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Idaho Board Remands Portion of Permit for Perpetua Resources’ Stibnite-Gold Project

May 13, 2024

The Idaho Board of Environmental Quality found that the agency it oversees issued an air quality permit for a proposed gold mine that significantly miscalculated allowable emission levels for arsenic-laden dust. The board, in a ruling issued last week, remanded

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Alpha Metallurgical Resources Appoints Mark Manno as Executive VP, General Counsel, and Secretary

May 13, 2024

Alpha Metallurgical Resources’ executive vice president, chief administrative officer, general counsel, and secretary Roger Nicholson will depart the company on May 31 after four and a half years of service. “I want to thank Roger for his significant impact on

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Wyoming Files Two Lawsuits Challenging Biden Administration’s EPA Rules

May 13, 2024

Governor Mark Gordon said Wyoming has filed two lawsuits challenging new rules from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that target Wyoming’s coal and natural-gas fired power plants. Wyoming joined a coalition of 24 states challenging the Biden Administration’s recently released

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WVU Football Honors State’s Mining Heritage

May 13, 2024

West Virginia football will debut a black alternate uniform for the 2024 season that’s designed to pay homage to the state’s rich coal tradition and honor miners who work underground daily to supply energy around the world. After the unveiling

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Nevada Gold Mines Celebrates Official Opening of Goldrush Mine

May 10, 2024

The Goldrush Project is officially on track to produce 130,000 ounces of gold this year and will further enhance the value Nevada Gold Mines (NGM) brings to the state through taxes, employment, and meaningful support for communities, said Barrick President

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AG’s from 27 States and Industry Trade Groups Sue to Stop EPA’s Carbon Rule

May 10, 2024

Republican attorneys general from 27 U.S. states and industry trade groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, seeking to block a landmark rule requiring sweeping reductions in carbon emissions from existing coal-fired power plants and new natural gas plants.

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DOE’s Loan Programs Office Expands Funding to Support Minerals Mining and Extraction Activities

May 10, 2024

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) can support critical minerals mining and extraction activities as eligible project costs under the Title 17 Clean Energy Financing Program. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law allows LPO to support “projects that increase the

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NMA Challenges Illegal, Unworkable EPA Rule Targeting Coal Generation

May 10, 2024

The National Mining Association (NMA) issued the following comments from Rich Nolan, NMA president and CEO, on its filing in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) newly finalized rule

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RST Solutions Launches New Technology Dem Hydroboost Pro to Regulate Dust Extinction Moisture

May 10, 2024

A new advanced product for mines to achieve ideal moisture levels to control dust using less water has been launched to the market by leading fine particles specialist RST Solutions. DEM Hydroboost Pro is an advanced dust control solution for

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WVU Researchers Aim to Convert Mine Water Pollutants into Industrial Materials

May 10, 2024

Coal mining can expose minerals like pyrite to oxygen from rainwater and the air. In turn, this pyrite creates sulfuric acid — a toxin to aquatic wildlife that frequently enters water runoff. But new research at West Virginia University (WVU)

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