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Va. Department of Mines Selects Advisory Group to Select Abandoned Mine Site Projects
June 6, 2017
The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy has developed an advisory group to select projects for approval for economic development. The agency will receive $10 million to develop abandoned mine land sites, according to a written statement. The grant
Southern Coal to Restart Surface Mine in Kentucky, Hiring 130 Coal Miners
June 6, 2017
Beech Creek Coal Company, an affiliate of Southern Coal Corporation, is restarting a large surface mine in Pike County, Kentucky. According to a release, the surface mine will be near Phelps, Kentucky. Equipment is being assembled and hiring is in
Kentucky Coal Academy Offering Free Mining Course at Two Locations
June 6, 2017
The Kentucky Coal Academy is offering free initial mining trainings this month at the Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College in Harlan and Middlesboro. The training is taught by a Kentucky certified instructor, qualified by the U.S. Mine Safety and
MSHA Launches Safety Initiative for Miners Working in Areas Away from Other Miners
June 5, 2017
In the first three months of 2017, five miners died in accidents that occurred when they were working alone on mine property. To raise awareness of the potential dangers in doing so, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and
First Colombia Gold’s Coal Mine in Kentucky Shows Positive Lab Analysis
June 5, 2017
First Colombia Gold Corp. released their preliminary projections on their newly acquired coal lease located at 12964 S. Hwy 421 Manchester, Kentucky 40964. The company obtained lab analysis on several coal samples taken from this lease to determine the quality
First Colombia Gold Reaches Agreement to Lease Coal Mineral Rights, Receives Coal Permit, Kentucky
June 5, 2017
First Colombia Gold Corp. has reached an agreement to lease a track of land located at 12964 S. Hwy 421 Manchester, Kentucky 40964. The company additionally said that they simultaneously completed an agreement to be assigned the active coal permit
Court Ruling Sets Back Development of Hecla’s Montanore Mine, Montana
June 2, 2017
Some government agency approvals for a proposed Hecla mine that would drill under the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness were overturned Tuesday by a federal judge in Missoula Conservation groups have been challenging government decisions that favored developing the Montanore Mine on
Alpha Natural Resources Divests Certain Coal and Gas Assets in W. Va.
June 2, 2017
Alpha Natural Resources announced Tuesday morning it has sold two of its assets — both of which are located in West Virginia. The company said it is divesting, “substantially all of the assets of two separate operations, a coal mining
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt Meets With Congressional Coal Caucus
June 1, 2017
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt met with the Congressional Coal Caucus and carried with him the message from President Donald Trump that the war on coal is over. Additionally, Administrator Pruitt highlighted many of the changes EPA has made from the
Fatality at Torex Gold’s El Limon-Guajes Mine, Mexico
June 1, 2017
Torex Gold Resources Inc. reported a fatal accident. The accident occurred at the construction site for a sediment control structure associated with the El Limon Sur pit. Jorge Joel Roman Mendoza, an employee of the construction contractor Construccion de Caminos
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