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Alliant Energy to Retire Wisconsin’s Coal-fired Columbia Energy Center in 2024
February 8, 2021
Alliant Energy announced Tuesday that it will retire its last coal-fired facility in Wisconsin by the end of 2024, as the company pivots toward meeting carbon goals and cutting costs. Had the 1,100 MW Columbia Energy Center, which began operation
U.S. Mines Produced $82 Billion in Minerals in 2020
February 5, 2021
U.S. mines produced approximately $82.3 billion in minerals in 2020, about $1.5 billion lower than the 2019 revised total of $83.7 billion according to the U.S. Geological Survey. This information comes from the 26th annual Mineral Commodity Summaries report from
Treasury Metals Estimates Pre-Production of Goliath Gold Complex to Cost $182 Million, Canada
February 5, 2021
Treasury Metals estimates that the Goliath Gold Complex in Canada will be developed as a combined open pit and underground mining operation with a pre-production cost of CAD$233 million ($182.27 million). As per the results from a preliminary economic assessment
Dominion Diamond Mines Sells Ekati Mine to Arctic Canadian Diamond Company, Canada
February 5, 2021
Dominion Diamond Mines has completed the sale of the Ekati Mine and associated assets to Arctic Canadian Diamond Company Ltd. Arctic is a company formed and owned by funds and accounts managed by DDJ Capital Management, Brigade Capital Management, and
Montana Court Rejects Expansion of NTEC’s Spring Creek Mine
February 5, 2021
A U.S. District Judge dealt another setback to the beleaguered Spring Creek coal mine, saying federal officials failed to consider how an 1,100-acre expansion would harm the planet. Judge Susan Watters issued a ruling Wednesday that agencies within the Department
Senator Joe Manchin to Serve as Chairman of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
February 5, 2021
Tthe United States Senate passed the organizing resolution giving Senate Democrats control of committees and officially appointing Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) as chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senator Manchin served as Ranking Member of the
One Fatality, Two Injured at New Gold’s New Afton Mine in Kamloops, Canada
February 4, 2021
One person is dead and two others were injured after an underground mudslide at New Gold’s New Afton copper and gold mine near Kamloops early Tuesday morning. In a news release, the company said at about 1:40 a.m. three individuals
Confused Kamala Harris Warns of West Virginia’s ‘Abandoned Land Mines’
February 4, 2021
Last week, Vice President Kamala Harris gave an exclusive interview to a local television news station in West Virginia. In the interview, Harris was asked about the state’s coal industry. She reassured West Virginia coal miners that even if their
Wyoming Lawmakers Reject Attempt to Tie PSC Funding to Coal Plant Closures
February 4, 2021
Wyoming lawmakers rejected a second consecutive effort Monday to tie the Wyoming Public Service Commission’s funding to its willingness to impose a multi-year moratorium on coal-fired power plant closures, marking the latest episode in the increasing politicization of the consumer
New Bill Introduced to Add Covid Protection for Miners
February 4, 2021
A bill introduced by West Virginia’s two U.S. senators and six congressional colleagues would add COVID-19 protection for miners. Throughout the pandemic, the U.S. Department of Labor and its mine safety agency, the Mine Safety and Health Administration, or MHSA,
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