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Congressman Amodei Reintroduces Minerals Bill to Streamline Permitting Process, Create Jobs
May 14, 2019
Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-02) released the below statement following his reintroduction of the National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act (H.R. 2531) Tuesday, legislation that will streamline the mining permitting process to end our present reliance on foreign sources of
Bureau of Land Management to Relocate Headquarters in the West, Possibly Utah
May 14, 2019
A decision on where in the West — possibly Utah — to relocate the Bureau of Land Management headquarters will be made this summer, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said Friday. “I’m pretty confident it’s moving. I can’t tell you where
$92K Mining Grant to Help UNK’s Safety Center Train Workers
May 14, 2019
A $92,000 grant received by the Nebraska Safety Center will help the University of Nebraska at Kearney train new workers and contractors in Nebraska’s mining industry. The Mine Safety and Health Administration grant helps the Safety Center offer training that
Congress Introduces New AML Reclamation Bill to Help Revitalize Local Economies
May 14, 2019
For the fourth time in as many years, members of Congress have introduced legislation aimed at using federal abandoned mine land funds to help revitalize local economies. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine of Virginia announced April 30 that they
Montana Tech’s Courtney Young Leads Effort to Revive, Update Mining Handbook
May 14, 2019
A book revered by the mining industry and heavily used by students and mining companies has been revived, updated and expanded in an effort spearheaded by longtime Montana Tech professor Courtney Young. The original edition of the Minerals Processing Handbook
CONSOL Energy Commences Development of Itmann Coal Mine, W. Va.
May 13, 2019
CONSOL Energy Inc. is developing a new low-vol metallurgical coal mining operation in Itmann with an estimated completion date in 2021. Preliminary estimates put the number to be employed at the new mine between 100 and 150, according to Zach
Commission Approves Croell’s Perli Limestone Mine Permit, South Dakota
May 13, 2019
The Pennington County Commission has approved the expansion of a limestone mine south of Rapid City, over the objections of about a dozen people who testified against granting the permits. The commission approved the request by Croell Inc. Friday at
New Coal Mine Start Ups On the Rise for Steel-making Coal
May 13, 2019
A global push to dig new mines for steel-making coal is drawing warnings that a supply glut could push the industry from a boom to a bust, mirroring the brutal 5-year price slump that ended in 2016. Coal’s use to
Cloud Peak Energy Voluntarily Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
May 13, 2019
One of the largest domestic coal companies has voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Cloud Peak Energy warned of its financial problems in November of last year. By 2018, Cloud Peak had nearly no cash, were hundreds of millions of
Retired Miners Rally Over Pensions in Washington
May 13, 2019
A bipartisan group of lawmakers joined retired coal miners and members of the United Mine Workers of America union in Washington, D.C., Wednesday to call for a fix to the coal industry’s failing pension fund. The coal industry’s pension fund
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