NEWS — Click on text to read news by category: General | Product | People | Worldwide
University of BC-led Project Combats Emissions By Locking Carbon Dioxide in Mine Waste
August 9, 2019
Two Canadian mines will pilot University of British Columbia-led research that combats greenhouse gas emissions by trapping carbon dioxide in mine tailings, the waste left over from ore mining. The technology could drastically reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of mining
American Magnesium Submits Plan of Operation, Environmental Assessment to Follow, New Mexico
August 9, 2019
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is hosting a public meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 25 to provide information on a proposed magnesium/dolomite quarry mine in Luna County, and to gather input in the preparation of
Fatality from Electric Shock at Kanawha Eagle South Hollow Preparation Plant, W. Va.
August 8, 2019
Officials say an electrician has died after an electric shock at a coal mine in West Virginia. The West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training says the worker died around 8 a.m. Wednesday at the Kanawha Eagle South
Judge OKs Contura’s Bid for Blackjewel Coal Mines
August 8, 2019
Bristol, Tennessee-based Contura Energy received the green light from a federal bankruptcy judge Tuesday to move forward with buying three mines in Wyoming and West Virginia from bankrupt coal producer Blackjewel LLC. The proposed sale, however, still must be approved
Minnesota DNR Declines to Reconsider Dam Permits for PolyMet Mine
August 8, 2019
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has denied requests to reconsider the tailings dam permits that it issued for the planned PolyMet copper-nickel mine. The DNR said Wednesday that opponents did not raise any new issues that materially affect its
Alaska Senators Murkowski and Sullivan Host Round-Table for Transboundary Mining
August 8, 2019
Alaska’s Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both Republicans, on Monday hosted a number of state and federal agencies, local organizations and commissioners of the U.S.-Canada International Joint Commission for a round-table discussion of transboundary mining. Among the organizations present
Peabody Indiana Services to Close Its Somerville Central Coal Mine this Fall
August 8, 2019
A southwestern Indiana coal mine will close this fall, costing about 120 workers their jobs at the surface mine. Peabody Indiana Services LLC says its Somerville Central Mine will close in early October. The mine opened in 2000 near the
Bankruptcy Judge Approves Kopper Glo’s Purchase of Black Mountain, Lone Mountain Mines
August 8, 2019
Out-of-work Kentucky miners who are blocking a coal train to demand unpaid wages from their bankrupt former coal employer on Tuesday took a big step closer to returning to work — and getting at least some of the money they
Recovery Efforts Called Off for Fallen Miner at Paradise Coal Mine, Kentucky
August 8, 2019
Recovery efforts have been called off at a Kentucky mine where an explosion caused a 62-year-old worker from Franklin County to fall. The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet said in a news release Monday that welder/iron worker Richard L. Knapp,
Former Coal Tycoon Donates $1 Million to Coal Miners Affected by Blackjewel Bankruptcy
August 8, 2019
For the eighth straight day, miners are blocking cars full of coal from passing on a railway track in Eastern Kentucky to protest their employer, who stopped paying their wages after declaring bankruptcy. Now, to ease the miners’ financial burden,
Page 819 of 1209 pages ‹ First < 817 818 819 820 821 > Last ›
