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Nebraska Safety Center Receives $86K Grant to Train Nebraska Miners
October 3, 2017
The Nebraska Safety Center has received a $86,168 grant to train new workers and contractors in Nebraska’s mining industry. The grant from the Mine Safety and Health Administration helps the Safety Center offer training that focuses on electrical safety, lockout/tagout,
National Energy Technology Laboratory Works to Extract Rare Earth Elements from Coal
October 3, 2017
Research at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) could lead to more reasons to dig up coal besides the generation of electricity. Green energy in the form of massive windmills, national defense and even games played on mobile phones all
ABB to Acquire GE Industrial Solutions for $2.6 Billion
October 3, 2017
It might surprise people to know that North America is the largest market for Swiss automation and power giant ABB. With its acquisition of GE Industrial Solutions announced this week, ABB not only furthers its market depth in North America,
Fire Breaks Out at Freeport McMoRan’s Sierrita Mine, Arizona
October 3, 2017
A fire that broke out Monday morning at Freeport McMoRan’s Sierrita Mine in Green Valley continued to burn into the afternoon before it was extinguished about 4 p.m. No injuries were reported, a Freeport spokesman said. The fire started at
Congressman Lou Barletta and Rick Perry Tour Jeddo Coal Mine Ahead of Pilot Project, Pa.
October 2, 2017
Congressman Lou Barletta and Department of Energy Secretary Rick Perry visited Jeddo Coal Mine Thursday. Jeddo Coal Company has more than 80 years of coal mining history in Luzerne County. “There’s plenty of coal here,” coal miner Mike Aukstakalnis said.
Congressmen Daines and Gianforte Urge Feds to Approve Northwest Montana Mines
October 2, 2017
Montana’s two Republican Congressmen in Washington, D.C. urged the Trump administration this week to approve two massive mining projects in Northwest Montana. On Sept. 28, Sen. Steve Daines and Rep. Greg Gianforte sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke
Fatality at Jim Bridger Coal Mine, Wyoming
October 2, 2017
Medical personnel did not initially suspect life threatening injuries for Jaime Olivas, the coal miner who died after an accident at Jim Bridger mine Thursday, because he was awake and talking to coworkers. Olivas was moving equipment when struck by
Committee Set to Vote on Lifting Mining Moratorium in Wisconsin
October 2, 2017
A legislative committee is set to approve a bill next week that would lift Wisconsin’s moratorium on sulfide mining. The Senate Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry is slated to meet Wednesday to vote on the bill. The committee’s
Senators Introduce New Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2017 Bill
October 2, 2017
Permits would be required for exploratory drilling, and numerous other changes would be made to the nation’s 145-year-old mining law by a bill recently filed in the U.S. Senate. The legislation, titled the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2017,
BLM Extends Royalty-rate Reduction for Arch Coal’s West Elk Mine, Colorado
October 2, 2017
The Bureau of Land Management has decided to extend a royalty-rate reduction for some of the federally leased coal being produced at Arch Coal’s West Elk Mine near Somerset. The agency, in its written decision, cited difficult geological and mining
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