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Registration Open for 2018 SME Annual Conference & Expo in Minneapolis, Minnesota
October 25, 2017
The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) has opened registration for the 2018 SME Annual Conference & Expo and 91st Annual Meeting of the SME-MN Section. The conference will be held February 25-28, 2018, at the Minneapolis Convention Center
DOE-Supported Petra Nova Captures More Than 1 Million Tons of CO2, Texas
October 25, 2017
The world’s largest post-combustion carbon capture system has reached a major milestone, capturing more than 1 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) for use in enhanced oil recovery (EOR). The Petra Nova project, located at NRG’s W.A. Parish power generating
MST Global Acquires MISOM Technologies
October 25, 2017
MST Global (MST) has entered into an agreement to acquire MISOM Technologies, based in Tucson, Arizona, for an undisclosed fee. The move is a significant step in the progression of MST’s global digital transformation strategy. MISOM is a software technology
Two States Sue Interior Department for Easing Regulations on Oil, Gas, and Coal
October 24, 2017
Two states are challenging President Donald Trump’s administration’s decision to repeal a 2017 valuation rule for extracting coal, oil and natural gas from federal lands, Politico reports. California and New Mexico filed a joint lawsuit Tuesday in the U.S. District
Bloomberg Ratchets Up Anti-Coal Campaign With Funding $64 Million Into Sierra Club
October 24, 2017
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a major financial donation Wednesday to an activist group trying to preserve Obama-era rules targeting the coal industry. Bloomberg poured more than $64 million into the Sierra Club’s political war chest to help
New Department of Energy Study Shows True Extent of Coal Mining’s Job and Economic Contribution
October 24, 2017
The U.S. coal industry is distressed, and the fate of U.S. coal mining regions and jobs figured prominently in the 2016 Presidential election. EIA forecasts that coal will continue to decrease as a source of U.S. electricity production through 2050.
Trump Administration Pumps Millions More Into Clean Coal Technology and Research
October 24, 2017
The Department of Energy (DOE) is pouring $26 million into carbon capture technology to cut emissions from America’s coal and natural gas plants, the agency announced Tuesday. The funds will go toward projects in the DOE’s Carbon Capture Program “to
W. Va. Senators Join Alexander Acosta for Mine Safety Tour at Arch Coal’s Pocahontas Beckley Mine
October 24, 2017
U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) joined U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta for a mine safety tour of ICG Beckley, LLC’s Pocahontas Beckley Mine in Raleigh County, West Virginia. Officials from the Mine Safety and
Utah’s Glitter Mine Being Chipped Away by Visitors, Hurting Small Town Business Owner
October 23, 2017
To many in southern Utah it’s known as the “Glitter Mine” but to one Veyo business owner, Russ Feller, it’s more than that, it’s his livelihood. Feller owns “Feller Stone” a local stone business that sells product all around the
Community Rallies Around Herkimer Diamond Mines’ Owner After Fire, New York
October 23, 2017
Following a devastating fire a week ago, the owner of the Herkimer Diamond Mines is overwhelmed by the community response — locally and internationally. “We have been completely overwhelmed with the response,” said Renee Shevat. “We always knew that Herkimer
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