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Virginia DMME and MSHA Celebrate 6th Annual Mine Rescue Day

November 12, 2019

On Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) joined the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to celebrate the 6th annual Mine Rescue Day. The first Mine Rescue Day was held in Pennsylvania in

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Powder River Basin Coal Production Hits 20-year Low

November 12, 2019

After a searing summer for Wyoming’s coal country, new federal production data paints a troubling economic outlook for the Powder River Basin. Coal production in the basin sank to a 20-year low last quarter, according to new data released last

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U.S. Steel Makes Job Cuts at Two Iron Range Mines

November 12, 2019

U.S. Steel has eliminated several nonunion management jobs at two Iron Range mines as part of cost-cutting efforts, citing “challenging market conditions.” The cuts announced Friday affect the Minntac mine in Mountain Iron and the Keetac mine in Keewatin. About

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American Resources Boosts Production Efficiencies as It Integrates New Kentucky Mines

November 11, 2019

American Resources Corporation said Thursday that it is executing on improving production efficiencies and integrating its newly acquired operating subsidiary Perry County Resources (PCR) into its existing platform. Perry County Resources is the company’s fifth carbon processing and logistics complex

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Veolia to Supply Effluent Treatment Facility for Pretium Resources Brucejack Gold Mine, Canada

November 11, 2019

Veolia, through its subsidiary Veolia Water Technologies Canada, has been chosen by Pretium Resources Inc. to supply the new effluent treatment facility for the Brucejack gold mine in British Columbia, Canada. Brucejack is one of the largest and highest-grading undeveloped

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Iowa Governor Blocks State Joining Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Power Rule

November 11, 2019

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds denied the state’s Attorney General permission to join a lawsuit filed by a number of states and cities challenging the Affordable Clean Energy rule. Iowa’s Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds blocked the state’s Attorney General Tom Miller

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UMWA President to Meet with Murray Miners to Prepare for Bankruptcy Fallout

November 11, 2019

United Mine Workers Union President Cecil Roberts says he plans to meet next week with several thousand union miners who work for Murray Energy to help prepare them for how Murray’s bankruptcy proceedings will unfold. Roberts said Friday on MetroNews

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Para Resources Pours First Dore at Gold Road Mine, Arizona

November 8, 2019

Para Resources Inc. has successfully smelted and poured a 380.0 ounce doré bar containing 220.8 ounces of gold at the Gold Road Project. “The production of a doré bar is a significant milestone for Gold Road, confirming the production cycle

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Fatality in Vehicle Crash on Haul Road at ArcelorMittal’s Minorca Mine, Minnesota

November 7, 2019

One person is dead after a service truck crash in ArcelorMittal’s Minorca mine in Virginia on Tuesday morning. The Virginia Fire Department responded to a report of a vehicle crash at the mine at 9:40 a.m. Nov. 5. The had

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New Bill Introduced this Week for Coal Miners Pensions and Health Care

November 7, 2019

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is co-sponsoring a bill, with West Virginia’s two U.S. senators and others, aimed at preserving the pensions of about 92,000 retired coal miners, as well as the health care benefits of 13,000 working miners.

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