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Montana Coal Mine Production Up 2 Million Tons
September 5, 2017
Montana coal production is more than 2 million tons ahead of where it was this time last year, although analysts say the future is far from bright for the fossil fuel. Most of the production is coal mined from Spring
North Dakota Coal Country Sees Some Optimism Under Trump
September 5, 2017
As Jeremy Eckroth drove across a moon-like landscape in central North Dakota, a massive dragline excavator came into view. The structure towered over the North American Coal Corp.‘s Falkirk Mine, where roughly 7.5 million tons of lignite coal is mined
Ex-coal Executive David Zatezalo to Lead MSHA
September 5, 2017
The White House says President Donald Trump has chosen as the nation’s top mine safety official the former CEO of a coal company that repeatedly clashed with federal regulators when the Obama administration tried to boost industry-wide enforcement following the
United Mine Workers of America Look to Future with Determination at Annual Picnic
September 5, 2017
Even though their years in the coal mines of Southern West Virginia are well in the past, Jerry Bell and Curtis Akers said Monday they still worry about the future of miners who don’t have the advocacy of a union.
Sept. 29: Former NASA Rocket Scientist Presents ‘Space: The Next Frontier of Mining’
September 5, 2017
Former NASA rocket scientist Dr. Joel Sercel will present “Space: The Next Frontier of Mining” at the Lake County High School auditorium on Friday, Sept. 29. The National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum in Leadville welcomes Sercel, founder and
Hexagon Mining Partners with Colorado School of Mines
September 1, 2017
Hexagon Mining and Colorado School of Mines (Mines) have signed a master partnership agreement. The contract heralds renewed collaboration on numerous projects under way or planned. These include a new scholarship program for students, research collaboration, and using Mines’ experimental
Dyno Nobel Receives NMA’s CORESafety Certification
September 1, 2017
The National Mining Association (NMA) recognized Dyno Nobel’s achievement of independent certification under its CORESafety® system. Dyno Nobel Inc., a global manufacturer of explosives, is the first non-mining company to receive independent certification under NMA’s signature safety program. “The safety
Feasibility Study Shows Hudbay’s Proposed Rosemont Mine Could be Larger than Planned, Arizona
September 1, 2017
A new report raises the possibility that copper extraction for the proposed Rosemont Mine could someday spread beyond the existing boundaries of its planned open pit to a mountain ridge line visible from Green Valley to the west. The latest
Goldcorp Completes Acquisition of Exeter Resource
September 1, 2017
Exeter Resource Corp. said Goldcorp Inc. has completed the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Exeter not already owned by Goldcorp by way of plan of arrangement. Pursuant to the arrangement, Exeter shareholders (other than
Waterloo Board Approves Mining Moratorium, New York
August 31, 2017
Anyone hoping to get a permit from the town to operate a mine over the next six months is out of luck. The Town Board voted 5-0 Monday to approve a local law imposing a six-month moratorium on the issuing
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