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Poland’s Prime Minister Morawiecki to Keep Turow Coal Mine Operating Despite Court Ruling to Close

June 12, 2023

The Polish government said it will ignore a court ruling suspending an environmental permit for one of the country’s largest lignite coal mines. The ruling was issued by a Warsaw court on May 31 and made public on Tuesday. The

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Federal Judge Yanks Approvals for P4 Production’s Caldwell Canyon Phosphate Mine, Idaho

June 9, 2023

A federal judge has yanked approval for a phosphate mining project in southeastern Idaho, saying federal land managers in the Trump administration didn’t in part properly consider the mine’s impact on sage grouse, a bird species that has seen an

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Biden Admin Blocks Minnesota’s NorthMet Mine as Company was Preparing Site for Construction

June 9, 2023

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Tuesday announced that it had revoked an environmental permit for a Minnesota mine, just one week after the company behind the project announced that it was ready to begin construction on the nation’s

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EIA: U.S. Electricity Generation from Natural Gas was Highest on Record this Past Winter

June 9, 2023

According to EIA’s Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), U.S. electricity generation from natural gas reached a record-high 619 billion kilowatthours (BkWh) during the most recent winter heating season (November 1 - March 31), averaging more than 120 BkWh per month and

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Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley Confronts Biden Official Over Admin’s Decision to Block Mineral Mining

June 9, 2023

Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley confronted a Biden official during a hearing Thursday over the administration’s decision to block mineral mining. Jaelith Hall-Rivera, the deputy chief of state and private forestry at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was testifying before

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Weir ESCO Draws on Its Engineering Legacy, Metallurgy Innovations to Create Largest Dragline Bucket

June 9, 2023

It’s not every day you get to brag about creating the world’s largest something, especially when that something is as remarkable for its production excellence as it is for its size. Earlier this year, Weir ESCO delivered a brand new,

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Wildfires Halt Mining Operations in Canada

June 8, 2023

Intense wildfires have hit Canada this year, with Quebec being the worst-affected region. The government has closed access to several roads across Quebec and many mining companies have had to temporarily curtail their operations. Here is a list of companies

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Federal Regulators Revoke Wetland Permit for NorthMet Mine, Minnesota

June 8, 2023

The NorthMet mine proposed for northeast Minnesota suffered a major setback as federal regulators this week revoked the mine’s wetland permit, saying the project as designed would be too damaging to water quality. In particular, the U.S. Army Corps of

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Intramotev Helping Electrify Mining Industry with Its Self-propelled Battery Electric Railcars

June 8, 2023

Zero-emissions freight mobility solutions developer Intramotev is helping clean up an industry its technology could one day replace altogether. Pennsylvanian coal mining company Iron Senergy has purchased three of Intramotev’s ReVolt battery electric railcars to reduce emissions on its railways.

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Tungsten West Partially Restarts Its Hemerdon Mine Near Plymouth, UK

June 7, 2023

Tungsten West, focused on restarting operations at the Hemerdon Tungsten and Tin Mine in Devon, has now completed processing of its legacy tungsten pre-concentrate and tin concentrate through commissioning of the refinery portion of its mineral processing facility (MPF), thereby

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