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Osisko Acquires Silver Stream for $33 Million on Taseko’s Gibraltar Copper Mine, Canada
February 28, 2017
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd has agreed to acquire a silver stream with reference to silver produced at the Gibraltar copper mine, located in British Columbia, Canada, from Gibraltar Mines Ltd. (Gibco), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Taseko Mines Limited. Osisko will
Altitude Resources Acquires New Coking Coal Lease Applications at Altitude North Project, Alberta
February 28, 2017
Altitude Resources Inc. has acquired new Alberta Crown coal lease applications adjoining its Altitude North property in west central Alberta. The additional coal leases cover an area of 3,367 hectares and are located near Grande Cache, Alberta — approximately 60
Cameco Receives 10-year Operating License for Port Hope Nuclear Conversion Facility, Ontario
February 28, 2017
Cameco has been granted a 10-year operating licence for its conversion facility in Port Hope, Ontario by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). The new licence expires on February 28, 2027. “We are very pleased that the CNSC has accepted
Medallion Names Saskatchewan Research Council for Test-work for Its Rare-earth Extraction Process
February 28, 2017
Medallion Resources Ltd. has named the Mineral Processing and Metallurgical Testing section of Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) to perform advanced process test-work for further development of the company’s rare-earth extraction process. “SRC is one of only a few labs in
EIA Responds to False Claims in Recent Articles from ProPublica and The Atlantic
February 28, 2017
A recent web article by ProPublica (Child’s Play: Team Trump Rewrites a Department of Energy Website for Kids, February 17, 2017) that was republished by The Atlantic on its website (A Government Website for Kids Scrubbed Its Climate Warnings, February
U.S. Steel Goes to Court Over Its Minntac Iron Mining Operations Mine Permit, Minnesota
February 24, 2017
U.S. Steel has gone to court in a dispute with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency over pollution limits for its Minntac iron mining operations. Minntac has been operating under a water quality permit that technically expired in 1992. Pittsburgh-based U.S.
EPA Seeks Dismissal of Mine Spill Lawsuit Claims
February 24, 2017
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is asking a federal court to dismiss claims in two lawsuits filed over the Gold King Mine spill. Last year, the state of New Mexico and the Navajo Nation filed separate lawsuits against the federal
Warrior Met Coal to Hire Up to 200 Underground Mine Workers, Alabama
February 24, 2017
Warrior Met Coal, the company that purchased bankrupt Walter Energy’s main assets in 2016, says they are hiring. According to spokesperson Bill Stanhouse, the company plans to hire up to 200 experienced underground mine workers as soon as possible for
Scott Pruitt to Withdraw Both Clean Power Plan and Waters of the United States Rule
February 24, 2017
In his first interview as EPA administrator, Scott Pruitt made one thing very clear: the Clean Power Plan, the signature climate regulation of the Obama administration, is not long for this world. Pruitt told the Wall Street Journal on Friday
Trump’s Executive Orders Expected to Dismantle Obama’s Climate Action Plan
February 24, 2017
President Donald Trump will order the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to begin dismantling a regulation central to former President Barack Obama’s plan to fight global warming. A source briefed on the matter told The Washington Post one of the orders
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