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Seabridge Gold Gets Nod for Its Tailing Management Facility, Water Storage Dam at KSM Project, B.C.
April 13, 2016
Seabridge Gold’s Independent Geotechnical Review Board has completed its first review of the KSM Project’s tailing management facility (TMF) and water storage dam (WSD) and concluded the designs are appropriate. The board was established in January 2015 to independently review
Duke Energy Implodes One of Three Boiler Units at Retired Coal-fired L.V. Sutton Plant, N.C.
April 13, 2016
Duke Energy reached another important milestone April 10 after imploding one of three boiler units at the retired coal-fired L.V. Sutton Plant. The company continues to remove older coal units as part of a plan to shift to cleaner, more
Former W. Va. Coal Miner Wants Stricter Penalties for Breaking Mine Safety Laws
April 13, 2016
“I’ve tried to stay vocal and let him know that he’s not being forgotten.” Former miner Tommy Davis, spoke out Monday, April 11, 2016, about his disapproval of the sentence that former Massey CEO Don Blankenship received. He lost three
NewCastle Gold Consolidates Royalties with Franco-Nevada for $3.4 Million
April 12, 2016
NewCastle Gold Ltd. has entered into an agreement with Franco-Nevada Corporation, whereby NewCastle and Franco-Nevada have agreed to create, in return for a cash payment of approximately $2.2 million, a new 2.65 percent royalty covering all of NewCastle’s Castle Mountain
Preliminary MSHA Data Indicate 2015 Was Safest Year in Mining History
April 12, 2016
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration has released preliminary data for calendar year 2015, updating the “Mine Safety and Health at a Glance” page. The charts include information on inspections, violations and number of mines and
Mexus Readies Materials and Equipment for Heap Leach Pad for Its Julio/Santa Elena Property, Mexico
April 12, 2016
Mexus Gold US has received the first shipment of liner for its 10,000 ton test heap leach pad at the Julio/Santa Elena property. In addition, the company transported and installed a 30 foot insulated lab trailer. This lab will be
MSHA Releases Notice to Coal Operators Regarding Respirable Dust Sampling and Proximity Detection
April 12, 2016
Due to a recently discovered interference problem between proximity detection systems and respirable dust sampling devices, MSHA is temporarily delaying its own respirable coal mine dust sampling, and the requirement that coal mine operators conduct respirable coal mine dust sampling,
Colorado Senators Send Letters to Jewell to Finalize Environmental Assessment for Trapper Coal Mine
April 12, 2016
Two U.S. Senators from Colorado sent letters to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell on Wednesday, urging her to finalize the environmental assessment for Trapper coal mine in Moffat County before the April 30 deadline. “We write today to
West Virginia Senator Manchin Urges Bill to Make Coal Mines Safer, Hold Operators Accountable
April 12, 2016
Just a day after former coal executive Don Blankenship was sentenced to a year in prison for conspiring to willfully violate mine safety laws, West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., nudged a Senate committee to take action on legislation to
Court Approves Restart of Navajo Coal Mine, New Mexico
April 12, 2016
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit in Denver has vacated and dismissed last year’s federal court decision that halted operations in Area IV North at the Navajo Mine. On Wednesday, a three-judge panel dismissed an appeal the
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