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B.C. Brings in New Oversight Rules for Mining Sector

March 1, 2016

The British Columbia government is imposing more oversight on the mining industry by boosting potential penalties for prosecutions to $1 million and three years in prison. The new regulations emerge from recommendations in reports on the collapse of the Mount

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Hecla to Hold Town Hall Meetings as USFS Takes Comment on Rock Creek Mine, Montana

March 1, 2016

Just weeks after the U.S. Forest Service issued a supplemental environmental impact statement for the proposed Rock Creek Mine, the project’s owner is hosting a series of public meetings in Lincoln and Sanders counties. Officials with the Coeur d’Alene, Idaho-based

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Tintina Touts Potential of 50-year Mining at Proposed Black Butte Copper Project, Montana

March 1, 2016

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is in the midst of analyzing a mine operating permit submitted by Tintina Montana Inc. And as the company looks to get the project underway, it is already touting the mining potential near White

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CONSOL Energy to Sell Its Buchanan Coal Mine to Coronado for $420 Million, Virginia

February 29, 2016

CONSOL Energy Inc. has entered into an agreement for the sale of its Buchanan Mine in southwestern Virginia and certain other metallurgical coal reserves to Coronado IV LLC for $420 million, including $398 million cash payable at the closing. The

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Tintina Resources Creates New Website to Follow Development of Black Butte Copper Project, Montana

February 29, 2016

Tintina Resources Inc. has provided an update on the Black Butte Project and has debuted a new website focusing on development of the Johnny Lee copper deposit, one of the world’s highest grade copper deposits. The website includes details of

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Torex Gold Advances Development of Its Processing Plant at ELG Mine, Mexico

February 29, 2016

Torex Gold Resources Inc. has provided an update on the operations ramp-up of the ELG Mine in Mexico. “The ramp up of the processing plant is tracking nicely ahead of plan, costs remain on budget, security and safety performance has

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KWG Resources: Ontario Court of Appeal Decides Ring of Fire Easement Case

February 29, 2016

The Ontario Court of Appeal has released its judgment in the appeal brought by KWG Resources Inc. subsidiary Canada Chrome Corporation (CCC). The appeal was dismissed. The judgment confirms that should 2274659 Ontario Inc. make application to the Minister of

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March 10: Kentucky Coal Academy to Host Open House for Its Renovated Mine Training Facility

February 29, 2016

The Kentucky Coal Academy (KCA) will host an open house 4-7 p.m. Thursday, March 10, at its Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College (SKCTC) Harlan Campus to mark the opening of its renovated Mine Training Facility. “The Kentucky Coal Academy

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Southern Company Leading Global Carbon Capture Research and Development Network for U.S.

February 29, 2016

Southern Company has assumed leadership of the Carbon Capture International Test Center Network (ITCN), a global coalition of facilities working to accelerate the research and development (R&D) of carbon capture technologies. The National Carbon Capture Center (NCCC), a U.S. Department

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Senators, 171 Representatives File Amicus Brief, Urge Circuit Court to Block EPA Power Plan

February 29, 2016

Led by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and House Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.), 34 Senators

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