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Bodies Found 11 Years After Pike River Coal Mine Blast that Killed 29 Men, New Zealand

November 17, 2021

Human remains have been found in a New Zealand coal mine more than a decade after one of the country’s worst industrial disasters, police have said. Twenty-nine men were killed after a series of methane gas explosions ripped through the

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Osisko Receives Final Permits for The Bonanza Ledge II Mine and Quesnel River Mill, Canada

November 16, 2021

The Province of British Columbia, Lhtako Dené First Nation, and Osisko Development Corp. announced the approval of amendments to Mines Act Permits allowing for the expansion of the existing Bonanza Ledge II underground mine. These amendments support the ongoing employment

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Kenorland Minerals Signs Option Agreement with Barrick for South Uchi Project, Canada

November 16, 2021

Kenorland Minerals has agreed to grant an option to a fully-owned subsidiary of Barrick Gold to acquire a stake of up to 80 percent in its South Uchi project in Canada. The gold and lithium project is located within the

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Coal-based Green Manufacturing Business Coming to Beckley, W.Va.

November 16, 2021

A new process for turning coal into more environmentally friendly or “green” products could soon be put to use at a planned manufacturing site to be located in the heart of Beckley. Plans on how these goods are manufactured as

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Biden Nominates NLRB Board Counsel Christopher Williamson as Mine Safety Chief

November 16, 2021

President Joe Biden’s pick to oversee U.S. mine safety is the second straight choice to lead the office from West Virginia. Christopher Williamson was nominated by the president on Friday as assistant secretary for mine, safety and health at the

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Fitzroy Australia Resources Restarts Broadlea Coking Coal Mine, Queensland

November 16, 2021

Fitzroy Australia Resources Restarts Broadlea Coking Coal Mine, Queensland Fitzroy Australia Resources, which is backed by U.S. investment firms AMCI and Riverstone, has restarted its 1mn t/yr Broadlea coking coal mine in Queensland, Australia to capitalize on strong coal prices.

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Talon Metals Getting Ready to Pitch Its Underground Nickel Mine to Minnesota State Regulators

November 15, 2021

Just north of the tiny town of Tamarack in Minnesota’s Aitkin County, Talon Metals Corp. is getting ready to pitch its underground nickel mine to state regulators. Next year, the company expects to begin the scoping process with the Minnesota

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Nov. 15 & 18: Public Hearings Scheduled for Proposed Piedmont Lithium Open-pit Mine, North Carolina

November 15, 2021

The North Carolina Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources (DEMLR) is holding public hearings this week about the Piedmont Lithium Carolinas mining permit application. One in person (November 15) and one virtual (November 18). At this time, the permit

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Federal Judge Blocks Bid to Stop Lithium Nevada’s Thacker Pass Mine, Nevada

November 15, 2021

A federal judge has ruled that additional historical accounts two Native American tribes submitted to prove their claim that a lithium mine is on sacred lands where their ancestors were massacred in 1865 still falls short of evidence necessary to

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Wolfden’s CEO Calls Maine Panel’s Rebuke of Mining Proposal ‘A Speed Bump’

November 15, 2021

A Canadian company that was rebuked by state regulators last month intends to proceed with its mining proposal in northern Maine. Ron Little, CEO of Wolfden Resources, told the Maine Monitor that the Land Use Planning Commission staff recommendation to

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