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Regulators Deny Wolfden’s Rezoning Permit for Pickett Mountain Mine, Maine

February 20, 2024

Wolfden Resources said the Maine Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC) denied the request by Wolfden and Franklin County to delay final action on the company’s Pickett Mountain Project rezoning application until all 9 of the LUPC commissioners could participate. Instead,

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Georgia Environmental Protection Division Issues Draft Permit to Twin Pines Minerals

February 20, 2024

State regulators have issued draft permits for a mining proposal near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. The state Environmental Protection Division announced late Friday afternoon that it had decided to issue draft permits for Alabama-based Twins Pines Minerals. The company

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Michigan EDC Proposes $50 Million Grant for Highland Copper’s Copperwood Project

February 20, 2024

Highland Copper Company said that after a yearlong review of the permitted Copperwood Project, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) has proposed a $50 million grant to be funded by the Strategic Site Readiness Program (SSRP). On January 30, 2024,

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Manchin Joins Colleagues Urging Yellen to Follow the Law, Support Critical Mineral Extraction

February 20, 2024

Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined his senate colleagues in a letter to U.S Department of the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, urging the administration to abide by congressional intent and allow

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Board of Supervisors Reject Reopening of Rise Gold’s Idaho-Maryland Mine, California

February 19, 2024

After years of meetings in Nevada County, the board of supervisors voted unanimously Friday to reject the potential reopening of the Idaho-Maryland Gold Mine. The decision followed two days of meetings where more than 100 people signed up for public

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CONSOL Energy Shifts More Coal to Export Markets

February 19, 2024

CONSOL Energy sold 26 million tons in 2023 and reported $858 million related to operating activities. During Q4 2023, the Pennsylvania Mining Complex (PAMC) produced 6.6 million tons and shipped 6.8 million tons. The Itmann complex sold 159,000 tons and

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Arch Resources Considers Sale of Wyoming Coal Mines

February 19, 2024

Arch Resources disclosed last week that it’s considering “strategic alternatives” with its thermal coal assets, including the “potential divestiture” of its properties in northeastern Wyoming’s Powder River Basin and elsewhere. Arch President and CEO Paul Lang said on a telephone

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DOE Invests $17 Million to Strengthen Nation’s Critical Minerals Supply Chain

February 19, 2024

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has allocated more than $17 million for three projects that will support the design and construction of facilities that produce rare earth elements and other critical minerals and materials from coal-based resources. The projects,

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GM Enters Off Take Agreement with Nouveau Monde Graphite, Invests $150 Million

February 19, 2024

Nouveau Monde Graphite (NMG) and General Motors have agreed to sign a supply agreement upon closing of the tranche 1 investment, in which NMG will provide 18,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) of its expected phase-2 active anode material output to

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South32 Releases Mine Plan of Operations for Hermosa Project, Arizona

February 16, 2024

South32’s Hermosa project — the only advanced mine development project in the United States that could produce two federally designated critical minerals, manganese and zinc — released its mine plan of operations for proposed activities on federal land. Required by

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