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Newmont Mining Sees Gold Production Rising, Costs Improving
December 28, 2017
Newmont Mining Corp. on Wednesday raised its outlook for gold production next year while lowering its expected costs. The Denver-based miner said gold costs applicable to sales will fall between $700 and $750 an ounce in 2018. The company had
Hecla’s Mining Strike in Idaho Continues as Negotiations Falter
December 28, 2017
Negotiations to resolve an Idaho mining strike have stalled after beginning in March, mining company officials said. Negotiators from the Hecla Mining Co. and the United Steelworkers Union have met 21 times since about 250 union members went on strike
UMWA Career Centers Receives $3 Million Grant for Ruff Creek Training Facility, Pa.
December 28, 2017
UMWA Career Centers Inc. received a $3 million state grant to help it re-purpose its Ruff Creek training center, which for years trained miners for work in this area’s coal mines but now will help workers gain skills for jobs
Nacimiento Copper Mine One of Many Sites in West Needing Cleanup
December 28, 2017
For decades, yellow- and white-tinged piles of waste from a defunct copper mine have covered the mountainside at the edge of the quintessential New Mexico village of Cuba — out of sight, out of mind and not nasty enough to
Glencore and Apollo Bid for Rio Tinto’s $1.5 Billion Coal Assets
December 22, 2017
Glencore and a group led by Apollo Global Management are among bidders set to be shortlisted for the sale of Rio Tinto Group’s last remaining coal mines, which may fetch more than A$2 billion ($1.5 billion), people familiar with the
Trump’s Executive Order to Boost Production of Critical Minerals Mining
December 22, 2017
President Donald Trump is ordering the government to boost production of critical minerals used for manufacturing everything from smartphones to wind turbines and cars. An executive order to be issued Wednesday directs federal agencies to find ways to increase exploration,
Presidential EO Recognizes Importance of Mining to Economy, National Security, Infrastructure
December 22, 2017
The administration this week highlighted the strategic importance of minerals mining to the United States, issuing an Executive Order titled, “A Federal Strategy to Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals.” “It is encouraging to see the administration identifying
Indiana Approves Permits for Alliance Resource’s Gibson South Coal Mine, Sunrise’s Oaktown Mines
December 21, 2017
Extensions and renewals have been approved for some of Indiana’s largest underground coal mines, a state mining official said Tuesday. Colleen Baughman, permit supervisor for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Reclamation office, said she recently approved a
Major Layoffs at Armstrong Coal and Thoroughfare Mining’s Western Kentucky Coal Mines
December 21, 2017
More than 500 employees in Kentucky’s coal sector will be impacted by the latest round of layoffs and terminations. The Office for Employment and Training announced two Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notices. Beginning February 18, Armstrong Coal in
Minnesota Predicts PolyMet Would Need $1 Billion to Cover Risks from Copper-Nickel Mine
December 21, 2017
PolyMet Mining Corp. would have to put up roughly $1 billion dollars halfway through the life of its proposed copper-nickel mine in northern Minnesota to protect state taxpayers from environmental risks — with more than half the funds dedicated to
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