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DEQ to Hold Public Meetings for Tintina’s Black Butte Copper Project, Montana

October 26, 2017

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is adding an additional public scoping meeting in Helena for the process of preparing an environmental impact statement under the Montana Environmental Policy Act for the Black Butte Copper Project proposed by Tintina Montana.

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Opponents Ask Montana to Suspend Permits for Hecla Mining’s Rock Creek and Montanore Mines

October 26, 2017

Environmentalists have asked Montana regulators to suspend permits for two silver mines citing concerns over the track record of the president of the company behind the proposals. Attorneys for Earthworks, the Clark Fork Coalition and three other groups on Monday

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Trump Administration Scrambles to Save Navajo Generating Station, Arizona

October 26, 2017

The Trump administration has until December to save the largest coal-fired power plant in the West, but the prospects for the plant burning coal after 2019 are questionable. The deliberations over the Navajo Generating Station in Arizona are beginning to

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Department of Energy Providing $12 Million to Advance Coal Combustion Technologies

October 26, 2017

Coal-fired power plants have been under economic pressure from cheaper, cleaner burning natural gas for years. •  The Department of Energy has awarded $12 million in funding for projects designed to aid in the cleaner combustion of coal. •  The

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Millennium Bulk Terminals Sue Washington Over Permit Denial

October 26, 2017

Backers of a coal export terminal proposed in Southwest Washington are suing state regulators over their denial of a key permit needed to build the project. Last month, the Washington Department of Ecology denied a water quality permit to the

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University of Wyoming and Clean Coal Technologies Sign Agreement to Pursue Clean-Coal Technology

October 26, 2017

Calling the technology a “potential breakthrough” in treating and marketing Wyoming coal, the University of Wyoming is partnering with Clean Coal Technologies Inc. to develop the company’s patented coal refining technology. Clean Coal’s process, which is being tested at an

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Alpha Natural Resources Transfers 250 Permits and Five Active Mines to Lexington Coal

October 26, 2017

Alpha Natural Resources has announced the transfer of mostly idle mining properties in West Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee to Lexington Coal Co., related ongoing royalty payments and reclamation equipment. Alpha, based in Kingsport, Tennessee, says that eliminates self-bonding in West

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Minnesota Governor Dayton Gives His Support for Proposed PolyMet Copper-Nickle Mine

October 26, 2017

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton says he’s moved from being “genuinely undecided” on the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine to being a genuine supporter of the project. PolyMet has many backers because it promises 360 permanent jobs in the Hoyt Lakes-Babbitt area

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Fatality at Alpha’s Horse Creek Eagle Deep Coal Mine, W. Va.

October 26, 2017

A coal miner died in an accident in a mine in West Virginia early Monday morning. The incident happened in the Horse Creek Eagle Deep Mine in Raleigh County, which is owned by Alpha Natural Resources. Officials there said James

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Freeport-McMoRan Extends Connected Mine Solution to North and South American Mining Operations

October 25, 2017

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a premier international natural resources company, has awarded Accenture a five-year agreement to extend the implementation of the Accenture Connected Mine solution and drive greater digital transformation of mining operations. Use of the solution will expand from Freeport-McMoRan’s

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