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NETL Advances Technology to Turn Coal into Valuable Nanoparticles
October 29, 2019
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has made great strides toward advancing technologies that convert coal to carbon nanomaterials for use in consumer products. Carbon nanomaterials are tiny, carbon-based materials with unique properties that enhance the strength and the thermal
Job Losses Expected as Teck Resources Launches Sweeping Cost-cutting Measures
October 29, 2019
Canada’s largest diversified miner Teck Resources has embarked on a 500 million Canadian dollar cost-cutting program amid tumbling profits, blaming “uncertain economic conditions”. The measures are expected to result in around 500 full-time job losses across the business, which will
Canada’s Ridley Terminals Monthly Coal Exports Jump to Six-year High
October 29, 2019
Coal exports from the Ridley Terminals in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, jumped to a six-year high of 1.02 million mt in September, up 18.6 percent from 861,506 mt in August and the highest in a month since 1.09 million mt
Miners Pension Bill Heads to House
October 29, 2019
House Resolution 935, the Miners Pension Protection Act, passed the House Natural Resources Committee Wednesday. The bill would provide funding to shore up miner pension funds affected by company bankruptcies and other catastrophes. “The window for addressing the looming insolvency
Justice Companies Ordered to Pay $35 Million for Defaulting on Mine Deal
October 29, 2019
Companies tied to West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice have been ordered to pay $35 million in damages for defaulting on a mining contract. The $35 million judgment includes $17 million for unpaid royalties, $1 million for attorneys’ fees, and another
Blackjewel Agrees to Pay $793,847 in Back Wages
October 29, 2019
Blackjewel agreed to pay $793,847 in back wages on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Labor filed a lawsuit against the bankrupt coal company in federal court. The federal agency filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court over unpaid wages
Orla Secures $125 Million Financing for Camino Rojo Gold Mine, Mexico
October 28, 2019
Orla Mining has signed a commitment letter with Trinity Capital Partners for up to $125 million financing facility for the development of the Camino Rojo Oxide Gold Project located in Mexico. Located in Zacatecas State, Mexico, the 100 percent Orla-owned
Deal Reached in Dispute that Shuttered NTEC’s Spring Creek Coal Mine, Montana
October 28, 2019
Montana officials reached a temporary deal on Friday that will allow one of the largest coal mines in the U.S. to reopen amid a legal dispute with its new owners from the Navajo Nation. The Navajo Transitional Energy Company shut
Eagle Specialty Materials Calls Coal Miners Back to Work, Wyoming
October 28, 2019
Dozens of former Blackjewel LLC coal miners are getting the calls they’ve been waiting nearly four months for: Come back to work. Nearly 600 workers at the Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr coal mines in Campbell County have been locked
Corps Extends Deadline to Review Pebble Mine Comments, Alaska
October 28, 2019
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has extended its deadline to review numerous comments submitted for a draft environmental review of the proposed Pebble Mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region. Assistant Secretary of the Army R.D. James extended Thursday’s deadline
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