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Pershing Gold Receives BLM Approval for Relief Canyon Mine Expansion, Nevada
August 10, 2016
Pershing Gold Corporation has received U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approval for the environmental assessment and plan of operations authorizing Pershing Gold to expand the Relief Canyon Mine. The EA evaluates the environmental impacts associated with the plan of
Reclamation Projects in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Kentucky Could Provide Jobs to Coal Miners
August 10, 2016
Mayor Ray Plummer was all smiles Thursday morning as bulldozers, front-loaders and massive trucks dug into the mountain of coal waste that towers over his home and this tiny Cambria County town of 200 along the stone-cold-dead Little Conemaugh River.
EPA Pays $1.2 Million More in Local Costs from King Gold Mine Spill, Colorado
August 10, 2016
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it will pay another $1.2 million to tribes, states and local governments affected by a massive mine waste spill in southwestern Colorado. The agency made the announcement Friday, the anniversary of the blowout at
CONSOL to Pay $3 Million Penalty for Mine Water Discharges at Bailey Coal Mine, Pa.
August 10, 2016
CONSOL Energy Inc. has agreed to pay a $3 million penalty for violations of the Clean Water Act five years ago as part of a settlement with federal and state agencies. The Cecil-based energy company has also agreed to manage
Cliffs Natural Resources Produces Last Taconite from Its Empire Mine Before Shutdown, Michigan
August 10, 2016
Upper Michigan’s Empire Mine produced its last ton of iron ore Wednesday when production ended, heading toward a complete shutdown on Aug. 28. Cliffs Natural Resources confirmed the last day of production, and officials with United Steelworkers Local 4950 posted
Fatality at Road Fork #51 Spartan Coal Mine, W. Va
August 10, 2016
West Virginia officials say a coal miner has died from injuries during an accident last week. The state Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training says Donald Workman died Thursday evening of injuries sustained in a July 29 accident at
BLM Approves Modified Mine Plan for Thompson Creek Molybdenum Mine, Idaho
August 10, 2016
On Thursday, Aug. 11, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and United States Forest Service will conditionally approve a modified mine plan to allow the production of molybdenum from the Thompson Creek Mine for approximately 10 more years. Molybdenum is
Quebec to Invest $133 Million in Tata Steel Minerals’ Iron Ore Project
August 10, 2016
Tata Steel said the Quebec government will invest Canadian $175 million (about USD 133 million) in its joint venture firm’s direct shipping iron ore project (DSO project). Tata Steel Minerals Canada (TSMC) is a JV established in October 2010 by
Anglo American Commissions De Beers’ Gahcho Kué Mine, Canada
August 8, 2016
Anglo American has commissioned De Beers’ Gahcho Kué diamond mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Gahcho Kué — the world’s largest new diamond mine — is expected to ramp up to reach full commercial production in Q1 2017, producing
Marietta Silos Acquires San-Con Industries
August 8, 2016
Marietta Silos, part of The Marietta Group, has completed an agreement to acquire the assets of San-Con Industries, Inc., Upper Sandusky, Ohio. The announcement was made by Marietta Silos CEO Dennis Blauser in conjunction with the company’s 100th Year Anniversary
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