air Products has entered into an agreement to acquire Royal Dutch Shell’s Coal Gasification Technology business as well as Shell’s patent portfolio for Liquids (Residue) Gasification. Financial terms are not being disclosed, and the acquisition is expected to close in
March 1: Don Blankenship to Host 7th Town Hall Meeting in Morgantown, W. Va.
February 28, 2018
On Thursday, March 1, Don Blankenship, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate and former CEO of Massey Energy Company, will hold his seventh town hall meeting of the campaign in Morgantown, West Virginia, at West Virginia University Mountainlair Student Union. A
Quebec Iron Ore Restarts Bloom Lake Mine Near Fermont, Quebec
February 27, 2018
Quebec Iron Ore Inc, a Champion Iron Limited subsidiary, announced that the first train being loaded with16,500 metric tonnes of high-grade 66 percent Fe iron concentrate from QIO’s Bloom Lake Iron Ore Mine will leave the mine site today, which
W. Va. Senator Manchin Appointed to Committee Tasked with Solving Miners’ Pension Crisis
February 27, 2018
Senator Joe Manchin has been appointed to a bipartisan and bicameral Joint Select Committee that has been given the task of solving the miners’ pension crisis. According to a news release, the solution provided by the committee will receive an
Compass Minerals Lays Off 48 Miners at Goderich Salt Mine, Ontario
February 27, 2018
Black Burn News reported that forty-eight workers at the Goderich Mine, operated by Compass Minerals, have been laid off. The company said that the restructuring is in keeping with the current collective bargaining agreement between the company and the union.
Fatality at Pocahontas Coal’s Devils Fork 2 Highwall Coal Mine, W. Va.
February 26, 2018
A coal miner is dead after an accident at a Raleigh County mine Wednesday evening. Officials say James A. Whitlock of Smithers, West Virginia, died while he was performing electrical work on machinery shortly before 6:00 Wednesday at the Pocahontas
EPA Halts Plans to Lift Proposed Mine Restrictions in Alaska
February 26, 2018
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday halted plans to withdraw proposed restrictions on mining activity near a major Alaska salmon fishery, drawing praise from opponents of the Pebble Mine project. Last year, in settling a legal dispute with the
Pennsylvania Receives $55 Million to Redevelop Coal Refuse Sites
February 26, 2018
Pennsylvania will receive $55 million of about $300 million in annual funding from the Abandoned Mine Land Trust Fund to clean up hazardous sites left behind by the mining industry, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced at a
West Virginia Senate Bill 12 Would Create Tax Credits to Develop Post Mining Sites
February 26, 2018
Legislation in the West Virginia Senate would, if passed, make it easier for businesses to set up shop on the post-coal mining sites throughout the state. Senate Bill 12 would create five-year tax credits for businesses locating on post coal
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