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Pennsylvania-based Eriez Celebrates 75th Anniversary

February 20, 2017

2017 marks 75 years in business for Erie, PA-based Eriez®. From humble beginnings in 1942, Eriez has evolved into a world leader in separation technologies with manufacturing facilities in Australia, Brazil, China, India, Japan, Mexico, South Africa and the United

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Congressman Jenkins Visits Scarbro Coal Mine, W. Va.

February 17, 2017

Congressman Evan Jenkins paid a visit to talk with miners about his efforts to stop the Stream Buffer Zone Rule.  Congress voted last week to pass the resolution which was co-sponsored by Jenkins.  “This is filed under the congressional review

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Sheridan County in Wyoming Showing Signs of Coal Mining Come Back

February 17, 2017

Sheridan County hasn’t experienced active coal mining since the last coal operation ceased in the 1980s, though it was once a booming coal community peppered with company towns. That may soon change. Cloud Peak Energy, which operates the Antelope and

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Trump Signs Law Rolling Back Disclosure Rule for Oil & Gas and Mining Companies

February 17, 2017

President Trump signed a measure Tuesday that could presage the most aggressive assault on government regulations since President Reagan. The bill cancels out a Securities and Exchange Commission regulation that would have required oil and gas and mining companies to

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Northern Empire Resources to Acquire Imperial Metals’ Sterling Gold Mine, Nevada

February 16, 2017

Northern Empire Resources Corp. has entered into a letter of intent (LOI) with Sterling Gold Mining Corporation (SGMC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Imperial Metals Corporation to acquire a 100 percent interest in the Sterling property, located in Nye County,

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Unionized Employees Strike at Primero Mining’s San Dimas Mine, Mexico

February 16, 2017

Unionized employees at Primero Mining Corp.‘s San Dimas mine in Mexico have initiated a strike action, resulting in the complete stoppage of mining and milling activities at the site. Primero received notification from the National Union of Mine, Metal, Steel

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Mine Maintenance Chief Charged with Falsifying Record at Murray Energy’s Paradise Mine, Kentucky

February 15, 2017

Authorities say the maintenance chief at a western Kentucky coal mine has been indicted on charges of falsifying a safety record and lying to federal inspectors. U.S. Attorney John E. Kuhn Jr. said in a statement on Monday that the

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Feb. 23, Elko, Nevada: BLM Holds Open House for Comments on Mining Ban

February 15, 2017

Elko will be the location of one of eight “open houses” planned this month by the Bureau of Land Management to gather input on its plan to withdraw approximately 10 million acres of public land from mining claims over the

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Florida Lawmaker’s Bill Would ‘Terminate’ Environmental Protection Agency

February 15, 2017

A Republican congressman from Florida has introduced legislation aimed at eliminating the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a federal agency created in 1970 by President Richard Nixon and tasked with protecting human health and the environment. No text has yet been

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GOP: EPA Cooking Books on Costs of New Mining Rules

February 15, 2017

The Environmental Protection Agency is being accused by a top Republican of rushing out new regulations for the mining industry while cooking the books on cost. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, wants

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