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New Senate Bill Would Further Research and Development of Carbon Capture Technology
May 21, 2019
Legislation designed to promote the research and development of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology was introduced in the U.S. Senate recently. The bipartisan bill, the Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act, would incentivize collaboration between federal,
WVU Expert Briefs Congressional Committee on Extracting Rare Earth Elements from Coal
May 21, 2019
Paul Ziemkiewicz, director of the Water Research Institute at West Virginia University’s Energy Institute, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Tuesday, May 14, on recent research advances on the development of a domestic source of
Iliamna Village Corporation Reaches Right-of-way Agreement with Pebble Mine Developers
May 20, 2019
The Iliamna Village Corporation has reached a right-of-way agreement with the Pebble Limited Partnership that would allow Pebble access to lands that could prove critical to the development of the project. Iliamna Natives Ltd. owns tens of thousands of acres
BLM Release Final Report on P4 Production’s Phosphate Mine, Idaho
May 20, 2019
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has opened a 30-day comment period for a final Environmental Impact Statement analyzing impacts of the Caldwell Canyon phosphate Mine in Caribou County. The preferred alternative would develop two new open mine pits, construct
Arizona Tribes Seek Injunction to Halt Hudbay’s Copper Mine Project
May 20, 2019
Native American tribes are seeking an injunction to halt work on a copper mine project they say will desecrate burial and other sacred sites in the Santa Rita Mountains of southeastern Arizona. The Tohono O’odham Nation, the Pascua Yaqui Tribe,
PwC Report: Recovery of B.C. Mining Continued in 2018
May 20, 2019
A recovery in B.C.’s mining industry continued building in 2018 with improved revenues, increased hiring and bigger payouts to government in taxes and royalties, according to a new report from the accounting and consulting firm PwC. “While a slow, steady
Virginia Governor Announces $10 Million Economic Funding for for Coalfields
May 20, 2019
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has announced a new round of grant money available to help reclaim abandoned coal mines in southwest Virginia. Northam said Thursday that the state has $10 million available to help repurpose old mines and promote economic
Virginia Recognizes 20 Mines and Nine Individuals for Excellence in Worker Safety
May 20, 2019
Buchanan County and Tazewell County coal mining operations were among the 20 coal mines presented awards Thursday by the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) for no injuries on their sites in 2018. Nine miners were also recognized
U.S. House Advances Legislation to Require Mining Impacts with Canada
May 20, 2019
Legislation advanced this week in the U.S. House that would require federal agencies to report to the Canadian government any potential environmental impacts of copper mining in the Rainy River watershed that flows north out of Minnesota into Ontario. The
CONSOL Energy Commences Development of Itmann Coal Mine, W. Va.
May 17, 2019
CONSOL Energy Inc. has commenced the development of a new low-vol metallurgical coal mining operation in Wyoming County, West Virginia, with an anticipated completion date of 2021. Jimmy Brock, chief executive officer of CONSOL Energy Inc. released the following statement:
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