NEWS — Click on text to read news by category: General | Product | People | Worldwide
Federal Officials Give Green Light to Westmoreland Coal’s Rosebud Mine Expansion, Montana
December 3, 2018
A major coal mine expansion in southeastern Montana received a preliminary green light from state and federal officials on Friday even as the mine’s owner remains tied up in bankruptcy proceedings with plans to sell the property. Officials released an
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker Releases Funds for Review of Ambler Mining Access
December 3, 2018
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker is releasing money to complete an environmental review of a road to the Ambler Mining District. Walker in December 2014 halted discretionary spending on six major state projects, citing low oil prices and a large budget
Advanced Coal Technologies Improve Emissions and Efficiency
December 3, 2018
New coal-fired generating plants are not showing up in the U.S. Elderly plants are retiring in large numbers. But other parts of the world continue to develop coal generation. Advances in combustion and emissions cleanup are part of the reason.
Retired Kemmerer Coal Mine Workers Plead for Pensions in Company Bankruptcy
December 3, 2018
Perry Norris, 65, worked at the Kemmerer coal mine for 40 years. For four decades he worked three shift rotations. He broke an elbow at the mine in southern Wyoming, broke his back and picked up a persistent cough from
Coal Miners Urge Congress Extension of Black Lung Funding
December 3, 2018
Former Appalachian coal miners and supporters are in Washington this week to urge lawmakers to extend a tax that benefits miners sick with black lung disease. The excise tax paid by coal companies funds the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund,
Liberty Gold Completes Upgraded Plan of Operations at Its Goldstrike Project, Utah
November 30, 2018
Liberty Gold Corp. has received a significant amendment to its plan of operations at the Goldstrike Project, the flagship of its three principal gold projects located in the prolific Great Basin of the United States. Located in southwestern Utah, Goldstrike
Dunnedin Acquires MPD Copper Gold Porphyry Project, British Columbia
November 30, 2018
Dunnedin Ventures Inc. has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire 100 percent ownership of the consolidated Man, Prime, and Dillard properties, the MPD Project, in south-central British Columbia. The MPD Project is an excellent strategic fit with Dunnedin’s 100
Goldcorp Achieves First Gold at Pyrite Leach Project, Mexico
November 30, 2018
First gold has been achieved at Goldcorp’s Peñasquito Pyrite Leach Project (PLP). Commissioning commenced in the third quarter of 2018 and the PLP is now processing 100 percent of the existing plant tailings. The PLP plant is operating 24 hours
NexGen Energy Receives PDAC’s 2019 Environmental and Social Responsibility Award
November 30, 2018
NexGen Energy Ltd. is the recipient of the 2019 Environmental & Social Responsibility Award given by the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), the leading voice of the mineral exploration and development community. The PDAC Environmental & Social Responsibility
Tacora Resources to Reopen Its Scully Iron Ore Mine, Canada
November 29, 2018
Officials from a Rapids-based mining company said it has secured enough financing to reopen its mine in Canada. Tacora Resources said in a news release Tuesday that it had closed on $212 million in private equity and senior secured debt
Page 899 of 1210 pages ‹ First < 897 898 899 900 901 > Last ›
