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Fatal Bear Attack at Sumitomo Metal’s Pogo Mine, Alaska
June 20, 2017
Pogo Mine company officials have confirmed a fatal attack by a black bear on a contract employee this morning. A second contract employee was injured in the same incident and is being transported to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital with “non-life-threatening” injuries,
Stillwater’s New Owners Sibanye Gold Negotiate Successful Contract with Union Miners
June 20, 2017
About 760 union workers at Stillwater Mining will receive a 5 percent raise during the next two years under a new agreement with owner Sibanye Gold Ltd., the company announced Monday. The pay hike for miners represented by the United
Fate of Arizona Coal Mine, Power Station, Tribal Economies Rests with Trump Administration
June 20, 2017
An aging power plant in remote Arizona could offer the Trump administration a unique opportunity: the chance to back up its comments about saving the U.S. coal industry with concrete action. The federal government could be the last, best hope
Commissioners Approve Conditional Mine Permit for Webb Sand Mine, North Carolina
June 20, 2017
The Pitt County Board of Commissioners with a 5-4 vote on Monday granted a conditional-use permit to open a new sand mine on Sheppard Mill Road after the owners agreed to several last-minute additions to the list of conditions. The
Stanford L. Levin: Clean Coal Part of Broad Fuel Portfolio
June 19, 2017
Our demand for electricity will continue to increase, notwithstanding improved energy efficiency. This is because we continue to find more and more uses for electricity, including our constantly increasing use of computers and other electronics and the greater number of
Clean Coal Technologies Secures $80 Million to Build Two Coal-fired Power Plants, Wyoming
June 19, 2017
New-York based Clean Coal Technologies, Inc., announced today that it has secured $80 million to build two “moderately-sized” plants in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming. “As a direct result of the support of the people of Gillette and Cheyenne,
Wyoming Governor Mead Speaks at Wyoming Mining Association Convention
June 19, 2017
Wyoming is down in all mining areas except trona, according to Governor Matt Mead in a luncheon speech to Wyoming Mining Association members attending a convention in Sheridan this week. But, the governor added, trona production is a bright spot
Officials in Hannibal Make Changes to Mining Zones and Hours of Operation, New York
June 19, 2017
Officials in Hannibal unveiled proposed changes to the town’s zoning laws that included a number of updates and modifications described by leaders as “mainly housekeeping,” but during a public hearing Wednesday residents focused on one portion of the changes that
Mining Remains Vital Piece of Rural Nevada
June 19, 2017
Mining and Nevada have gone hand in hand since the 1800s, thanks to the silver rush. That industry is still alive and well. 14,000 people work in Nevada mines, making an average annual salary of $90,400. The mines create $10
Illinois to Push Legislation to Turn Old Mines Into Recreational Areas
June 19, 2017
Some of the plethora of abandoned mines that dot central and west-central Illinois could see new, recreational life under legislation U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood could introduce as soon as next week. The Peoria lawmaker said in an interview in his
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