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Indiana Approves Permits for Alliance Resource’s Gibson South Coal Mine, Sunrise’s Oaktown Mines
December 21, 2017
Extensions and renewals have been approved for some of Indiana’s largest underground coal mines, a state mining official said Tuesday. Colleen Baughman, permit supervisor for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Reclamation office, said she recently approved a
Major Layoffs at Armstrong Coal and Thoroughfare Mining’s Western Kentucky Coal Mines
December 21, 2017
More than 500 employees in Kentucky’s coal sector will be impacted by the latest round of layoffs and terminations. The Office for Employment and Training announced two Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notices. Beginning February 18, Armstrong Coal in
Minnesota Predicts PolyMet Would Need $1 Billion to Cover Risks from Copper-Nickel Mine
December 21, 2017
PolyMet Mining Corp. would have to put up roughly $1 billion dollars halfway through the life of its proposed copper-nickel mine in northern Minnesota to protect state taxpayers from environmental risks — with more than half the funds dedicated to
Researchers Create Innovative Energy Generation Technology Based on Bituminous Coal
December 21, 2017
Bituminous coal contains more than 90 percent of organic fuels in the Earth’s lithosphere. By burning coal and other fossil fuels one can obtain electrical power (which is largely happening at HPPs). However, the existing generation techniques are not efficient,
Unemployed Appalachian Coal Miners Sue Software Training Program Mined Minds Foundation
December 21, 2017
Some people who took classes intended to turn unemployed Appalachian coal miners and others into computer software technicians have sued, saying they didn’t get promised paid apprenticeships and jobs. The complaint in West Virginia’s Raleigh County Circuit Court proposes class-action
Morien Receives $1.5 Million Milestone Payment for Donkin Coal Mine, Nova Scotia
December 20, 2017
Morien Resources Corp. has received $1.5 million from Kameron Collieries ULC, an affiliate of The Cline Group, and owner/operator of the Donkin Coal Mine in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. This final milestone payment was triggered by the first commercial sale
Azincourt Energy Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire Five Lithium Projects in Manitoba
December 20, 2017
Azincourt Energy Corp. has signed a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) with New Age Metals to acquire up to 100 percent interest in five lithium exploration projects located in the Winnipeg River Pegmatite Field, Manitoba, Canada. “We are pleased to
Westwater Resources Acquires Alabama Graphite Fast Tracking Battery Materials Development in U.S.
December 20, 2017
Westwater Resources, Inc. (WWR) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Alabama Graphite Corp. (AGC) pursuant to a plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia). Upon completion of the acquisition, the two companies will be combined
EPA Declines to Impose Unnecessary, Duplicative Financial Assurance Requirements on Mining Industry
December 20, 2017
The National Mining Association (NMA) welcomed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision that new, duplicative financial responsibility requirements for the hardrock mining industry are unnecessary. This decision stems from environmental group litigation seeking to use the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Clean Coal Technologies’ Coal Fired Power Plant Test Facility to Move to Wyoming
December 19, 2017
Development of a Clean Coal Technologies Inc. research plant and commercial production facility in the Powder River Basin will begin in the New Year at the former Two Elk property southeast of Wright. Robin Eves, Clean Coal’s CEO, announced during
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