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New Mexico Negotiates Settlement Over Permit Renewal for U.S. Nuclear Waste Repository

July 6, 2023

New Mexico has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Energy over the renewal of a permit for the federal government’s only underground repository for nuclear waste. Officials with the New Mexico Environment Department said that an agreement was

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Critical Elements Lithium Appoints Nancy Duquet-Harvey as Senior Director of Sustainable Development

July 6, 2023

Critical Elements Lithium Corporation has appointed Nancy Duquet-Harvey as senior director of Sustainable Development and Environment. “I am proud to announce the arrival of a new member of the team of Critical Elements Lithium Corporation. We welcome Nancy Duquet-Harvey as

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Paramount Gold Releases Permitting Update for Its Grassy Mountain Gold Mine, Oregon

July 5, 2023

Paramount Gold Nevada has received approval for a two-year extension of its conditional use permit during a public meeting of the Malheur County Planning Department. The company has also submitted all responses and additional information requested by Oregon state permitting

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NorthMet Mine Faces Another Legal Hurdle Over Its Air Quality Permit, Minnesota

July 5, 2023

The proposed NorthMet copper-nickel mine has suffered another legal setback, this time over its air quality permit originally issued by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency back in 2018. The state’s Supreme Court ruled late last week that a legal challenge

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Canadian Miner Sage Potash Creates New U.S. Subsidiary, Sage Lithium

July 5, 2023

Sage Potash has formed a U.S. subsidiary, Sage Lithium Corp. Due to multi-commodity brines with high Li-K-Br analyses reported from historic oil and gas wells in the area, the company is encouraged to explore additional potential revenue sources known to

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MSHA Releases Proposed Rule for New Silica Standards for Miners

July 5, 2023

The U.S. Department of Labor releases a proposal by its Mine Safety and Health Administration to amend current federal standards to better protect the nation’s miners from health hazards related to exposure to respirable crystalline silica, or silica dust. The

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Lhoist North America’s Kimballton Limestone Mine Cited for Violations in 2022 Fatal Accident, Va.

July 5, 2023

The Giles County mine where a worker died last year beneath a heap of toxic dust was cited by state regulators last month for five violations connected to the fatal incident. The effect of the state finding is to add

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Happy Independence Day!

July 3, 2023

It’s Independence Day! In the midst of all the barbeques, firecrackers, and concerts, take a moment to honor the men and women who fought and fight for the freedom that we’re celebrating. And in the spirit of pride and unity,

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Montana Federal Judge Places Two New Pro-Coal Mining Laws on Hold

June 30, 2023

A federal judge has blocked two new Montana laws intended to stop public challenges to coal mine permits. Justice Brian Morris put a 210-day pause on the laws so that federal agencies can determine whether the Montana Legislature’s work is

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Northern Graphite to Build Battery Anode Material Plant, Advances Mine-to-Market Strategy, Canada

June 30, 2023

Northern Graphite Corporation has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with the city of Baie-Comeau to purchase land for a Battery Anode Material (BAM) plant as it advances plans to supply anode material to lithium-ion battery manufacturing plants throughout North

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