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World Museum of Mining Launches Plan to Build $2.5 Million Facility, Montana
December 11, 2017
The World Museum of Mining’s dreams for the future just got a little bit bigger — about $2.5 million bigger. The Butte museum announced Wednesday it plans to build a new, two-story structure estimated to cost $2.5 million and is
McKinley and Johnson Hope to Cut Alternative Minimum Tax After Murray Energy Concerns
December 11, 2017
Responding to concerns Murray Energy Corp. Chairman, President and CEO Robert Murray expressed about federal tax reform costing his company $60 million per year, 26 Republican members of Congress are asking a conference committee to eliminate the alternative minimum tax.
W. Va. Remembers 110th Anniversary of Monongah Mine Disaster
December 11, 2017
It was 110 years ago when more than 300 people lost their lives in the Monongah Mine Disaster. Many who remembered them on Wednesday in Monongah were Italian immigrants. As one person put it, losing one miner is one too
Sandvik Completes Mining Systems Divestment
December 8, 2017
Sandvik has in line with previous communication now completed the divestments of Mining Systems. The Mining Systems conveyor components business, including the closely related specialist conveyor systems business in Hollola (Finland), has been divested to NEPEAN. “We are delighted about
Poll: Majority of Americans Support Gov’t Action to Safeguard Energy Supplied By Coal and Nuclear
December 8, 2017
As the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) closed its comment period on a proposal from the Department of Energy (DOE) that FERC take swift action to address threats to baseload power provided by coal and nuclear, 51 percent of Americans
Peabody Honors Global Leadership in Clean Coal Technologies
December 8, 2017
Peabody recognized innovation in clean coal technologies among leading examples of coal-fueled generating plants from the United States, China, Japan and India with their Fourth Annual Peabody Global Clean Coal Leadership Awards. Presented at Power-Gen International 2017 in Las Vegas,
BLM Schedules Public Meeting for GSC’s Proposed Gypsum Mine, California
December 8, 2017
The Bureau of Land Management has scheduled a public meeting for the proposed expansion and modernization of the U.S. Gypsum Company gypsum mine in Imperial County, California. The meeting will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Dec.
Murray Energy: GOP Tax Policy Will Cost Company $60 Million a Year
December 7, 2017
The Senate’s tax overhaul bill is a “huge tax increase” on certain businesses, said Robert Murray, chairman and CEO of coal giant Murray Energy. Murray, who has been a big supporter of President Donald Trump, told CNBC he’s specifically upset
ERP Compliant Fuels Idles Federal No. 2 Coal Mine, 260 Layoffs, W. Va.
December 7, 2017
A union official says a coal mine in northern West Virginia has been idled, with 260 workers losing their jobs, apparently because of adverse geological conditions and market issues. Phil Smith, spokesman for the United Mine Workers of America, says
Federal Court Upholds Decision to Block Taseko’s Prosperity Mine in B.C., Canada
December 7, 2017
A Federal Court judge has ruled against a contentious mine proposal in central British Columbia, upholding Ottawa’s decision to reject the project over concerns it would adversely affect the environment. A pair of decisions, released this week, mark the latest
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