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Wolfden Resources Acquires Pickett Mountain for $8.5 Million in Maine, Set to Explore for Copper
November 27, 2017
A Canadian mineral exploration company has completed the purchase of nearly 6,900 acres in northern Maine and plans to begin test drilling next month under a mountain with known deposits of copper and other metals. Wolfden Resources Corp. announced on
Alpha Natural Resources to Donate $16,000 Worth of Winter Coats to Kids in W. Va.
November 21, 2017
Alpha Natural Resources has donated over 20 coats to Mount Hope Elementary School students who would not otherwise have a coat. ANR employee Glenna Rollins presented 26 coats to MHES Principal Marsha Bishop Thursday. Several students expressed appreciation. “Look at
Canada’s Government Pushes to Shut Down Coal-fired Power Plants
November 21, 2017
The Trudeau government will be pushing for the end of coal-fired power plants when Canadian Environment Minister Catherine McKenna arrives at the 23rd United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP23) environmental summit this week. The conference will examine ways to
Kentucky Utilities Company to Retire Two Aging Coal-fired Power Plants
November 21, 2017
Kentucky Utilities Company (KU), a subsidiary of LG&E and KU Energy, plans to retire two aging coal-fired power plants with a combined capacity of around 272MW in the US state of Kentucky. Both the power plants which will be closed
Anti-Coal Pledge Falls Flat at United Nations Climate Summit
November 21, 2017
A group of 20 countries pledged to phase out coal-fired electricity in the next 13 years, but absent are the world’s major coal consumers, including China, India and the U.S. Germany is also absent from the group despite its efforts
New Gold Fined for Discharge at Its New Rainy River Gold Mine in Ontario, Canada
November 21, 2017
New Gold Inc. has been fined about $147,000 (U.S.) for pollution violations at its new Rainy River gold mine and processing center north of Emo, Ontario, about 40 miles north of the Minnesota border. Tests by the Ontario Ministry of
Smithsonian Institution Creating Exhibit Based on Pocahontas Exhibition Mine in W. Va.
November 20, 2017
A piece of local history will soon be on exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. David Woodard, tourism director for Tazewell County, said paleobotanists, exhibit developers, geologists, geochemists and others with the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Dec. 6: Memorial Service to Honor Victims of 1962 Robena Mine Disaster, Pa.
November 20, 2017
United Mine Workers of America Local Union 1980 and UMWA District 2 will hold a memorial service on Dec. 6 to mark the 55th anniversary of the Robena 3 mine disaster. Two explosions killed 37 miners when a mixture of
Virginia DMME to Offer Coal Mining Certification Exams Electronically 2018
November 20, 2017
The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) will only offer electronic coal mine certification exams beginning January 2018. The agency will no longer offer paper exams. Applications and payment for exams will also be taken online via the
Millennium Bulk Terminals Denied Shoreline Permits, Washington
November 20, 2017
A county hearing examiner has denied two shoreline permits Millennium Bulk Terminals needs for its $680 million coal-export terminal project on the Columbia River in Washington state. The Daily News in Longview reported that Hearing Examiner Mark Scheibmeir rejected the
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