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Calista Corp. Protests NOVAGOLD’s Donlin Gold Project, Alaksa
February 18, 2019
More than 130 shareholders of Calista Corp. are protesting a massive open-pit gold mine proposed in western Alaska. The group of shareholders, all women, sent a letter to the Alaska Native corporation, citing concerns about how the Donlin Gold Mine
Coal Mine Operator in W. Va. Agrees to Pay Over $1 Million in Back Wages, Damages
February 18, 2019
A West Virginia coal mine operator has agreed to pay $1,435,028 in back wages and damages, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The judgment, decided by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, requires the
After Merger With Randgold, Barrick Picks Up Speed as New Executive Teams Get Down to Business
February 15, 2019
Barely six weeks after its merger with Randgold, Barrick is making good progress in achieving its short-term priority goals as well as its full year objectives. CEO Mark Bristow, who has already visited most of the group’s operations in the
United States Steel Restarts of Construction of Electric Arc Furnace, Alabama
February 15, 2019
United States Steel Corporation has restarted construction on a technologically advanced electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking facility at its Tubular Operations in Fairfield, Alabama, located in Jefferson County. U. S. Steel previously initiated construction of the EAF in March 2015
Oxford Founder Buys Back Coal Company
February 14, 2019
The founder of Oxford Resource Partners is taking back his former company and acquiring related operations in Ohio. In 2015, Charles C. Ungurean sold the coal mining firm he started in 1985 to Westmoreland Coal Co., the sixth largest coal
CONSOL Energy Says the Market Will Gobble Up as Much Coal as it Can Produce
February 14, 2019
CONSOL Energy Inc. executives said the company’s first full year as a stand-alone coal miner was a resounding success. It produced and sold more coal from its Pennsylvania Mining Complex than ever. At a time when the nation’s coal production
TVA Releases Final Environmental Assessment of Paradise Fossil Plant, Kentucky
February 14, 2019
The Tennessee Valley Authority has released its final environmental assessment of the Paradise Fossil Plant in Muhlenberg County just days before a key decision the board of directors is set to make regarding its future. A 350-page report released Monday
First U.S. Coal Plant in Years Opens in Alaska
February 14, 2019
One way to boost coal in the U.S.: Find a spot near a mine with no access to oil or natural gas pipelines, where it’s not particularly windy and it’s dark much of the year. That’s how the first coal-fired
Missouri S&T to Offer Mining Regulatory Standards Training
February 14, 2019
This spring, Missouri S&T will offer professional development for geoscientists and mining, geological, metallurgical and other engineers to comply with new ethics and regulatory standards set by the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission’s (SEC) updated mining property disclosure rules. A
$2-3 Million in Metal Concentrates Stolen from Telson Mining’s Campo Morado Mine, Mexico
February 14, 2019
A sophisticated criminal gang in Mexico stole an estimated $2 million to $3 million in metal concentrates through a subtle scheme that went on for months, a Canadian mining company said Tuesday. Telson Mining Corp. President Ralph Shearing said compromised
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