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RC Resources Receives Partial Approval for Its Rock Creek Silver-Copper Mine, Montana
November 9, 2017
A long-gestating mining plan for the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness has been drawn out further. Forest Service announced Oct. 31 that it would approve the initial, exploratory phase of RC Resources’s proposed silver- and copper-mining operation in the wilderness, part of
CONSOL Energy Receives Permits for Longwall Operations at Bailey Mine, Pa.
November 9, 2017
CONSOL Energy Inc. has received permits from the state Department of Environmental Protection for three new longwall panels at Bailey Mine in northwest Greene County. Operations can proceed with panels 6L, 7L and 8L, but the DEP has not yet
MSHA Releases Preliminary Report for Fatalities as SSR-Mining’s Marigold Mine, Nevada
November 9, 2017
Federal safety regulators say the safety superintendent at a northern Nevada gold mine who was among two killed when a 340-ton haul truck ran over the passenger van he was driving had worked in the mining industry for more than
GOP Tax Plan Eliminates Billions in Green Energy Subsidies
November 7, 2017
The GOP’s plan to overhaul the U.S. tax code includes changes to green energy tax subsidies that lawmakers say will save taxpayers billions of dollars every year. Republicans want to modify production and investment tax credits for green energy projects,
Murray Energy Lobbies Trump at Home While Moving Into International Coal Markets
November 7, 2017
He calls Donald Trump’s moves to support the U.S. coal industry “wonderful.” He describes a proposed rule that’d prop up some money-losing coal-fired power plants the “single best” political action he’s seen in his 61-year career. Yet when coal miner
FERC: Energy Grid Could be Left in the Lurch Without Coal
November 7, 2017
The country’s top energy regulator said Wednesday night that the agency could prop up the coal industry to help stabilize the energy grid for the short-term. Giving a helping hand to coal and nuclear power would not toss energy markets
Ramaco Carbon Appeals Court Decision to Block Its Brook Coal Mine, Wyoming
November 7, 2017
A coal company attempting to build the first mine in Wyoming in more than three decades took legal action Friday after state regulators denied a key permit for the project, Wyoming’s Casper Star-Tribune reports. State regulators acted on the advice
Wyoming Coal Shows Positive Earnings as It Slowly Defines Its “New Normal”
November 7, 2017
It’s been a positive three months for Powder River Basin coal with the largest producer, Peabody Energy, posting $203 million in profits, nearly $500 million for the year so far. Production in the PRB climbed by about 13 million tons
Azarga Uranium Moves Closer to Having NRC License Contentions Resolved, Idaho
November 7, 2017
The company that wants to mine for uranium in southwestern South Dakota has taken a step ahead in the regulatory approval process and identified a potential satellite mine across the border in Wyoming. The company is Powertech USA, which is
Nov. 28-29: EPA to Hold Hearing on Climate Plan Repeal in West Virginia
November 7, 2017
The Trump administration announced Thursday it will hold a public hearing in West Virginia on its plan to nullify an Obama-era plan to limit planet-warming carbon emissions. The state is economically dependent on coal mining. The Environmental Protection Agency will
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