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Environmentalists and Kinross Gold Sign Deal to Protect Sage Grouse, Nevada
November 15, 2017
Eric Holst of the Environmental Defense Fund said Thursday the deal with Kinross Gold to offset impacts to the sage grouse by protecting nearly 10,000 acres of habitat couldn’t have come at a better time. He said the Interior Department
King Coal Rebounds in West Virginia as Markets Improve
November 15, 2017
The numbers show that coal is rebounding in West Virginia, especially in the southern counties, but Christy Laxton doesn’t need numbers to know that. “The physical signs are starting to show with the increase in coal truck and rail activity,”
DOE Disputes Reports Peabody Injected Ideas Into Electric Grid Study
November 15, 2017
The Department of Energy pushed back against a Bloomberg report Thursday suggesting one of the largest coal producers in the country managed to directly influence the agency’s grid study findings. There are crucial elements missing from a recent report suggesting
Metallis Resources Retains Lightfoot Geoscience to Advance Thunder North Nickel Project, Canada
November 10, 2017
Metallis Resources Inc. has retained Lightfoot Geoscience Inc., owned and operated by Dr. Peter C. Lightfoot, PhD., P.Geo. Dr. Lightfoot will be conducting a comprehensive review and interpretation of geochemical, geophysical and geological data collected by Metallis to evaluate the
ISO Technical Committee Releases New International Standard to Reduce Mining Accidents
November 9, 2017
There’s no question that mining has been made safer over the years, but mines are still one of the most hazardous places to work. The causes can be numerous, from explosive dust and toxic gases to collapse of mine shafts,
Tintina Resources to Conduct Third-party Environmental Study of Black Butte Copper Project, Montana
November 9, 2017
An environmental consulting firm has been hired at a cost of $420,000 to conduct a third-party environmental study of a proposed copper mine that’s under scrutiny because of its location in the vicinity of a popular floating and fishing river.
United Coal to Open Morgan Camp Coal Mine, W. Va.
November 9, 2017
The United Coal Company told 5 News Tuesday afternoon that they are closing a mine near the Upshur County and Randolph County line, and opening a new mine nearby. 5 News investigated after receiving multiple reports of rumors that The
SilverLiner in Pikeville to Employ Coal Miners and Create Specialized Trucks, Kentucky
November 9, 2017
SilverLiner, a new manufacturing company, is coming to Pikeville. The company will be located in the Kentucky Industrial Park and produce tanker trucks. “It means more to me than anything to put our people back to work,” Chris Tomlinson, owner
Reclaim Appalachia President Envisions Potential for Reclaimed Mine Sites
November 9, 2017
West Virginia could produce profitable niche crops grown on reclaimed mine sites. At least that’s what Nathan Hall, president of Reclaim Appalachia envisions. Hall spoke about uses for reclaimed sites at the West Virginia Good Jobs Conference Tuesday at Tamarack.
South Dakota School of Mines’ New President Jim Rankin Lays Out Goals
November 9, 2017
Like his peers, Jim Rankin left South Dakota in search of a job after he graduated from South Dakota School of Mines & Technology in 1978. There were no other options, said Rankin, who returned to the school as its
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