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Senate Panel Advances Funding Plan for West Coast Deep-water Port
March 14, 2019
One way or another, $53 million of Utahns’ money soon may get sunk into a deep-water export terminal on the West Coast in an effort to shore up the state’s fading coal industry. On Monday, a Senate panel advanced a
President Trump’s Fiscal 2020 Year Budget Sustains Coal Support
March 14, 2019
President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2020 year budget proposes less restrictive cuts for coal-related programs than for other government areas, in some cases even increasing funding. The proposed budget released today would trim funding to the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land
Government Considering W.Va. Site for Mine Safety Lab
March 14, 2019
The federal government is considering a West Virginia site for a new research center and testing laboratory for underground mine safety. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is interested in a 460-acre tract straddling
March 30: Penn State to Host Eastern Collegiate Mine Rescue Contest
March 14, 2019
Penn State will host the 2019 Eastern SME (Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration) Spring Collegiate Mine Rescue Contest from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 30, at the Penn State Snider Agricultural Arena. Seven competitive mine rescue
Colorado Coal Jobs See Modest Uptick in 2018
March 14, 2019
After years of losses, Colorado coal jobs stabilized in 2018. The industry saw 4 percent job growth, a total of 1,304 jobs across the state. “We’ve had a tough time since the peak of coal production in 2004,” said Colorado
Liberty Gold Receives Plan of Operations Approval for Black Pine Project, Idaho
March 13, 2019
Liberty Gold Corp. has received approval of a plan of operations at the Black Pine Project, one of its three principal gold projects located in the prolific Great Basin of the United States. Located in southern Idaho, Black Pine is
Arizona Silver Receives BLM Approval to Begin Drilling at Philadelphia Project, Arizona
March 13, 2019
Arizona Silver Exploration has received approval from the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) of its notice of intent to start an initial six-hole exploration drilling program on the Philadelphia project. The BLM has determined the reclamation bond amount required
Thunder Mountain Gold to Acquire 110% Stake in South Mountain Project, Idaho
March 13, 2019
Thunder Mountain Gold has entered into an option agreement with BeMetals and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, to acquire up to a 100 percent interest in the South Mountain Project in southwest Idaho. South Mountain is a high-grade zinc-silver-gold focused polymetallic development
Future of Mining Australia Returns to Sydney with Focus on Technology, Development, Sustainability
March 13, 2019
Taking place March 25-26, 2019, The Future of Mining Australia conference addresses the long-term goals of the industry with an agenda that has been created by bringing together an advisory board of select leading mining experts and new talent. With
Fatality at Southern Fork Coal’s Blue Knob Surface Mine, W. Va.
March 12, 2019
One person is dead following a mining accident in Greenbrier County. According to the Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training, the accident happened around 1:52 p.m. on Thursday, March 7, at the Southern Fork Coal Company, LLC, Blue Knob
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