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United Coal Co. Files WARN Notices to Lay Off 135 Miners in Southwest Virginia
August 11, 2023
A Ukrainian-owned, Johnson City-based coal company with facilities in Buchanan County, Virginia has filed seven WARN Notices through the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC). The VEC’s online list of WARN Notices states all seven of the layoffs were filed by Wellmore
MSHA Extends Comment Period for Proposed Rulemaking to Reduce Miners’ Exposure to Silica Dust
August 11, 2023
Mine Safety and Health Administration said it will extend the public comment period on proposed amendments to existing federal standards that protect the nation’s miners from health hazards related to workplace exposure of respirable crystalline silica, or silica dust. MSHA
Coal Miners Plead with Feds for Stronger Enforcement During Emotional Hearing on Black Lung Rule
August 11, 2023
Laboring to breathe, West Virginia coal miner Terry Lilly told federal regulators Thursday he is appreciative the U.S. government is finally considering a proposal to limit the poisonous rock dust causing a severe resurgence of black lung. But Lilly said
Ramaco Resources Board Approves Mine Development of Brook Mine in Fall 2023
August 10, 2023
In May 2023, Ramaco Resources said its Brook Mine property in Sheridan, Wyoming contains perhaps the largest unconventional deposit of rare earth elements (REE) discovered in the United States. The company is working with researchers from the Department of Energy’s
Probe Gold to Acquire Monarch Mining’s Croinor Gold Property for $4.5 Million, Canada
August 10, 2023
Canada-based gold exploration company Probe Gold has signed a definitive purchase and sale agreement with Monarch Mining to acquire the Croinor Gold property in Canada. Under the terms of the agreement, Probe will pay a total consideration of $4.5 million,
South Dakota Board of Minerals and Environment Approves Expansion for Coeur’s Wharf Gold Mine
August 10, 2023
The state Board of Minerals and Environment unanimously endorsed the expansion of the Coeur Wharf Resources mine, just north of Terry Peak and west of Lead, during its Thursday meeting in Pierre. The action is contingent on the later submission
Feds Withdraw Authorization of Rover Metals’ Let’s Go Lithium Project After Lawsuit, Nevada
August 10, 2023
Federal land managers have formally withdrawn their authorization of a Canadian mining company’s lithium exploration project bordering a national wildlife refuge in southern Nevada after conservationists sought a court order to block it. The Center for Biological Diversity and the
Vale Enters $3.4 Billion Partnership to Accelerate Growth of Energy Transition Metals Business
August 10, 2023
Vale today signed a binding agreement with Manara Minerals, a joint venture between Ma’aden and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. Manara Minerals will invest in Vale Base Metals Limited (VBM), the holding entity for Vale’s energy transition metals business, at
ABB Opens New $6 Million Manufacturing Facility in Virginia
August 10, 2023
ABB has opened a new, manufacturing, distribution, and repair center in Mechanicsville, Virginia, to support its Motion Traction business. ABB’s Motion Traction division offers a comprehensive range of high-performance products for use in passenger railway cars and e-mobility commercial vehicles.
Anglo American Appoints Craig Miller as CEO
August 10, 2023
The board of Anglo American Platinum Limited has appointed Craig Miller as CEO, effective from October 1, 2023. This appointment follows Natascha Viljoen’s decision in February to take up the COO role at Newmont Corporation. “I am pleased to extend
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