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SME Foundation Names Mining Scholarship Recipients

January 25, 2016

The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Foundation (SMEF) has awarded the 2015 recipients of the foundation’s prestigious scholarship programs. The scholarships will be presented at the February 20, 2016 SMEF Annual Gala Banquet during the SME Annual Conference &

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American CuMo Comments on Frivolous Lawsuit Filed by Environmental Groups, Idaho

January 25, 2016

American CuMo Mining Corporation (CuMoCo) has been notified that anti-development environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the United States Forest Service (USFS) regarding the recent granting of permits to CuMoCo to perform work on the CuMo Project property. At the

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Atlantic Coal Implements New Quality Controls at Stockton Coal Mine, Pa.

January 22, 2016

Atlantic Coal, in a statement after Wednesday’s close, told investors that it has implemented new quality management systems at its Stockton anthracite coal mine, in Pennsylvania. Additionally, the company said it is in the process of apply for ISO 9001

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Tri-State Donates 4,500 Acres for Sage-grouse as Part of Colowyo Coal Mine Expansion, Colorado

January 22, 2016

The owners of the Colowyo Mine between Meeker and Craig have committed to donate more than 4,500 acres of land to the state for habitat for greater sage-grouse and other wildlife as part of a proposed expansion. The Colowyo Coal

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Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper Backs Coal Mining at North Fork, Files for Roadless Rule Exemption

January 22, 2016

The administration of Gov. John Hickenlooper is reiterating its support for a North Fork Valley coal exemption to the Colorado roadless rule as conservation groups say its costs would undo the greenhouse gas-reduction benefits of the state’s oil and gas

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Fatality at Alliance Resource Partners’ Dotiki Coal Mine, Kentucky

January 22, 2016

A mining accident has taken the life of a Hopkins County miner. Kentucky Office of Mine Safety officials say 36 year-old Nathan G. Phillips was operating a continuous miner when he became pinned between the machinery and the rib wall

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Great Lakes Graphite Receives Approval to Begin Matheson Micronization Facility Operations, Canada

January 21, 2016

Great Lakes Graphite Inc. has received approval of an amendment to the air/noise permit for the Matheson Micronization Facility, located in Matheson, Ontario, Canada. The company is now fully permitted and has all required approvals from the Ontario government to

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Rare Element Resources Achieves Permitting Milestone at Bear Lodge Critical Rare Earth Project, Wyo.

January 21, 2016

Rare Element Resources Ltd. has received the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) for the Bear Lodge Rare Earth Project. The draft EIS is a key milestone in the permitting process for the project, as

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ISG Provides Innovative Groundwater Solutions for Rare Wetlands for Mining Client, Minnesota

January 21, 2016

Minnesota’s fourth Calcareous Fen Management Plan (CFMP), developed by ISG for a mining client, was recently approved by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in cooperation with several state and local agencies. It was the first of its kind

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PotashCorp to Suspend New Brunswick Potash Operations

January 21, 2016

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. will indefinitely suspend its Picadilly, New Brunswick potash operations. The suspension is expected to result in a workforce reduction of approximately 420-430 people in New Brunswick. A core crew of approximately 35 employees will be

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