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Dozens Attend Job Fair Held by Warrior Met Coal in Alabama
October 30, 2018
Dozens arrived Thursday at Jasper’s Affiliate Career Center looking for a job in coal. The industry overall has been ravaged by overseas competition and the rise of natural gas as a source of energy but in Alabama jobs are available.
Democrats to Target Trump Environmental Rollbacks if They Win House
October 30, 2018
Democratic lawmakers are quietly making plans to use hearings and investigations to focus attention on the Trump administration’s environmental agenda if they win control of the House of Representatives. Because they are less likely to capture the Senate, Democrats would
Westmoreland Coal’s Bankruptcy Gets Pushback from Miners Over Health Care Benefits
October 30, 2018
Unionized coal miners are fighting the Westmoreland bankruptcy, arguing that the firm that owns the Kemmerer mine is moving at an unreasonable pace and attempting to undermine its obligations to workers. The United Mine Workers of America, which represents the
New Approach to Regulations and Power Generation Marketplace Give Hope to Coal-fired Plants
October 30, 2018
The plant, which was originally going to be “sold” in an elaborate asset swap between First Energy subsidiaries, was targeted for shuttering after federal regulators refused to allow First Energy to carry through the transition, which would have potentially cost
United Mine Workers Hold Rally for Manchin in Morgantown, W. Va.
October 30, 2018
With the countdown to Election Day on, the United Mine Workers of America are holding a rally in support of Senator Joe Manchin(D), in Morgantown, Monday. The rally is being held at the West Virginia University Erickson Alumni Center. Along
Fatality in Roof Fall Accident at Jerritt Canyon Gold’s Lee Smith Mine, Nevada
October 29, 2018
A miner at Jerritt Canyon Gold’s Lee Smith Mine north of Elko has died in a roof collapse at the underground gold operation run by Small Mine Development. Jason Holman, 42, of Goshen, Utah, was killed Thursday evening, the company
Star Diamond Receives Environmental Approval for Star-Orion South Diamond Project, Canada
October 29, 2018
Star Diamond has secured approval from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment for its Star-Orion South Diamond Project, located in the Fort à la Corne diamond district of central Saskatchewan, Canada, on mineral dispositions held 100 percent by it. The Environment
Foresight Energy Pays $25 Million to Settle Disputes of Its Southern Illinois Coal Mines
October 29, 2018
St. Louis-based Foresight Energy, which operates coal mines throughout the Illinois Basin, announced a settlement Friday on litigation surrounding two of the company’s Illinois mines — each about an hour north of St. Louis. The announcement said that Foresight would
Bluestone Resources Hiring 290 Coal Miners at Its Mines in West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia
October 29, 2018
Bluestone Resources announced Thursday that it is hiring 290 additional workers, adding to its staff and providing high-paying jobs at its coal mines across West Virginia, Virginia and Kentucky. In a press release, the company said the new jobs will
Western Uranium & Vanadium to Re-open Sunday Mine Complex, Colorado
October 29, 2018
Western Uranium & Vanadium has revealed its intention to re-open the Sunday Mine Complex (SMC), an advanced stage mine property consisting of five individual mines, located in Slick Rock District, San Miguel County, Colorado. Western is commencing this program with
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