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Trump’s BLM Budget Proposal Signals an American Energy Renaissance
May 31, 2017
President Donald Trump’s budget proposal for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) aims to reign in the agency while refocusing its priorities on energy production. Trump’s budget, released Tuesday, allocates $1.1 billion total in federal funds to BLM, a cut
Fines Appeal Filed for Fatality at Justice II Prep Plant, W, Va.
May 31, 2017
One of Gov. Jim Justice’s family coal operations is appealing a $10,000 fine issued by state inspectors after the death of a worker at a McDowell County coal preparation plant, records show. Justice Low Seam Mining filed a notice that
Exhibitors to Showcase Latest in Coal Industry at Bluefield Coal Show, W. Va.
May 31, 2017
An annual tradition is returning to the area in September, and it’s one that has an extra air of excitement about it. The Bluefield Coal Show will once again bring coal industry exhibitors to the Brushfork Armory. “Based on reservations
Va. Coal and Energy Alliance Conference: Industry Leaders Optimistic About Coal Rebound
May 30, 2017
The coal industry decline has cost thousands their jobs in our region. Now recent deregulation and technology advances could mean a turn-around for coal. Coal industry leaders met in Kingsport on Monday for the annual ‘Virginia Coal and Energy Alliance
Old Coal Mines Have a Place in the Future of Clean Energy
May 30, 2017
Ben Chafin sees the future of clean energy in abandoned coal shafts. The Virginia state senator, whose Appalachian district is pockmarked with empty mines, pushed through legislation in April that encourages companies to transform those tunnels into giant storage devices
Surface Mining Study Focuses on Health Impacts on West Virginians
May 30, 2017
The National Academies of Sciences, Medicine and Engineering sent a committee to Logan County on Tuesday to begin a study on the possible effects coal mining may have on residents living in central Appalachia. The national scientific review follows a
Trump Administration Moves to Settle Mine Safety Rule Challenge
May 30, 2017
The Trump administration is negotiating to settle legal challenges brought by Murray Energy and a collection of industry trade associations over a rule change meant to toughen federal coal mine safety enforcement following the deaths of 29 miners in the
Goldcorp Moving Forward with Coffee Gold Mine Project Near Dawson City, Canada
May 30, 2017
A Yukon gold mine project that’s attracted national attention is gearing up now that thousands of planning documents have been submitted to Yukon’s environmental assessment board for public scrutiny. Goldcorp Inc., one of the world’s largest gold producers, has filed
Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act Advances in Pa. Senate
May 30, 2017
A bill that will make it harder to challenge underground coal mining permits because of their potential to damage streams advanced out of a Senate committee on Monday. The bill by Senate President Pro Tem Joe Scarnati, R-Jefferson, would amend
Oceanic Iron Ore Receives Power China’s EPC Proposal for Its Hopes Advance Project, Quebec
May 25, 2017
Oceanic Iron Ore Corp. has received the engineering procurement and construction proposal (EPC) originating from Power Construction Corporation of China’s subsidiary company Power China Huadong Engineering Company. (Power China). Preparation of the EPC proposal has been supported by SNC-Lavalin Inc.
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