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New Coal Mine Start Ups On the Rise for Steel-making Coal
May 13, 2019
A global push to dig new mines for steel-making coal is drawing warnings that a supply glut could push the industry from a boom to a bust, mirroring the brutal 5-year price slump that ended in 2016. Coal’s use to
Cloud Peak Energy Voluntarily Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
May 13, 2019
One of the largest domestic coal companies has voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Cloud Peak Energy warned of its financial problems in November of last year. By 2018, Cloud Peak had nearly no cash, were hundreds of millions of
Retired Miners Rally Over Pensions in Washington
May 13, 2019
A bipartisan group of lawmakers joined retired coal miners and members of the United Mine Workers of America union in Washington, D.C., Wednesday to call for a fix to the coal industry’s failing pension fund. The coal industry’s pension fund
Southwestern Energy Helps Restore West Virginia’s Cheat River
May 10, 2019
Southwestern Energy Company has successfully completed the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s (WV DEP) Cheat River’s Muddy Creek watershed restoration project. This was made possible by an innovative partnership between Southwestern Energy and the WV DEP. Muddy Creek was
Federal Agencies Approve Hudbay’s Rosemont Mine Permits, Arizona
May 9, 2019
Two federal agencies issued permits to allow Hudbay Minerals Inc. to build and operate its proposed Rosemont copper mine in Pima County, Arizona. On March 4, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced it had issued a discharge permit, required
Barrick and Newmont to Name Joint Venture for Nevada Operations Nevada Gold Mines
May 9, 2019
A company official says a joint venture in Nevada between the state’s two largest gold producing companies is nearing regulatory approval and will be called Nevada Gold Mines. The Elko Daily Free Press reports that Barrick Gold Corp. chief executive
Blaschak Coal’s Mining Operations in Mahanoy City Gets Underway, Pennsylvania
May 9, 2019
Although the coal mining industry in our area isn’t booming like it once was, there are still major projects happening here. There’s a lot of excitement at Blaschak Coal Corporation just outside of Mahanoy City. The large anthracite coal producer
Judge Lifts Injunction on Uranium Mining in Colorado Valley
May 9, 2019
A federal judge has lifted a seven-year ban on uranium leases in Southwest Colorado after a U.S. mining program was shown to have no harmful effect on four endangered fish species in the Colorado River. The Department of Energy program
Robindale Energy Hiring at Rustic Ridge Coal Mine as It Moves Toward Production, Pennsylvania
May 9, 2019
A Cambria County mining company has put out a “help wanted” sign for its Rustic Ridge Mine that lies underneath parts of the Donegal area. LCT Energy LP of Armagh is seeking to increase employment at Rustic Ridge Mine from
Donlin Gold Invests in Future Worker Training
May 9, 2019
An Alaska company is investing in programs for youths and others to fulfill its promise to hire local workers for a proposed gold mine project. Donlin Golds pends $1 million annually on workforce development programs like Yuut Elitnaurviat and Excel
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