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TMAC Resources Implements Initiatives in Response to COVID-19
April 1, 2020
TMAC Resources Inc. has implemented a number of initiatives to manage the COVID-19 pandemic and to protect its employees and contractors, their families and local communities from the virus. At the present time there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19
Alliance Resource Partners Releases Action Plan in Response to Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic
April 1, 2020
Alliance Resource Partners has released a series of actions in response to the rapidly evolving impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The unprecedented decision by world leaders to lockdown the global economy to combat the deadly virus has crushed demand for
DHS Reiterates Longstanding Status Of Mining As Critical Infrastructure Sector
April 1, 2020
The National Mining Association (NMA) applauded the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for reiterating that mining is explicitly included in its list of 16 critical infrastructure sectors that should maintain their work schedules to help the response to the coronavirus
Northern Dynasty Minerals Continues to Advance Pebble Project with New Safety Precautions
March 31, 2020
Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. reported that the global COVID-19 pandemic has not stopped progress at the Alaska’s Pebble project, the massive copper-gold-molybdenum proposed mine in the Alaska’s Bristol Bay region. In a press release, Northern Dynasty Minerals’ 100 percent-owned U.S.-based
Coal Stays Online in New England at Granite Shore Power’s Merrimack Station
March 31, 2020
The largest remaining coal-fueled power plant in New England, New Hampshire’s 482-megawatt (Mw) Merrimack Station, will remain in operation through at least May 2024, per an agreement with ISO New England, the company that operates the transmission system and purchases
Port of Mobile Welcomes Its Largest Bulk Carrier, Alabama
March 31, 2020
The Alabama State Port Authority announced it has welcomed the largest bulk cargo ship ever to call on the Port of Mobile. The bulk carrier Maran Courage measures more than 984 feet by 144 feet and was loaded with 133,000
Standard Lithium Keeps Testing Plant Operational with New Safety Precautions, Arkansas
March 31, 2020
A Canadian company working to prove a commercial process of extracting battery-grade lithium for Arkansas’ underground brine streams is keeping up its testing at a pilot plant near El Dorado applying new safety rules amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Standard Lithium
CONSOL Energy and Alliance Resources Partners Idle Coal Mines After Positive COVID-19 Tests
March 31, 2020
CONSOL Energy Inc. shut down its Bailey coal mine in Pennsylvania after two employees of the mine tested positive for COVID-19 and Alliance Resource Partners LP announced they are temporarily ceasing production from its Illinois Basin mines, the companies announced
UMWA Requests Immediate Emergency Standard from MSHA to Protect Miners from COVID-19
March 31, 2020
United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts yesterday sent a letter to Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health David Zatezalo, calling for the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to issue a “safeguard,”
Ohio Valley Coal Industry Braces as COVID-19 Impacts Electricity Demand, International Exports
March 31, 2020
As states across the Ohio Valley order the closure of non-essential businesses to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, coal mines will remain open. But as with many industries, the global pandemic is straining the coal sector, and some
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