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W. Va. Governor Justice: Coal is an ‘Essential Service’
March 23, 2020
In West Virginia, coal is an “essential” service for the nation and the state during the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Jim Justice said Friday. “From the standpoint of our metallurgical coal and how dependent on it our steel industry is, if
Coal Mining Gets Waiver in Pennsylvania to Continue Operations Amid COVID-19 Shutdowns
March 23, 2020
Coal companies, caught off-guard by Gov. Tom Wolf’s order Thursday to shut down mines, spent much of Friday lobbying the state to be considered “life-sustaining” businesses. By the afternoon, they had succeeded. The governor’s attempt to severely restrict which businesses
Final Rule Revising Mining Explosive Safety Standards Goes Into Effect
March 23, 2020
A direct final rule revising safety standards for mining explosives has gone into effect, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced. Published Jan. 14, 2020, the rule updates existing standards to incorporate technological advancements involving
Barrick Gold Steps Up Emergency Response Plan Over Covid-19
March 23, 2020
In an update of the company’s press release of March 6, Barrick Gold Corp. said today emergency response plans for dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic have been stepped up at all its sites and offices across the world. President and
Washington State Court of Appeals Upholds Denial of Millennium Bulk Terminal’s Permit
March 23, 2020
Millennium Bulk Terminal’s long-running proposal to build a $680 million coal export dock in Longview was dealt another legal blow Tuesday when the Washington State Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a key shorelines permit. Writing for the three-judge
NETL Producing Cost-effective Methods of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Technologies
March 23, 2020
During a presentation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) this week, director of the National Energy Technology Lab (NETL) Brian Anderson discussed methods being pursued to assure cost-effective, clean as possible carbon capture, utilization, and storage technologies. © Shutterstock
New Gold Suspends Operations at Rainy River Mine for Two Weeks Due to COVID-19, Canada
March 20, 2020
New Gold said its Rainy River Mine, which is close to the United States border, has temporarily suspended operations for a period of two weeks so that its local workforce can follow the fourteen day period of self-isolation as recommended
Environmental Activists Blocking Clean-Up of Polluted Mining Site in Idaho
March 20, 2020
Environmentalists are trying to block the cleanup of an abandoned Idaho mine that is leaking arsenic, antimony, and other toxins into nearby rivers and streams. Mining company Midas Gold is seeking federal approval to resume and expand mining in the
Fatal U.S. Mining Accidents Dropped in 2019
March 20, 2020
There were 24 mining fatalities in the U.S. in 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reports. This is the fewest annual fatalities ever recorded, and only the fifth year in MSHA’s 43-year history that
U.S. Department of Labor: No Mines Met Pattern of Violations Screening Criteria
March 20, 2020
Of the nation’s 13,000 mining operations, none met the screening criteria for a Pattern of Violations (POV), one of the toughest enforcement tools used by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). The announcement follows MSHA’s
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