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Butte’s World Museum of Mining Moves Forward with Expansion Project, Montana
August 7, 2018
Marlene Telling, center, a member of the World Museum of Mining and the wife of a board member, chats with others gathered Wednesday evening to hear a presentation by the group of architects working on the museum’s new heritage center.
Mosaic Secures Extension of Its Mining Permit for Three Phosphate Mines in Florida
August 6, 2018
Since the 1960s, mining companies have been hauling phosphate out of the ground in northeast Manatee. Over the objections of protestors, several neighbors and environmental groups, the Mosaic Company recently received a five-year extension from the Manatee County Commission for
BLM Releases Final EIS for Fiore’s Proposed Gold Rock Mine Project, Nevada
August 6, 2018
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ely District has released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Gold Rock Mine Project in eastern Nevada, approximately 50 miles west of Ely, Nevada. The Project was originally proposed by Midway
CONSOL Energy to Seek Permits for Metallurgical Coal Mine in West Virginia
August 6, 2018
US miner CONSOL Energy told analysts Thursday it will begin permitting a low-vol coking coal property at Itmann, West Virginia, where the company has 26 million st of reserves. The permitting process will take at least 12-18 months, according to
Court Hears Arguments in Tribe’s Lawsuit Over Aquila Resources’ Back Forty Mine, Michigan
August 6, 2018
A federal judge on Wednesday said he would rule as quickly as possible on a Menominee Tribe of Indians’ lawsuit seeking to force the federal government to take over permitting for a controversial open-pit sulfide mine in the Upper Peninsula.
MSHA to Award $10.5 Million in State Grant Funding for Training, Retraining of Miners and Operators
August 3, 2018
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has released the availability of $10,537,000 in state grant funding to provide federally mandated training and retraining of miners and mine operators working at surface and underground coal and
Mission Coal Lays Off 99 Miners at Its Pinnacle Mine, W. Va.
August 2, 2018
Pinnacle Mine in Wyoming County is set to lay off roughly 90 underground coal miners. Bobby Bowman, union president of Local 1713, confirmed the layoffs. He said a handful of miners were realigned to outside jobs. Bowman said representatives from
Environmental Group Challenges Michigan Potash’s Mine Permit
August 2, 2018
The Michigan environmental group formally disputing Nestle’s groundwater withdrawal is mounting a similar challenge against approvals this year for a potash mine. The Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation (MCWC) filed a July 30 petition in state administrative court challenging Michigan
Study Shows Coal Industry Generates Billions in Economic Activity for West Virginia
August 2, 2018
A new study on the economic impact of West Virginia’s coal industry shows that even when facing the worst regulatory pressures in history, mining still generated nearly $13 billion in economic activity for the Mountain State. “Coal and coal-fired electric
Sept. 11: MSHA’s First Public Meeting on Mine Safety Input
August 2, 2018
The federal agency that oversees mining safety is holding public stakeholder meetings in six states, including West Virginia. The Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration is seeking information on safety improvements with hauling vehicles and bulldozers at surface
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