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Iron Range Mines Face Looming Recession Triggered by COVID-19
March 24, 2020
Amid the spread of the new coronavirus and the likelihood of a global recession, mining companies on the Iron Range continue to staff the taconite mines and iron ore pellet plants at near-full levels. This week, Goldman Sachs and Morgan
EPA Fines Asarco for Failing to Control Dust at Arizona Copper Smelter
March 24, 2020
Federal environmental regulators have fined the mining company Asarco for failing to do enough to control hazardous dust at its copper smelter in southeastern Arizona. The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that Asarco paid $33,000 in penalties. The agency said
Coal Mining Industry Latest to Seek Wide-ranging Coronavirus Bailout
March 24, 2020
The coal industry’s main U.S. lobby group has asked for sweeping financial assistance to help mining companies weather the economic fallout of the coronavirus, according to a letter to President Donald Trump and the leaders of Congress seen by Reuters
Montana Resources is Mining as Normal Amid COVID-19
March 24, 2020
As factories are stilled around the globe because of COVID-19, metals prices have tumbled sharply. But Montana Resources has no current plans to quit mining. Copper dropped to $2.12 a pound Thursday before bouncing back a little to $2.20 on
Northern Vertex Secures Federal Permit for Phase III Expansion of Moss Mine, Arizona
March 23, 2020
Northern Vertex Mining subsidiary Golden Vertex has received final federal permitting approval for the Phase III expansion at the Moss Mine in Arizona, US. Located 16km east of Bullhead City in Oatman Mining District of Mohave County in northwest Arizona,
Rio Tinto’s Kennecott Operations Rattled by Earthquake Near Salt Lake City, Utah
March 23, 2020
Rio Tinto has suspended the Kennecott copper operations near Salt Lake City, Utah in the United States after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit close to the town of Magna. The company evacuated its employees from the potential risk areas and they
W. Va. Governor Justice: Coal is an ‘Essential Service’
March 23, 2020
In West Virginia, coal is an “essential” service for the nation and the state during the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Jim Justice said Friday. “From the standpoint of our metallurgical coal and how dependent on it our steel industry is, if
Coal Mining Gets Waiver in Pennsylvania to Continue Operations Amid COVID-19 Shutdowns
March 23, 2020
Coal companies, caught off-guard by Gov. Tom Wolf’s order Thursday to shut down mines, spent much of Friday lobbying the state to be considered “life-sustaining” businesses. By the afternoon, they had succeeded. The governor’s attempt to severely restrict which businesses
Final Rule Revising Mining Explosive Safety Standards Goes Into Effect
March 23, 2020
A direct final rule revising safety standards for mining explosives has gone into effect, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced. Published Jan. 14, 2020, the rule updates existing standards to incorporate technological advancements involving
Barrick Gold Steps Up Emergency Response Plan Over Covid-19
March 23, 2020
In an update of the company’s press release of March 6, Barrick Gold Corp. said today emergency response plans for dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic have been stepped up at all its sites and offices across the world. President and
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