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Committee Set to Vote on Lifting Mining Moratorium in Wisconsin
October 2, 2017
A legislative committee is set to approve a bill next week that would lift Wisconsin’s moratorium on sulfide mining. The Senate Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry is slated to meet Wednesday to vote on the bill. The committee’s
Senators Introduce New Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2017 Bill
October 2, 2017
Permits would be required for exploratory drilling, and numerous other changes would be made to the nation’s 145-year-old mining law by a bill recently filed in the U.S. Senate. The legislation, titled the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2017,
BLM Extends Royalty-rate Reduction for Arch Coal’s West Elk Mine, Colorado
October 2, 2017
The Bureau of Land Management has decided to extend a royalty-rate reduction for some of the federally leased coal being produced at Arch Coal’s West Elk Mine near Somerset. The agency, in its written decision, cited difficult geological and mining
Department of Energy to Fund $36 Million for Projects to Advance Carbon Capture Technologies
September 29, 2017
U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry said approximately $36 million in federally-funded financial assistance will be awarded to advance carbon capture technologies. Under the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office Of Fossil Energy (FE), the Design and Testing of Advanced Carbon
ArcelorMittal Plans $1.0 Billion Three-year Investment Program in Mexico
September 29, 2017
ArcelorMittal will make a US$1 billion, three-year investment program at its Mexican operations, which is focused on building ArcelorMittal Mexico’s downstream capabilities, sustaining the competitiveness of its mining operations and modernizing its existing asset base. The program is designed to
Southern Pocahontas Mine Rescue Team Earns First Place in National Competition, W. Va.
September 29, 2017
Nobody expected them to win, but a McDowell County mine rescue team beat all expectations when competing teams demonstrated their skills at the National Mine Rescue Competition. The Southern Pocahontas Mine Rescue Team located in Welch finished first during the
Robindale Energy Receives 2016 Award for Best Overall Coal Mine Reclamation Project, Pa
September 28, 2017
Robindale Energy Services Inc. of Latrobe received the 2016 award for the best overall coal mine reclamation project, according to the Pennsylvania Coal Alliance. The company reclaimed the 20-acre Renton Pile in Allegheny County, which improved the water quality of
Optimism Builds for Coal Industry in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
September 28, 2017
The coal industry was reborn on election day, announced Bill Raney, president of the West Virginia Coal Association. His coal industry audience nodded. He pulled out a black baseball cap with gold letters that read, “War On Coal Survivor” and
Federal Judge Dismisses Case Against Four Corners Power Plant and Navajo Mine New Mexico
September 28, 2017
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by environmental groups against federal agencies for the extension of operations for the Four Corners Power Plant and Navajo Mine. Attorneys for the Western Environmental Law Center and the Center for Biological
Investigators: Emergency Stop Malfunction on Continuous Miner Caused Fatality, W. Va.
September 28, 2017
State investigators say the emergency stop on a mining machine wasn’t functioning when a 32-year-old miner was killed at a southern West Virginia mine in June. The Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training reports the incident at Rockwell Mining
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