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Cliffs Natural Resources to Advance Development of Nashwauk Mine, Minnesota
July 13, 2016
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Lourenco Goncalves, issued the following statement in response to the State of Minnesota’s termination of Essar Steel Minnesota’s mineral leases associated with the Nashwauk, Minnesota mine site: “I am pleased
Morrison Knudsen Awarded $36 Million Engineering Contract for Blackstone’s Gold Project, B.C.
July 13, 2016
The Blackstone Mining Group has awarded Morrison Knudsen a $36 million engineering, procurement and feasibility contract for its gold mining project at the Sheslay area of northwestern British Columbia. The contract entails engineering/design for the infrastructure, mining and process facilities
Idaho North Resources and Lithium Corp. Form Business Alliance for Lithium Exploration in Nevada
July 13, 2016
Idaho North Resources (IDAH) has formed a business alliance with Lithium Corporation for the purpose of locating and exploring lithium-bearing properties in the state of Nevada. The alliance will allow for a free flow of information, data, concepts, and techniques
EPA Shutters Four Times More Coal Power Than Initially Predicted
July 13, 2016
EPA’s mercury regulation, called MATS, is one of the most contentious and costly rules ever imposed under the Clean Air Act. The coal industry claimed MATS would force power plants to close down, but EPA said only a fraction would
MIT: The ‘Internet of Things’ Could Save Coal Power from Obama
July 13, 2016
New internet networking and improved computer hardware called “the internet of things” may have created an enormous market for coal power, according to a study published Thursday by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The study states that relatively simple
Illinois Signs New Law to Improve Safety in Coal Mines
July 13, 2016
A measure to bring safer conditions to coal mines in Illinois was signed into law Friday. The legislation, Senate Bill 2813, was an initiative of State Senator Gary Forby, D-Benton. State Rep. John Bradley, D-Marion, was the primary House sponsor
Work Begins at King Gold Mine After Massive Mine Waste Spill, Colorado
July 13, 2016
Crews are returning to the scene of a massive mine waste spill in southwestern Colorado to stabilize the mine opening with steel bracing and concrete. The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday work at the Gold King Mine will begin this
Contura Energy to Post $264 Million Reclamation Bond for Coal Mines Acquired from Alpha, Wyoming
July 13, 2016
A bankruptcy court deal that seeks to guarantee the future owner of two of Wyoming’s major coal mines can meet its mine-cleanup obligations won praise Friday from a landowners group and the state officials who played a role in it.
Union Set to Vote on New Contract with Contura Energy’s Cumberland, Emerald Coal Mines, Pa.
July 13, 2016
The United Mine Workers of America reached a tentative labor agreement with the company that is buying the Pennsylvania operations of Alpha Natural Resources, which is reorganizing in bankruptcy. Union members are set to vote Thursday on the contract with
Murray Energy Working to Avoid Bankruptcy
July 13, 2016
Murray Energy Corp. and its lenders are working on a plan to keep it solvent as the company works to avoid filing for bankruptcy in two months’ time. Last week, Murray Energy, the nation’s largest privately owned coal miner, told
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