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Fatality at Williamstown Mine #1 in Central Pennsylvania
October 29, 2020
Authorities on Wednesday were investigating after a man died in a central Pennsylvania coal mine. Daniel Shoener, 36, of Donaldson, was struck by a rock about 1,000 feet below the surface in Williamstown Mine #1 on Tuesday afternoon, police said.
Sixty North Gold Receives Renewed Mining and Milling Permits for Mon Property, Canada
October 28, 2020
Sixty North Gold has received renewed land use permits and water license to build and operate the Mon Gold Mine, including: • Advanced mineral exploration, mining and milling • Storage of ore and waste rock • Construction, operation and remediation
Gov’t of Saskatchewan to Fund $31 Million for Canada’s First Rare Earth Processing Facility
October 28, 2020
The Government of Saskatchewan announced $31 million in funding for a Rare Earth Processing Facility in Saskatchewan – delivering on a key element of the 2030 Growth Plan. The facility will be owned and operated by the Saskatchewan Research Council
Rosemont Mine’s Parent Hudbay Minerals to Start Drilling on West Slope of Santa Ritas, Arizona
October 28, 2020
While fighting in court to keep its planned Rosemont Mine alive, Hudbay Minerals plans to start exploratory drilling Thursday on the other side of the Santa Ritas to see if future mining there makes economic sense. The Canadian company will
WVU Awarded $450,000 to Develop Design Tools to Help Prevent Mine Roof, Pillar Collapses
October 27, 2020
Technology created by engineers at West Virginia University will improve safety in underground mines by reducing the likelihood of “fall of ground” related accidents, one of the leading causes of injuries in underground mines, which occurs when part of the
Lisbon Valley Mining Company on Track to Reopen It’s Copper Mine in Utah
October 27, 2020
Utah’s second largest copper mine is set to reopen this fall after narrowly avoiding a systems breakdown that could have spilled sulfuric acid into the environment in March. The Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining (DOGM) revoked Lisbon Valley
U.S. House Members Launch Bipartisan Congressional Energy Export Caucus
October 27, 2020
Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., is part of a bipartisan group of U.S. House members spearheading an initiative to maximize energy exports, including coal. Called the Congressional Energy Export Caucus, Miller, along with Representatives Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, and
Arch Resources to Accelerate Its Exit from Wyoming Coal
October 27, 2020
Arch Resources, formerly Arch Coal, announced their third-quarter results Thursday morning. The company will be accelerating their thermal coal exit trend. The second-largest coal company in the United States said, “a careful and well-communicated exit strategy is the most responsible
EPA Issues Final Rule Relaxing Air Permitting for Existing Power Plants
October 27, 2020
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Oct. 22 released a final rule that allows industrial facilities like power plants and refineries to make upgrades in certain cases without obtaining major construction permits that often require pollution controls. The EPA first
Coal Baron Robert Murray Dies of Lung Disorder
October 27, 2020
An icon of the U.S. coal industry is gone. The death of Bob Murray Sunday at the age of 80 represents the end of an era in the coal business. West Virginia Coal Association President Bill Raney said Murray was
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