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Richard and Leslie Gilliam Foundation Gifts $768,000 to Unpaid Blackjewel Miners
August 8, 2019
Two major announcements regarding relief for unpaid Blackjewel miners took place at the Harlan County Courthouse and at the Letcher County Extension Office Monday morning. Ross Kegan, former Vice President of Operations of Black Mountain Resources, spoke in Harlan County
Minnesota Court of Appeals Upholds Nonferrous Mining Rules for PolyMet NorthMet Project
August 7, 2019
Poly Met Mining, Inc. said that the Minnesota State Court of Appeals affirmed the validity of the state’s nonferrous mining rules, rejecting a challenge from environmental groups who sought to overturn the rules after the state issued PolyMet’s Permit to
Chemours Acquires Mining Operations of Southern Ionics Minerals
August 7, 2019
The Chemours Company, a global chemistry company with leading market positions in titanium technologies, fluoroproducts, and chemical solutions, has acquired Southern Ionics Minerals, LLC (SIM), a minerals exploration, mining, and manufacturing company headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. SIM was a wholly
UBC-led Project Combats Emissions by Locking Carbon Dioxide in Mine Waste
August 7, 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
Pembridge Resources Acquires Capstone Mining’s Minto Mine for $20 Million, Canada
August 7, 2019
Capstone Mining Corp. has entered into a definitive share purchase agreement to sell its 100 percent interest in the Minto mine to Pembridge Resources. Under the terms of the agreement, Capstone will receive up to US$20 million in cash in
Bluestone Resources Acquires ERP Coke Plant, Alabama
August 7, 2019
Bluestone Resources Inc. has purchased the ERP Compliant Coke plant in Birmingham, Alabama. Bluestone is owned by the Justice family and is led by Jay Justice, son of West Virginia Governor Jim Justice. The plant, which was in danger of
MSHA Clarifies Escapeway Requirements for Underground Mines
August 6, 2019
In response to recent questions from the mining community, the Mine Safety and Health Administration has issued a program policy letter intended to clarify requirements for providing emergency escapeways for underground metal and nonmetal miners. In a notice published in
Taseko Seeks Injunction that Could Set Stage for Showdown with First Nation, B.C.
August 6, 2019
Lawyers for a First Nation and a B.C. mining company will go head-to-head in a courtroom later this month, with both sides asking the court to intervene in their fight over a controversial mining project that the First Nation calls
EPA Selects San Mateo Creek Uranium Basin for Targeted Clean Up Action
August 6, 2019
The EPA has added a New Mexico uranium mining basin to a list of sites “targeted for immediate, intense action.” The agency added the San Mateo Creek Basin site, part of the Grants Mining District, to the Administrator’s “Superfund Emphasis
B.C. Premier Responds to Senate Coalition’s Concerns Over Mining Contamination
August 6, 2019
British Columbia Premier John Horgan pledged to treat responsible natural resource development as a priority in a July 17 letter to congressional leaders who recently expressed unified concerns about upstream mining contaminants flowing into shared watersheds south of the Canadian
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