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New Rules Restricting Self-bonding in Wyoming Fail to Clear Regulatory Board
April 2, 2018
Proposed rules to limit self-bonding for mining companies in Wyoming will be sent back to their writers, a citizen regulatory board decided Wednesday after hearing complaints from the coal industry. The Land Quality Advisory Board remanded the proposed rules back
First Energy Requests DOE Order to Rescue Its Power Plants
April 2, 2018
A struggling electric utility asked the Department of Energy today to offer an emergency lifeline for coal and nuclear power plants in the eastern United States. FirstEnergy Corp. requested that DOE use its authority under Section 202(c) of the Federal
Congress Boosts ‘Black Lung’ Treatment Funding By Millions
April 2, 2018
Rural medical clinics that are struggling to respond to an epidemic of a fatal lung disease plaguing coal miners received a 40 percent boost in federal funding with the passage of the omnibus spending bill last week. As NPR first
Energy Department Touts New Study as Reason to Continue Using Coal
April 2, 2018
The Department of Energy (DOE) is touting a new study as proof that coal use is key in order to keep houses lit and offices warm during major storm events. An analysis from DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory found that
Miners Hall Museum Kicks Off Three-month Celebration of Mining History, Kansas
April 2, 2018
Miners Hall Museum will kick off its three-month celebration of mining history in southeast Kansas next week. The exhibit opens at 10 a.m. Monday at Miners Hall Museum at 701 South Broadway Street in Franklin. Second quarter exhibits traditionally recognize
Fatality at Revelation Energy’s Panther Coal Mine, Kentucky
March 29, 2018
A coal miner was killed Tuesday evening as he prepared to begin his shift in what officials say was a conveyor belt accident. Officials said 29-year-old Hubert Grubbs Jr. of Harlan was fatally injured at Revelation Energy’s Panther Mine in
PolyMet Releases Technical and Economic Report for Its NorthMet Mine Project, Minnesota
March 29, 2018
The proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine near Hoyt Lakes will cost nearly $1 billion to build if it’s permitted, but will earn a $173 million annual profit for 20 years for the company after taxes and other expenses. That was the
PolyMet Receives $80 Million from Glencore for Its Minnesota Copper Mine
March 29, 2018
PolyMet Mining. Co. has received another $80 million infusion of cash from its largest investor, Swiss-based Glencore, as the proposed Minnesota copper mine inches toward possible approval. PolyMet announced Monday that it has restructured $152 million of debt already owed
Paramount Receives More Environmental Baseline Approvals for Grassy Mountain Gold Mine, Oregon
March 29, 2018
Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. has received approval of two more baseline environmental reports on its Grassy Mountain gold mine project, and is on track to submit its consolidated permit application by the middle of the year. That report was given
Tunnel Ridge Looks to Expand Its Tunnel Ridge Coal Mine, Pa.
March 29, 2018
A mining company wants to expand its operations at an underground coal mine in Donegal and West Finley townships, Washington County, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection. Tunnel Ridge LLC has applied to the DEP to revise its
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