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Alcoa Fighting Boonville’s Bid to Limit Coal Mine Plans, Indiana
January 30, 2018
Alcoa Corp. wants a court to block a southwestern Indiana city from enforcing its new local coal mining regulations. The Boonville City Council approved the ordinance that bans explosives for mining within 3 miles (5 kilometers) of the city. City
Possible Consolidation by Caterpillar with Progress Rail Services May Benefit Winston-Salem Plant
January 30, 2018
An economic trade-off that local elected officials made with Caterpillar Inc. in 2016 could bolster the company’s Winston-Salem workforce this year. Caterpillar confirmed Saturday that one of its subsidiaries, Progress Rail Services Co., may close its engine-manufacturing plant in LaGrange,
Feb. 9: National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum to Hold “Wine at the Mine” in Leadville, Colorado
January 30, 2018
The National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum announces the return of Wine at the Mine — a wine, craft beer and craft distillery tasting event on Friday, Feb. 9, from 6 to 9 p.m. This after-hours event includes the
Minnesota Issues Draft Permits for Proposed PolyMet Mine
January 29, 2018
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has signed off on the draft air-pollution emissions permit for the proposed $650 million PolyMet copper-nickel mine project near Babbitt in far northern Minnesota. The PCA has posted the draft permit on its website and
Surprising EPA Decision Goes Against Northern Dynasty Minerals’ Mine Proposal, Alaska
January 29, 2018
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt announced late Friday that he will not scrap the agency’s 2014 determination that a large-scale mining operation could irreparably harm Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed. His decision, which falls short of blocking a proposed gold
Hudbay Minerals Readies to Start Construction of Rosemont Mine Next Year, Arizona
January 29, 2018
With copper prices their highest since 2014, the Toronto firm proposing to build the Rosemont Mine is telling investors it will be ready to start construction next year if its final permit comes through. Hudbay Minerals Inc. is also telling
Work on Rosebud’s Cresson Coal Mine Portal and Underground Mine to Restart in April, Pa.
January 29, 2018
As many as 40 miners could be working at the Cresson Mine by the end of 2018, the company’s operator said. Coal removal began near the mine’s portal late last year, but frigid conditions idled the project before its initial
EPA Ends “Once-in Always-in” Policy Under Clean Air Act
January 29, 2018
The Trump administration announced Thursday it is doing away with a decades-old air emissions policy opposed by fossil fuel companies, a move that environmental groups say will result in more pollution. The Environmental Protection Agency said it was withdrawing the
Duke Energy Coal Ash Lawsuit Dismissed After Agreement Reached with Families, North Carolina
January 29, 2018
A class-action lawsuit involving Duke Energy’s coal ash ponds has been dismissed after an agreement was reached with the families involved. The lawsuit, filed in late August, said families were sent letters from Duke offering money in exchange for giving
Mining Committee in Juneau Seeks to Make Ordinance Easier to Understand, Alaska
January 29, 2018
The City and Borough of Juneau Mining Committee voted Thursday to pursue changes to the city’s current mining ordinance — very minor ones, that is. The changes, if they’re made, will have one simple goal: make the ordinance easier to
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