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DHS Reiterates Longstanding Status Of Mining As Critical Infrastructure Sector
April 1, 2020
The National Mining Association (NMA) applauded the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for reiterating that mining is explicitly included in its list of 16 critical infrastructure sectors that should maintain their work schedules to help the response to the coronavirus
Northern Dynasty Minerals Continues to Advance Pebble Project with New Safety Precautions
March 31, 2020
Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. reported that the global COVID-19 pandemic has not stopped progress at the Alaska’s Pebble project, the massive copper-gold-molybdenum proposed mine in the Alaska’s Bristol Bay region. In a press release, Northern Dynasty Minerals’ 100 percent-owned U.S.-based
Coal Stays Online in New England at Granite Shore Power’s Merrimack Station
March 31, 2020
The largest remaining coal-fueled power plant in New England, New Hampshire’s 482-megawatt (Mw) Merrimack Station, will remain in operation through at least May 2024, per an agreement with ISO New England, the company that operates the transmission system and purchases
Port of Mobile Welcomes Its Largest Bulk Carrier, Alabama
March 31, 2020
The Alabama State Port Authority announced it has welcomed the largest bulk cargo ship ever to call on the Port of Mobile. The bulk carrier Maran Courage measures more than 984 feet by 144 feet and was loaded with 133,000
Standard Lithium Keeps Testing Plant Operational with New Safety Precautions, Arkansas
March 31, 2020
A Canadian company working to prove a commercial process of extracting battery-grade lithium for Arkansas’ underground brine streams is keeping up its testing at a pilot plant near El Dorado applying new safety rules amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Standard Lithium
CONSOL Energy and Alliance Resources Partners Idle Coal Mines After Positive COVID-19 Tests
March 31, 2020
CONSOL Energy Inc. shut down its Bailey coal mine in Pennsylvania after two employees of the mine tested positive for COVID-19 and Alliance Resource Partners LP announced they are temporarily ceasing production from its Illinois Basin mines, the companies announced
UMWA Requests Immediate Emergency Standard from MSHA to Protect Miners from COVID-19
March 31, 2020
United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts yesterday sent a letter to Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health David Zatezalo, calling for the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to issue a “safeguard,”
Ohio Valley Coal Industry Braces as COVID-19 Impacts Electricity Demand, International Exports
March 31, 2020
As states across the Ohio Valley order the closure of non-essential businesses to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, coal mines will remain open. But as with many industries, the global pandemic is straining the coal sector, and some
Coronado Coal to Shut U.S. Coal Mines, Continue Operations at Curragh Mine in Australia
March 31, 2020
US-Australian mining firm Coronado Coal is shutting its US mining operations and will ship from stocks in response to the coronavirus-induced economic downturn, although it will maintain operations at its Curragh coking coal mine in Australia. The firm has withdrawn
Alaska Approves $35 Million to Fund Ambler Road Mine Project
March 30, 2020
The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority Board of Directors have voted during an emergency meeting to set aside $35 million for a mining road in northwest Alaska, bypassing standard requirements for taking loans from its revolving fund. Authority President
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