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Alaska Approves Pipeline Lease for Donlin Gold’s Mine, Another Step Towards Mine Development
February 3, 2020
The state of Alaska approved a right-of-way lease for Donlin Gold’s proposed 315-mile gas pipeline on Jan. 17. The lease is an important step forward in the company’s quest to build the Donlin Gold Mine, which could be one of
Public Hearings Begin February 12 for Calico Resources’ Grassy Mountain Gold Mine
February 3, 2020
The Project Coordinating Committee, which is overseeing the permitting process for the proposed Grassy Mountain gold mine in Malheur County, is scheduled to meet Feb. 12 at Four Rivers Cultural Center, and a public hearing is included in the agenda.
Teck’s Frontier Oil Sands Mine Approval Expected by End of February
February 3, 2020
The federal cabinet is considering approving the Teck Frontier oil sands mine, but with a condition — that Alberta legislate an emissions cap requiring the province to hit net-zero emissions by 2050 — two sources close to the prime minister
Fatal U.S. Mining Accidents Drop in 2019
February 3, 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
BLM Approves Modernization and Expansion of USG’s Gypsum Mine, California
February 3, 2020
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), an agency within the US Department of the Interior, has given approval for the modernization and expansion of the US Gypsum (USG) mine in southwestern Imperial County in California. One portion of the project
Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney Pursues Coal-to-Products Bill
February 3, 2020
Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, is carrying a bipartisan coal-to-products bill in the U.S. House that, if approved, will require the U.S. Department of Energy to ramp up its efforts for finding ways to diversify coal into a feed stock for
Nevada Gold Mines Asks for a Vote on Unionization at Carlin Mine
February 3, 2020
After the Operating Engineers Local 3 union issued a press release Wednesday saying they believe the owners of Nevada Gold Mines are positioning the company “for a future without collective bargaining,” NGM Executive Managing Director Greg Walker talked Friday about
House Bill 1414 to Protect Closure of Coal Plants Advances
February 3, 2020
A bill that would pause the phasing out of Indiana’s coal industry advanced in the House Thursday, but without amendments that addressed campaign contributions and whale oil. House Bill 1414 was authored by Rep. Ed Soliday, R-Valparaiso, and would allow
DOE and U.S. Energy Association Kick-Off Roadshow to Promote Benefits of Carbon Capture Technologies
February 3, 2020
The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and the U.S. Energy Association (USEA) recently announced the kickoff of a national roadshow to promote the benefits of carbon capture technologies. The roadshow will stop in six cities, starting with
Albemarle Recognized by Wildlife Habitat Council for Environmental Excellence
January 31, 2020
Albemarle Corporation has achieved a Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) Conservation Certification for the company’s pollinator garden located at its Kings Mountain, North Carolina site. In May 2019, Albemarle’s Kings Mountain site opened a nearly 2,000 square-foot pollinator garden to provide
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