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EPA Chief Pruitt Blasts Predecessor After Visiting Gold King Mine Spill Site, Colorado
August 7, 2017
Two years after the Las Animas River was turned a bright yellow from the Gold King Mine spill, Colorado politicians remain confident the federal Environmental Protection Agency will eventually address the contamination. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt toured the mine Friday
Safety First, Says Donkin Coal Mine Manager
August 7, 2017
Government officials say 10 compliance orders and 29 warnings issued to the Donkin Mine were mostly “non-imminent danger” violations. “No lives were ever at risk as a result of any of these violations,” said Scott Nauss, the senior director of
Redpath Mining Hiring Miners in Northern Ontario as Industry Begins to Heat Up
August 7, 2017
The mining sector in Northern Ontario seems to be heating up, with Redpath Mining looking to hire 20 miners to work in the region, and more than 50 positions are up for grabs globally. Redpath, which has its head office
Fatality at Blue Mountain Energy’s Deserado Coal Processing Facility, Colorado
August 7, 2017
A worker was killed at the Deserado Mine near Rangely on Wednesday night and his body was found under a two-ton trough at a production facility, according to federal officials. Jason Stevens, 32, of Vernal, Utah, was killed in the
U.S. $2.9 Billion Market Opportunities for LTE Vendors in Mining Sector
August 4, 2017
ABI Research predicts that over US $2.9 billion, 1.5 percent out of total mining CAPEX, will be spent by the mining sector on private network in 2022, led by demand for wireless broadband technology, such as private LTE and Wi-Fi
Rio Tinto’s Proposed Resolution Copper Mine Could Benefit from Regulations Slashing, Arizona
August 4, 2017
Rio Tinto’s proposed Resolution Copper Mine in Arizona would tunnel 7,000 feet underground, where rocks radiate heat from the earth’s molten core. It would suck up enough water to supply a city and leave a crater a mile and a
EP Engineered Clays Acquires Bleaching Clay and Mineral Adsorbents Assets from BASF
August 4, 2017
EP Engineered Clays Corporation, an affiliate of EP Minerals, LLC, has acquired bleaching clay and mineral adsorbents assets from BASF Corporation. The transaction includes a Jackson, Mississippi, production site, a clay mine in Aberdeen, Mississippi, and the mineral rights associated
Soros-Funded PAC Launches Campaign Against Trump’s Energy Policies
August 3, 2017
A liberal super PAC will begin funneling money to attack the Trump administration’s repealing of Obama-era environmental rules and decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord. American Bridge 21st Century launched the new “climate accountability project” Monday, according to
Montana Receives $4.6 Million Grant to Retrain Coal Miners
August 3, 2017
The U.S. government awarded $4.6 million in aid on Tuesday to retrain hundreds of Montana coal workers, many of whom will soon be out of jobs because of a partial closure of the coal-fired Colstrip power plant. The money was
Pennsylvania-based Xcoal Secures $22.6 Million Ukraine Coal Export Deal
August 3, 2017
The agreement inked earlier this month by USA firm Xcoal Energy & Resources and Ukraine’s state-owned energy firm Centrenergo will see some 700,000 tonnes of coal delivered by the end of the year. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s pro-Western authorities are anxious to
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