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Long-Term Outlook for Wyoming’s Largest Utility Creates Concern Over Grid Reliability, Rates
April 12, 2023
PacifiCorp recently released its latest Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). The document spells out where Wyoming’s largest utility plans to get its energy from for the next two decades. The company plans to increase wind and solar resources, as well as
Mountain West Power Companies Speed Up Retirement Plans for Coal Plants
April 12, 2023
The structural decline of the U.S. coal industry is accelerating, with big implications for the Mountain West. Last week, one of the West’s largest utilities announced plans to stop operating most of its coal-fired units in Wyoming by 2030. PacifiCorp,
Newmont Submits Final Bid of $19.5 Billion to Acquire Newcrest
April 11, 2023
Newmont laid down a best and final offer for Australia’s Newcrest Mining on Tuesday at A$29.4 billion ($19.5 billion) to close a deal that would extend Newmont’s lead as the world’s biggest gold producer. If successful, the deal would lift
Southwest Alaska Tribes Sue to Stop Donlin Gold Project
April 11, 2023
Three Alaska Native tribes have sued to block what they say would be one of the largest gold mines in the world, arguing that federal agencies failed to properly analyze health and environmental concerns for the project in southwest Alaska.
Biden Hands Environmentalists Major Victory in Fight Against Mining, Oil Drilling
April 11, 2023
The Biden administration is moving to lock up vast swaths of federal lands eligible for energy development in an effort to combat climate change and reduce carbon emissions. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) — which oversees 245 million acres
Biden Admin is Funding Overseas Lithium Projects While Shutting Down American Mines
April 11, 2023
American taxpayers are funding critical mineral projects abroad while their government blocks new mines at home. According to new documents from the Department of the Interior made public by the Freedom of Information Act, the Biden administration is actively funding
EPA Proposes to Strengthen Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Coal-fired Power Plants
April 11, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to strengthen and update the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for coal-fired power plants, achieving important hazardous air pollutant emissions reductions and ensuring standards reflect the latest advancements in pollution control technologies.
Epiroc Completes Acquisition of South African Mining Equipment Manufacturer AARD
April 11, 2023
Epiroc has completed the acquisition of AARD Mining Equipment, a South African mining equipment manufacturer. AARD, based near Johannesburg, South Africa, designs, manufactures, services, and supports a wide range of mining equipment, specializing in low-profile underground machines for mines with
Ukraine’s Coal Miners Dig Deep to Power a Nation at War
April 11, 2023
Deep underground in southeastern Ukraine, miners work around the clock extracting coal to power the country’s war effort and to provide civilians with light and heat. Coal is central to meeting Ukraine’s energy needs following the Russia’s military’s 6-month campaign
Academics, Mining Industry Stakeholders Look at Value in Metals Found in Tailings in B.C., Canada
April 10, 2023
There’s a new gold rush, with tailings ponds replacing riverbeds as a metal source for modern-day prospectors. Tailings — waste produced by mining operations — have until recently been considered waste, and an environmental liability that needed to be monitored
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