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Armed Groups Threaten Workers at Pan American Silver’s Mina Dolores Mine, Northern Mexico
May 31, 2018
Workers at a Canadian-own silver and gold mine in northern Mexico say they are afraid to leave the mine encampment because of threats by armed groups. A worker told The Associated Press that supposed members of an organized crime group
Wolfden Resources Moving Onto Next Phase of Exploration at Pickett Mountain, Maine
May 31, 2018
The Canadian mining company looking for economically valuable minerals in northern Penobscot County is moving onto a second phase of exploration that involves searching for additional metal deposits. Don Hoy, CEO of Ontario-based Wolfden Resources, said the company’s first testing
Cloud Peak Energy to Close Gillette Wyoming Office
May 31, 2018
In a cost-saving measure, Cloud Peak Energy Corp. announced Friday morning it will close its Gillette office and move operations to the Cordero Rojo mine about 25 miles south of Gillette. The announcement comes on the heels of the company’s
University of Wyoming Receives Funding for Carbon Storage Feasibility Project
May 31, 2018
The University of Wyoming has received a $9.77 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy for a project that would determine the feasibility of creating a commercial-scale geological storage complex for carbon dioxide in Wyoming. UW says that the
Alaska Lawmakers Call for Alliance with Other States on Canadian Mining Issues
May 31, 2018
A group of Alaska lawmakers wants to team up with Montana and other U.S.-Canada border states in a push to protect Southeast watersheds they say are threatened by rapid Canadian mining development. In a letter dated April 20 and released
Coal Miners Facing New Wave of Black Lung Disease
May 31, 2018
The deadliest form of black lung disease is on the rise among American coal miners, a new study finds. Increases in cases of progressive massive fibrosis (PMF) are occurring despite measures to control coal dust that were put into place
Revelation Energy Issued Violation Notices in Bulldozer Driver’s Fatality, W. Va.
May 31, 2018
A mine in West Virginia has been issued three violation notices over the death of a man in a bulldozer that plunged 100 feet (30 meters) when the ground underneath gave way. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that the state’s Board
Memorial Destroyed for Fallen West Virginia Miner from Upper Big Branch Mine
May 31, 2018
West Virginia officials are investigating the destruction of a monument honoring a victim of the Upper Big Branch mine explosion. The Register-Herald reports a black granite bench in Palisades Park was destroyed. The bench honored Adam Morgan. The 21-year-old Pineville
DOE Selects Carbon Storage Feasibility Projects to Receive Nearly $30 Million in Federal Funding
May 30, 2018
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has selected three projects to receive approximately $29.6 million for cost-shared research and development under Phase II of funding opportunity announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0001450, Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise (CarbonSAFE):
PolyMet Reaffirms Economic and Technical Viability of NorthMet Project, Minnesota
May 30, 2018
Poly Met Mining Inc. has filed an updated technical report with Canadian and U.S. securities agencies that reaffirms the economic and technical viability of the NorthMet copper-nickel-precious metals project located near Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota. The updated NorthMet Technical Report, NI
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