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Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon Criticizes Consideration of Coal Plant Closures in State
April 30, 2019
Gov. Mark Gordon said he was “deeply concerned” Friday by Rocky Mountain Power’s serious consideration of shuttering some coal-fired power plant units in Wyoming within four years. The utility — part of PacifiCorp — released a presentation earlier this week
Rio Tinto Kennecott Opens Bingham Canyon Mine Visitor Center, Utah
April 30, 2019
The Bingham Canyon Mine unveiled a new visitor center Friday morning. The Rio Tinto Kennecott Visitor Experience in Herriman includes new exhibits like a haul truck bed and shovel scoop. Visitors can view and walk through a replica of the
Memorial Held for Pocahontas Coal Miners Lost in 1884 Explosion, Virginia
April 30, 2019
The Historic Pocahontas, Inc. (HPI) organization continued the tradition of memorializing the 114 plus coal miners lost in 1884, on Saturday. At the annual event, guests from in and out of the area gather together to honor those 114 some
Fortune Minerals to Purchase Alternative Site for Proposed Metal Processing Refinery, Canada
April 29, 2019
Fortune Minerals has entered into an option to purchase an alternative site to construct the proposed hydrometallurgical refinery that would process metal concentrates from its planned NICO Cobalt-Gold-Bismuth-Copper Mine in the Northwest Territories. Fortune has been in discussions for several
Hecla Mining Says Court Decision Won’t Stop Development, Montana
April 29, 2019
Officials with the Idaho-based company hoping to open a massive copper and silver mine near Noxon said the recent decision by a Lewis and Clark County judge to overturn a Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation water permit will
Alaska’s Senator Murkowski Seeks Comment Extension on Pebble Mine Draft Analysis
April 29, 2019
Alaska’s senior U.S. senator has asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to extend from 90 to 120 days the comment period on a draft environmental review of a proposed copper and gold mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region. In
Conquer Escape Rooms in Harrisburg Offers Immersive Mine Escape Experience
April 29, 2019
A new Sioux Falls-area escape room gives entertainment seekers an immersive way to test their problem-solving prowess with what it calls Hollywood-level production values. Located along a growing stretch of South Cliff Avenue in Harrisburg, Conquer Escape Room looks unassuming
Alaska Governor Asks President Trump for Help on Oil and Mining Activities
April 29, 2019
In a letter to President Donald Trump last month, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy seeks fewer federal restrictions and changes he says will boost the state’s economy and efforts to mine, drill and sell timber. The governor also lays out concerns
NioCorp Releases New Mine Design for Elk Creek Superalloy Materials Underground Project, Nebraska
April 26, 2019
NioCorp Developments released the details of a new design for the underground mine at its Elk Creek Superalloy Materials Project in southeast Nebraska, as well as the results of an updated NI-43-101 feasibility study. This work completes a critical milestone
Court Upholds Ramaco’s Right to Mine Coal in Northern Wyoming
April 25, 2019
Ramaco Carbon’s right to mine private coal assets has cleared a major hurdle, according to a news release from the company. A Wyoming District Court judge in Cheyenne late last week affirmed that the Wyoming Environmental Quality Council was correct
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