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Trump Vows to Roll Back Energy Industry Regulations in First 100 Days
December 27, 2016
America’s energy policy is about to change — big league. Unlike President Obama – who prioritized energy regulations and handouts as part of an incentive system to curb global warming – President-elect Donald Trump says he will focus instead on
STT Enviro Signs MOU to Create Joint Venture with Leading Global Producer of Lime
December 22, 2016
STT Enviro Corp. has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to form a joint venture with a leading producer of lime. The MOU establishes that each party would own 50 percent of the equity in the joint venture and be
Search Minerals Advances Development of Its Pilot Plant Program at FOXTROT Deposit, Canada
December 22, 2016
Search Minerals Inc. has advanced development on the pilot plant program which is being conducted by SGS Canada Inc. on bulk material from the company’s FOXTROT deposit in SE Labrador. The pilot plant is being funded through the Atlantic Canada
U.S. DOE Grants $10 Million to Study Carbon Capture in Illinois
December 21, 2016
Researchers are beginning to explore the possibility of capturing and storing carbon dioxide below ground at more sites near Decatur than the initial area of focus surrounding the main Archer Daniels Midland Co. complex. Grants from the U.S. Department of
Lawmakers Push EPA to Repay All Costs of Gold King Mine Spill
December 21, 2016
Two members of Colorado’s congressional delegation are pressing the Environmental Protection agency to fully reimburse state, local and tribal agencies for the cost of responding to a toxic mine waste spill triggered by the EPA. Sen. Cory Gardner and Rep.
DEQ Again Asks Tintina to Revise Black Butte Copper Mine Application, Montana
December 21, 2016
For the second time this year the state has asked the company planning to develop a copper mine near a tributary to the Smith River to revise its application. The Montana Department of Environmental Quality sent Tintina Resources, the company
Feds Refuse Mining Lease Renewals in Minnesota. Launches Wilderness Environmental Review
December 21, 2016
In refusing to renew two mineral leases in northern Minnesota last Thursday, the federal government has, unexpectedly, gone much farther than simply frustrating the ambitions of a Chilean mining company. Instead, it has launched a rare, two-year national environmental review
Interior Department Finalizes Stream Protection Rule for Coal Mines
December 21, 2016
The Obama administration on Monday set final rules designed to reduce the environmental impact of coal mining on the nation’s streams, a long-anticipated move that met quick resistance from Republicans who vowed to overturn it under President-elect Donald Trump. The
U.S. Forest Service Grants Colorado Exception to Roadless Rule for Arch Coal’s West Elk Mine
December 21, 2016
The U.S. Forest Service has finalized an exception for Colorado in the nation’s rule for protecting last-remaining roadless forests: allowing expansion of a coal mine that cuts beneath pristine woods near Paonia in the North Fork Valley. That decision enabling
Brixton Metals to Acquire Tahoe Resources’ Gowganda Silver Mine, Ontario
December 20, 2016
Brixton Metals Corporation has entered into an asset purchase agreement on an “as is, where is” basis with Temex Resources Corp., a subsidiary of Tahoe Resources Inc., to acquire 100 percent interest in the Gowganda Mine, a past-producing underground silver
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