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Navajo Prep Students Win $10K for Gold King Mine Spill Study
January 18, 2018
Students at Navajo Preparatory School researching the lasting impacts of the 2015 Gold King Mine spill have won $10,000 for their work. The Farmington Daily Times reports seven sophomores and juniors in a gifted-and-talented program at the school entered the
Public Comment Period Starts for Plan of Operations for Otis Gold’s Kilgore Project, Idaho
January 17, 2018
Otis Gold Corp. said that the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), as part of their ongoing agency review process, has issued a notice for a 30 day public comment period on the proposed Plan of Operation for a significantly expanded exploration
Nevada Copper Raises $100 Million to Advance Pumpkin Hollow Underground Copper Project, Nevada
January 17, 2018
Nevada Copper Corp. has successfully executed binding agreements to raise $100 million of equity financing from institutional investors as part of its $378 million construction financing and recapitalization transactions. Due to strong demand from institutional investors to participate in the
Cruz Cobalt Set to Advance Projects in U.S. and Canada
January 16, 2018
Vancouver’s Cruz Cobalt announced that plans to go all in at its projects in North America in 2018, particularly at its three British Columbia-based properties, as the junior miner bets on the growing demand for ethically sourced cobalt, a key
Trump Enacts Coal Executives’ Action Plan
January 16, 2018
In the early days of the Trump administration, the head of one of America’s largest coal companies sent a four-page “action plan” to the White House calling for rollbacks of Obama-era environmental and mine safety regulations. “We have listed our
New UMWA Training Center Proves to be Good Opportunity for Greene County’s Miners, Pa.
January 16, 2018
The first two weeks of 2018 in Greene County have been both turbulent and hopeful. The year began with the unfortunate news that Dana Mining plans to idle its 4 West Mine near Mt. Morris in March before closing it
North Dakota Coal Industry Disappointed by FERCs Rejected Proposal
January 16, 2018
North Dakota coal industry officials are disappointed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s rejection of a proposal that would have propped up the state’s main power source. The U.S. Department of Energy issued the proposal last fall to compensate power
Coal on Chopping Block as Trump Ponders NAFTA Withdrawal
January 16, 2018
The U.S. coal industry already took one hard hit this month, when federal regulators appointed by President Donald Trump turned down a request to protect aging coal power plants. Now the President is poised to deal a knockout blow to
Utah Set to Close 90 Abandoned Mine Openings in Tooele County
January 16, 2018
The Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining’s Abandoned Mine Reclamation program plans to close more than 90 mine openings on public land on Dutch Mountain near Gold Hill in southwestern Tooele County. Staff members are seeking public input to
Union in Gainesville Looks at Extending Phosphate Mining Moratorium, Florida
January 16, 2018
The commission will vote on extending the moratorium to February 2019. A little less than two years after temporarily closing the door to mining applications, the Union County Commission will vote on whether to reopen it. Union County commissioners approved
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