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Wyoming Looks to Widen Carbon-Capture Research Efforts

October 9, 2017

Wyoming officials are teaming up with a California-based institute to help researchers discover new ways to use coal so that it doesn’t contribute to climate change. The Wyoming Infrastructure Authority and Oakland, California-based Center for Carbon Removal will work together

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Armstrong Energy to Restructure Debt, to Close Equality Boot Coal Mine in Kentucky

October 9, 2017

In separate news releases Thursday night, Armstrong Energy Inc., owner of Armstrong Coal Co. Inc., announced that it had reached an agreement with its lenders to restructure its debt and announced plans to idle its Equality Boot mine in Ohio

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Interior to Overhaul Obama-era Regulations, Set to Reopen Land to Mining in Nevada

October 9, 2017

The Bureau of Land Management moved Thursday to overhaul the Obama-era management of the greater sage-grouse, shelving a planned ban on mining claims and opening the door to more state and local control of the species. The agency said it

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EPA to Ease Emission Restrictions on Coal-fired Power Plants

October 9, 2017

The Trump administration is moving to roll back the centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s efforts to slow global warming, seeking to ease restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants. In a plan expected to be made public in

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New Gold Pours First Gold at Rainy River Gold Mine, Ontario

October 9, 2017

Toronto-based New Gold Inc. on Friday announced that its new Rainy River Gold Mine completed its first gold “pour” this week. Mining at the new facility, located about 40 miles northwest of International Falls near Emo, Ontario, started in August

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Signal Peak Energy Appeals Ruling that Could Trigger Layoffs at Bull Mountain Mine, Montana

October 9, 2017

The “clock is running” on layoffs at one of the largest underground coal mines in the United States, its owners said Friday, as they asked a federal appeals court to reverse a judge’s order that could bring some work at

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Wednesday, Oct. 8: South Dakota School of Mines to Host Rock and Fossil ID Day

October 9, 2017

Have a fossil find or riveting rock you want to show off and learn more about? You’re in luck. On Wednesday, the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Museum of Geology will host its fifth annual Rock and Fossil

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Wildfire Activity in British Columbia Disrupts Activity at Pacific American Coal’s Elko Coal Project

October 6, 2017

Wildfire activity in British Columbia has caused disruption to activity at Pacific American Coal’s Elko Coking Coal Project in B.C., Canada. Updated activity includes: • Initial pre-drilling work undertaken • State of Emergency & Province wide industry shutdown limits site

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National Mining Association Applauds DOE Action to Safeguard America’s Energy Grid

October 6, 2017

National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn issued the following statement in response to U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry’s proposed rule submitted today to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) urging prompt action to safeguard the resiliency

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Freeport-McMoRan Receives NMA’s CORESafety® Certification

October 6, 2017

The National Mining Association (NMA) recognized Freeport-McMoRan’s achievement of independent certification under its CORESafety® system. Freeport-McMoRan joins six other companies in receiving independent certification under NMA’s signature safety initiative. “We congratulate Freeport-McMoRan on this laudable safety milestone. This certification demonstrates

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