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Interior Department Releases Updated Guidance for Mining Claims
June 13, 2023
The Department of the Interior released a Solicitor’s Opinion to outline approaches that applicants may take to site waste rock and tailings facilities on federal lands under the General Mining Act of 1872 to enhance permitting certainty and consistency for
Rio Tinto to Invest $1.1 Billion to Expand Its AP60 Low-carbon Aluminium Smelter in Quebec, Canada
June 13, 2023
Rio Tinto will invest $1.1 billion (CAN$1.4 billion) to expand its state-of-the-art AP60 aluminium smelter equipped with low-carbon technology at Complexe Jonquière in Canada. The total investment includes up to $113 million (CAN$150 million) of financial support from the Quebec
PolyMet Reviewing Options After Wetland Permit Revoked for NorthMet Mine, Minnesota
June 12, 2023
Poly Met Mining released the following statement regarding the revocation of NorthMet’s Clean Water Act section 404 permit by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: “Today’s decision by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is reversal of thoroughly reviewed water
Senator Capito, 27 Colleagues Seek Hearings on EPA Plan to Shutter Coal-and-Gas-Fired Plants
June 12, 2023
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is asking for additional public hearings to be scheduled on a far-reaching federal Environmental Protection Agency plan that would force the closure of additional coal-and-gas-fired power plants. Capito, the ranking member of the Senate
Poland’s Prime Minister Morawiecki to Keep Turow Coal Mine Operating Despite Court Ruling to Close
June 12, 2023
The Polish government said it will ignore a court ruling suspending an environmental permit for one of the country’s largest lignite coal mines. The ruling was issued by a Warsaw court on May 31 and made public on Tuesday. The
Federal Judge Yanks Approvals for P4 Production’s Caldwell Canyon Phosphate Mine, Idaho
June 9, 2023
A federal judge has yanked approval for a phosphate mining project in southeastern Idaho, saying federal land managers in the Trump administration didn’t in part properly consider the mine’s impact on sage grouse, a bird species that has seen an
Biden Admin Blocks Minnesota’s NorthMet Mine as Company was Preparing Site for Construction
June 9, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Tuesday announced that it had revoked an environmental permit for a Minnesota mine, just one week after the company behind the project announced that it was ready to begin construction on the nation’s
EIA: U.S. Electricity Generation from Natural Gas was Highest on Record this Past Winter
June 9, 2023
According to EIA’s Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), U.S. electricity generation from natural gas reached a record-high 619 billion kilowatthours (BkWh) during the most recent winter heating season (November 1 - March 31), averaging more than 120 BkWh per month and
Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley Confronts Biden Official Over Admin’s Decision to Block Mineral Mining
June 9, 2023
Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley confronted a Biden official during a hearing Thursday over the administration’s decision to block mineral mining. Jaelith Hall-Rivera, the deputy chief of state and private forestry at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was testifying before
Weir ESCO Draws on Its Engineering Legacy, Metallurgy Innovations to Create Largest Dragline Bucket
June 9, 2023
It’s not every day you get to brag about creating the world’s largest something, especially when that something is as remarkable for its production excellence as it is for its size. Earlier this year, Weir ESCO delivered a brand new,
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