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President Trump Readies Executive Order Targeting EPA Climate Rules
March 15, 2017
The White House will issue an executive order next week to “revise or rescind” a regulation that’s the centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s global warming agenda. President Donald Trump will also order the Department of Justice to stop defending the
Lundin Files to Amend Permit to Advance Tunnel Construction at Eagle East Mine, Michigan
March 15, 2017
Michigan’s first new mine in decades has begun a multi-year tunneling project to reach a second ore deposit. Toronto-based Lundin Mining Corp. has requested the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality amend Eagle Mine’s Part 632 mining permit to allow the
Miners Go on Strike at Hecla’s Lucky Friday Mine, Idaho
March 15, 2017
As of Monday morning, miners at the Lucky Friday mine are on strike due to a failure to come to terms with a collective bargaining agreement that they say they’ve been trying to reach for the last year. “They’re basically
Hard Creek Nickel Participates in Carbon Sequestration Study
March 14, 2017
Hard Creek Nickel Corp. will be partnering with University of British Columbia. They have been approved for a $25,000 Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Engage grant to study the carbon sequestration properties of Turnagain ultramafic rocks. PhD student
Zadar Executes MOU Agreement to Purchase Canadian Petrobrine Projects
March 14, 2017
Zadar Ventures Ltd. has entered into an MOU with a private Alberta company to purchase up to 38,000 hectares of land prospective for lithium bearing petrobrines in Manitoba. Manitoba is a jurisdiction well-known for its oil production in the southeast
Arch Coal Increases Equity Ownership in Coal Export Terminal in Newport News, Virginia
March 14, 2017
Arch Coal, Inc. announced that it has expanded its equity share in Dominion Terminal Associates (DTA), a coal export terminal in Newport News, Virginia. The transaction will increase Arch’s percentage interest in the storage-to-vessel coal transloading facility from 22 percent
Wisconsin-based River Steel to Close, Laying Off Remaining Workers
March 10, 2017
West Salem-based River Steel will close later this month, laying off the last 20 of its employees. The family-owned company, which manufactures components for large power shovels, cites a global decline in mining and the shift of U.S. manufacturing jobs
Coal Industry Poised for a Comeback in Trump’s First Year
March 10, 2017
The coal industry is poised for a small comeback this year on expectations natural gas prices will rise, according to U.S. Energy Department (DOE) forecasts. “While U.S. total electricity generation is expected to decline almost 1 percent this year, the
Commentary: Trump Will Expand Ohio Coal Opportunities
March 10, 2017
In the past few decades, the coal industry has been under attack by those who wish to eliminate its importance in the modern global economy. Supporters of this important fuel source are often portrayed as environmentally negligent or dangerously out
CONSOL Energy Moves Ahead With Coal Divestment Plans
March 10, 2017
CONSOL Energy Inc. said it has hired advisers to help push ahead with plans to divest its coal business in a transaction that, people familiar with the matter say, could be worth $2.8 billion or more. The energy company is
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