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Oct. 2018: The Strategic Direction of the Mining Industry in Focus at Future of Mining Americas 2018
October 17, 2018
Future of Mining Americas connects the mining supply chain around the globe to debate the future of the industry and discovery the latest innovations and technologies that are spearheading mine productivity, efficiency and safety. The conference takes place October 29-30
Peabody to Acquire Drummond’s Shoal Creek Coal Mine for $400 Million, Alabama
October 17, 2018
Peabody has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the Shoal Creek metallurgical coal mine from private coal producer Drummond Company, Inc. for $400 million. Shoal Creek is located on the Black Warrior River in Central Alabama and serves Asian and
Xcel Energy Reaches New Milestone With Drone Technology Near Denver, Colorado
October 17, 2018
Xcel Energy, a leader in using drone technology to inspect energy infrastructure, will be the first utility in the nation to routinely fly unmanned aircraft beyond the operator’s line of sight when it begins surveying transmission lines near Denver, Colorado.
Vista Proppants and Logistics to Open New Frac Sand Mine, Oklahoma
October 16, 2018
Vista Proppants and Logistics of Fort Worth purchased a 1,150-acre site where it plans to open a new 1.5-million-ton-a-year frac sand mine northeast of Fay, Okla., to serve the SCOOP and STACK oil and gas plays in the region, Chron
Administration Eyes Federal Facilities for Coal, Gas Exports After States Block West Coast Ports
October 16, 2018
The Trump administration is considering using West Coast military bases or other federal properties as transit points for shipments of U.S. coal and natural gas to Asia as officials seek to bolster the domestic energy industry and circumvent environmental opposition
Workers Take Buyouts at Closure of Wheatland’s Laramie River Station, Wyoming
October 16, 2018
About 50 employees at Wheatland’s Laramie River Station took buyouts from Basin Electric Power Cooperative following a company-wide downsizing effort in August, bringing the total number of employees currently working at the LRS to 300. Throughout the entire Basin Electric
Dangerous Gold Butte Monument Mine Shaft Entrances Being Closed, Nevada
October 16, 2018
A small team of state contractors is about halfway through a nearly six-week effort to close off 42 abandoned mine openings scattered throughout Gold Butte National Monument, about 90 miles northeast of Las Vegas. Most of the underground tunnels date
President Trump Says Climate Change Not a Hoax, But Denies Lasting Impact
October 16, 2018
Donald Trump has reiterated his doubts about climate change, suggesting that the climate could “change back again,” and that climate scientists are politically motivated. The US president has long questioned man-made global warming. In an interview with CBS program 60
Ramaco to Begin Construction of iCAM Facility, Wyoming
October 15, 2018
Wyoming carbon tech company Ramaco Carbon announced today that construction of the first phase of its campus, named iCAM (Carbon Advanced Materials), has been green-lighted by county officials. Site work is scheduled to begin immediately. Once built, the iCAM research
Fatality at New England Stone Industries’ Jet Mist Quarry, Virginia
October 15, 2018
An Orange County man died Thursday in a mining accident at Jet Mist Quarry in Culpeper County. The victim was identified as 26-year-old Rony Acosta Ordonez, according to the Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office. A rock fell on the worker around
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