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Excelsior Mining Files Feasibility Study for Gunnison Copper Project, Arizona

January 19, 2017

Excelsior Mining Corp. has filed a National Instrument 43-101 technical report dated effective December 17, 2016. The report is with respect to Excelsior’s feasibility study on the Gunnison Copper Project in southern Arizona; the results of which were announced in

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Peabody Energy Releases Statement Regarding Chapter 11 Filing

January 19, 2017

Peabody Energy has released a statement regarding their Chapter 11 filing. From the start, Peabody’s new management team has relentlessly worked to maximize the value of the enterprise across operational, corporate, financial and portfolio dimensions. As detailed in the company’s

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SME Annual Conference Keynote Speaker Douglas Silver to Examine Mining’s Cyclical Nature

January 19, 2017

The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) has confirmed Douglas Silver will be the keynote speaker at the 2017 SME Annual Conference & Expo and CMA 119th National Western Mining Conference, February 19 – 22, 2017, at the Colorado

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HUESKER Celebrates Growth Milestone With New Manufacturing Facility in Shelby, N.C.

January 19, 2017

HUESKER Inc. celebrated another milestone of growth on December 13, 2016. The inauguration of their expanding operations in Cleveland County and the city of Shelby, through the opening of an $8.5 million state-of-the-art facility boasting 150,000 square feet, will only

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Public Comment Period Begins for Withdraw of Federal Land Minerals Leasing Program, Minnesota

January 18, 2017

The U.S. Forest Service on Friday made formal its proposal to call a two-year timeout on new mining around the edges of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The Forest Service plan, announced last month at the same time the

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BLM Seeks Comments for Newmont’s Rain Gold Mine Closure, Nevada

January 18, 2017

The Bureau of Land Management is asking the public to comment on the proposed closure of Newmont Mining Corp.’s Rain Mine. The BLM is in the process of preparing an environmental assessment on the project. Comments will be accepted until

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Environmental Group Appeals LCT Energy’s Underground Coal Mine Permit, Pennsylvania

January 18, 2017

A Fayette County-based conservation group Friday appealed a state Department of Environmental Protection decision to permit an underground deep mine along Fayette’s border with Westmoreland County. Last month, DEP granted permission to LCT Energy LP of Johnstown to discharge water

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U.S. District Judge: EPA Must Identify Coal Job Losses in Murray Energy Suit by July

January 18, 2017

The Environmental Protection Agency has until July 1 to determine whether actions taken since President Barack Obama took office directly resulted in coal industry job losses, according to an order U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey issued Wednesday. With mere

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Federal Agencies Ban Mining on 100,000 Acres for Mineral Development for 20 Years, Illinois

January 18, 2017

The U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management have followed through on a threat to withdraw more than 100,000 acres of federal land from mineral development for 20 years to protect it against strip mining. The withdrawal, initially

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Eastern Kentucky Job Program Receives $11 Million Grant to Help Laid-off Coal Miners

January 18, 2017

The federal government has awarded an additional $11 million to an Eastern Kentucky job program to help laid-off coal miners, U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers announced Friday. The grant is from the Department of Labor to the Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment

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