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Germany Reactivates Coal Power Plants Amid Russian Gas Supply Threats
March 11, 2022
As Germany closes its last nuclear reactors, it is also reactivating old coal power plants to ensure electricity supply security amid Russian threats to turn off the gas tap. Germany’s attempt to simultaneously phase out nuclear and coal power just
NMA Releases Statement on U.S. Ban on Imports of Russian Oil, Natural Gas, and Coal
March 11, 2022
National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Rich Nolan issued this statement following an announcement from the White House banning imports of Russian oil, natural gas and coal to the United States. “Our hearts are with the Ukrainian people, and
Rail and River Transportation Issues Hamper West Virginia’s Coal Exports to Europe
March 11, 2022
Problems are cutting into the West Virginia coal industry’s ability to benefit from record-high prices for coal suddenly needed to fire Europe’s power plants. The mining industry blames railroads and a decline in its own ability to produce coal. The
Terry Jarrett: U.S. Must Learn from Europe’s Energy Crisis
March 11, 2022
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine unfolds, Americans are witnessing the troubling global impacts. Oil has passed $100 a barrel, and the European Union remains beholden to Russia for almost 40 percent of its natural gas supplies. There’s a reasonable fear
House Passes Ban on Russian Oil, Natural Gas, and Coal
March 10, 2022
Russian coal, gas, and oil and other petroleum products would be illegal to import in the U.S. under a bill the House passed Wednesday in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Lawmakers voted 414-17 to pass the bill, which Rep.
Economists Explore Mining’s Future in Alaska, Releases Study
March 10, 2022
A paper released Wednesday by the Institute of Social and Economic Research at the University of Alaska Anchorage envisions what the state’s mining industry could look like in 20 years. The paper’s authors — UAA professors Bob Loeffler and Brett
Rise Gold Receives Water Supply Assessment Approval for Idaho-Maryland Mine Project, California
March 10, 2022
Rise Gold Corp. said the Nevada Irrigation District’s (NID) board of directors has approved the water supply assessment (WSA) for the Idaho-Maryland Mine Project. The WSA’s purpose is to perform an evaluation as established by California legislation, SB 610, codified
AngloGold Ashanti Americas’ Bullfrog Mine Could Add 300-500 Jobs Near Beatty, Nevada
March 10, 2022
A South Africa-based gold company says it could create as many as 300 to 500 jobs near Beatty, if its study to construct a mining operation in the North Bullfrog district outside the town proves feasible this year. Those jobs
Active Mining Companies in Canada Provide Funding for Academic Researchers in Remediation
March 10, 2022
Yukon’s Office of the Science Advisor is working hard to make the research that happens through the Northern Research Centre more accessible and the names that work there, more recognizable. On Feb. 25, Dr. Guillaume Nielsen, Yukon University’s Industrial Research
Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Wraps Up Their “Move Mining” Competition
March 10, 2022
Two students at Catalina Foothills High school in Arizona are making a difference in the field of mining. The Society for Mining, Metallurgy and exploration wrapped up their “move mining” competition to help change people’s perception of mining. Both Cole
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