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Trump’s Largest Energy Dominance Actions of 2018
January 4, 2019
President Donald Trump has pushed his administration toward “energy dominance” by cutting environmental regulations on fossil fuel development and opening up federal lands and waters for energy companies. The Trump administration has dealt significant blows to the environmental legacy of
U.S. Coal Plant Closings to Fall to 5-year Low
January 4, 2019
Coal-fired power plant retirements in 2019 are expected to fall to the lowest level in 5 years, with just 6,972MW of generation at 21 units expected to shut next year. The last time fewer retirements were scheduled was 2014, when
Miners Hall Museum Exhibit to Focus on Coal Mining in Frontenac, Kansas
January 4, 2019
The Miners Hall Museum, 701 S. Broadway in Franklin, will give visitors a snapshot of Frontenac’s coal mining history during its first quarterly exhibit of 2019. The “Little Balkans Coal Camps – Celebrate Frontenac” is slated to open today. The
Forest Service Taking Comments on CuMo Mining’s Molybdenum Mine Plan, Idaho
January 3, 2019
The U.S. Forest Service is taking comments and holding a public meeting on proposed exploratory drilling for an open-pit molybdenum mine being considered in Boise National Forest in Idaho. The meeting comes two years after a federal judge rejected a
Nevada BLM Taking Comments on Newmont Mining’s Emigrant Mine Plan
January 3, 2019
The Bureau of Land Management, Tuscarora Field Office is seeking public review and comment until Jan. 20 on an environmental assessment for Newmont Mining Corp.’s Emigrant Mine plan of operations. The Emigrant Mine is 20 miles southwest of Elko, and
Water Treatment Plant in Its Second Week of Gold King Mine Clean Up, Colorado
January 3, 2019
Despite the government shutdown, now in its second week, the water-treatment plant that cleans mine waste from the Gold King Mine will not cease operations, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Richard Mylott, a spokesman for the EPA based in
Fired Subcontractor Accused of Stealing Items from Employees at CONSOL’s Harvey Mine, Pa.
January 3, 2019
A subcontractor who was fired from his job last week at Harvey Mine is accused of stealing numerous items from several lockers and parked cars as he left the Greene County mining complex. David Arthur Cummins Jr. was terminated from
Coal Mining Industry Veteran Bob Saxton, Jr. Passes Away
January 1, 2019
Robert Everett Saxton, Jr. passed away suddenly on Thursday, December 27th in Pawley’s Island, South Carolina. Bob was born on April 27, 1950 in Charleston, West Virginia and was the son of the late Robert Everett Saxton, Sr. and Jo
Utah’s Mining Industry Among Top 10 in Country for Production in 2017
December 28, 2018
Utah’s mining industry put the state among the top 10 in the country for production in 2017, generating $3.3 billion from both industrial and precious metals. Aside from the copper, silver, gold and molybdenum, Utah is home to the world’s
OceanaGold Files Permit to Expand Its Gold Mine in South Carolina
December 28, 2018
An Australian mining company says it has found more gold at a South Carolina mine and wants to expand operations. OceanaGold started digging for gold in Lancaster County two years ago. The State newspaper reports OceanaGold has filed in state
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