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Northern Vertex Obtains Final Permit for Commercial Mining at Moss Gold Silver Project, Arizona
April 27, 2017
Northern Vertex Mining Corp. has received the final Aquifer Protection Permit #P-511225 signed by Water Quality Division Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. P-511225 is issued to Golden Vertex Corp., the company’s wholly owned Arizona subsidiary, and operator of the Moss
Stephen Moore: Coal’s Colossal Comeback
April 27, 2017
Buried in an otherwise humdrum jobs report for March was the jaw-dropping pronouncement by the Labor Department that mining jobs in America were up by 11,000 in March. Since the low point in October 2016 and following years of painful
Lundin Mining Completes Eagle East Feasibility Study, Provides Project Update, Michigan
April 27, 2017
Lundin Mining Corporation has released the results of a feasibility study, including an updated mineral resource estimate and a maiden mineral reserve estimate, on the high grade Eagle East nickel/copper mineralization, as well as providing an update on the project
Pennsylvania Coal Alliance Recognizes Mining Companies for Environmental Stewardship
April 26, 2017
In honor of Earth Day this year, the Pennsylvania Coal Alliance is proud to recognize mining companies for their remarkable contributions to environmental stewardship through abandoned mine land reclamation in Pennsylvania. In 2016, nearly 240 acres of abandoned mine land
Training Center for Coal Miners Opens in Harrison County, Ohio
April 26, 2017
Ohio’s 2,500 coal miners, and their families, are relying on a new training facility in Harrison County. It opened this week, and it will prepare mine rescue teams to aid the men and women in emergency situations. The 13,500 square-foot
Barrick Files Permit to Expand Underground Mining at Its Sunlight Mine, Montana
April 26, 2017
A gold mine in southwestern Montana is seeking state and federal permits to expand. Golden Sunlight proposes mining in a 3.4-mile (5.5 kilometer) tunnel north of Whitehall. The Bureau of Land Management is accepting public comment through May 15. Canadian-based
Federal Judge Puts Stop to SELC’s Claims About Tainted Drinking Water and Coal Ash
April 25, 2017
Scare tactics, bad science and political theater are the few tools remaining in the environmental extremists’ tool belt now that Donald Trump is President and Scott Pruitt is head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). And, since they no longer
Southern Illinois University Carbondale Mine Rescue Team Competes in Kentucky
April 25, 2017
The fledgling mine rescue team at Southern Illinois University Carbondale got the chance to show off its skills earlier this month during a competition at the University of Kentucky. The Rescue Dawgs, which got its start in 2016, finished fourth
EPA May Rewrite Obama-Era Regulation that Shut Down Coal Plants
April 25, 2017
The Trump administration asked a federal court to delay oral arguments so it can review a costly Obama-era regulation limiting mercury and other pollutants from power plants. The Department of Justice notified all parties involved in the lawsuit over the
Deadline Looms for Lawmakers Solution to Save 22,000 Retired Coal Miners’ Health Benefits
April 25, 2017
With the deadline looming next week, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said it’s critical that Congress pass the permanent health care extension for miners. After taking a tour of the Clay Center in Charleston, Capito met with reporters to discuss
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