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Teck Doubles Coal Throughput Capacity at Ridley Terminals in British Columbia
January 14, 2020
Teck Resources has increased its contracted throughput agreement with Ridley Terminals in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, to 6 million mt annually from 3 million mt, the metallurgical coal miner said Wednesday. The agreement runs from January 2021 to December 2027,
Judge Allows Tribe’s Lawsuit Against Midas Gold’s Stibnite Gold Project, Idaho
January 14, 2020
A federal judge chose not to halt a Clean Water Act lawsuit filed by the Nez Perce Tribe that seeks to force a gold mining company to acquire federal permits for pollution discharged from its central Idaho property. Federal Judge
Parsons Awarded Contract Extension for Northwest Territories’ Giant Mine Remediation
January 14, 2020
Parsons Corporation has been awarded a contract extension to continue as the main construction manager for the remediation efforts of the Giant Mine in the Northwest Territories, Canada. The two-year, cost plus fixed fee amendment from Public Services and Procurement
Study: Western States Face Huge Coal Mine Cleanup Liability
January 14, 2020
Wyoming has a colossal cleanup project on its hands. About 83,000 acres of land sits unreclaimed by coal companies in the state — by far the most acreage among its Western peers, according to a new report published Friday by
Tri-State Generation Plans for Closure Two Coal Plants and Colowyo Coal Mine
January 14, 2020
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, increasingly under pressure from its members and renewable energy advocates for its reliance on coal, plans to close two of its coal-fired power plants and a coal mine in Colorado and New Mexico. Tri-State said
Proposed NEPA Changes Provide Positive First Step in Addressing Permitting Inefficiencies
January 13, 2020
The National Mining Association (NMA) today applauded the Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) long-awaited proposed changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) governing regulations. “The mining industry is all too familiar with the project delays and escalating costs associated
Coronado Resumes Operations at Buchanan Mine Complex, Virginia
January 13, 2020
Operations have resumed at Virginia’s leading underground coal mine after hundreds of workers were briefly furloughed at the Buchanan County site last month. Coronado Global Resources, the company that operates the Buchanan mine, notified state officials on Dec. 16 that
Canada and U.S. Enter Critical Minerals Supply Chain Agreement
January 13, 2020
Canada and the US have formalized a joint action plan over the sourcing of critical minerals used in key industrial sectors, in a move designed to strengthen “mutual interests” over supply chain security. It builds on commitments made in 2019
IEA: This is Not the End of Coal
January 13, 2020
A historic drop in coal-fired electricity generation will not sway global coal demand from its upward trajectory through to 2024, though growth will not be as steep as it has previously been. That outlook from the International Energy Agency’s (IEA)
University of Kentucky Receives Grant to Turn Coal Tar Pitch Into Carbon Fiber
January 13, 2020
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) a grant that will allow it to make coal tar pitch into carbon fiber. DOE is funding the industry and the university a
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