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Canada’s Scorpio Gold Options Mineral Ridge Property in Nevada to Titan Mining
September 3, 2020
Canadian gold miner Scorpio Gold has granted an option to Titan Mining, an Augusta Group company, to earn an 80 percent interest in the Mineral Ridge property, located in Esmeralda County, Nevada, US. Under the terms of the agreement, Titan
Permafrost Results in $20 Million Water Costs for Teck’s Zinc Mine, Alaska
September 3, 2020
A company operating one of the world’s largest zinc mines in northwest Alaska said thawing permafrost forced an expenditure of nearly $20 million on water storage and discharge management. Teck Resources Ltd. says permafrost thaw in the watershed surrounding the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Set to Certify NuScale Small Modular Reactor Design
September 3, 2020
With the issuance of a final safety evaluation report, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is preparing a rulemaking to certify NuScale Power’s small modular reactor design, asserting that it can shut down safely and remain safe under emergency conditions. The
Southeast Alaska Community Considers Mining Traffic to Diversify Its Port
September 3, 2020
A southeast Alaska community is considering how to diversify its port traffic when a significant tourism contract ends, which has drawn the interest of the mining industry. The Yukon Producers’ Group industry, an industry organization for mining and mineral exploration
Department of Energy Invests $72 Million in Carbon Capture Technologies
September 2, 2020
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will award approximately $72 million in federal funding to support the development and advancement of carbon capture technologies under two funding opportunity announcements (FOAs). Under this cost-shared research and development (R&D), DOE is awarding
Granite Creek Copper to Acquire Copper North Mining
September 2, 2020
Granite Creek Copper and Copper North Mining have entered into a definitive arrangement agreement where Granite Creek has agreed to acquire all of the outstanding Copper North common shares under the British Columbia Business Corporations Act. Upon completion of the
Albemarle Publishes Enhanced Annual Sustainability Report
September 2, 2020
Albemarle Corporation released its annual global Sustainability Report. Featuring Albemarle’s renewed approach to sustainability efforts, this report shares the company’s results against 2019 sustainability activities around the globe and demonstrates Albemarle’s core values in action. “In 2019, we took great
Cleveland-Cliffs Plans Expansion of Milepost 7 Tailings Basin, Minnesota
September 1, 2020
Three miles inland from the North Shore of Lake Superior, Cleveland-Cliffs’ Milepost 7 tailings basin holds 40 years’ worth of tailings — the fine pieces of waste rock left over after taconite is crushed and stripped of iron ore —
Wyoming’s Abandoned Mine Clean Up Program Offers Hope to Local Economies
September 1, 2020
In one of few bright spots for Wyoming’s economy, environmental regulators say cleanup projects at abandoned mine sites have been in full swing across the state, not only producing much-needed jobs, but funneling millions of dollars into local economies. In
Stricter Water Protection Permit Required at Energy Fuels Uranium Mine, Arizona
September 1, 2020
State environmental regulators will require owners of a uranium mine near the South Rim of the Grand Canyon to apply for more stringent water protection permit that will likely allow additional oversight. KNAU’s Ryan Heinsius reports. The Arizona Department of
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