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Energy Startup SPARKZ Signs Labor Management Agreement with UMWA, W.Va.
May 25, 2022
The energy startup SPARKZ said Tuesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the nation’s largest coal miners’ union on a labor-management agreement for its planned electric battery factory in West Virginia. The company and the United Mine Workers
MSHA Announces Availability of $10.5M in State Grant Funding to Support Mine Safety, Health Training
May 25, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration announced the availability of more than $10.5 million in fiscal year 2022 state grant funding to provide federally mandated training and retraining of miners and mine operators working at surface
Former Energy Chief Rick Perry Touts Fossil Fuels, Nuclear at POWERGEN International 2022
May 25, 2022
Former U.S. Secretary of Energy and Texas Governor Rick Perry pushed back against the feasibility of 2050 net-zero goals in a speech to thousands of attendees at POWERGEN International and DISTRIBUTECH International. Perry defended the use of fossil fuels and
Mining Giant Glencore Pleads Guilty to UK Bribery Charges
May 25, 2022
A subsidiary of the mining and commodities trading giant Glencore has pleaded guilty to seven counts of bribery in a London court. The firm also said it will pay more than $1 billion (£800 million) to resolve similar claims with
Tampa Electric and CSX in Standoff Over Lack of Coal at Big Bend Power Station
May 25, 2022
Tampa Electric Co. is disgruntled with CSX Transportation’s priorities following an Illinois coal mine fire. Carlos Aldazabal, Tampa Electric’s VP of Energy Supply, wrote on May 6 that CSX ran just one train of coal in the past three months
Pa. DEP to Get Input on LCT Energy’s Rustic Ridge No. 1 Mine Expansion
May 24, 2022
State environmental regulators will receive input Wednesday from Donegal area residents who may be affected by the expansion of a coal mine along the Westmoreland-Fayette border. The Department of Environmental Protection will hold a virtual informal conference at 6 p.m.
Fraser Institute Releases Its 2021 Annual Survey of Mining and Exploration Companies
May 24, 2022
The report presents the results of the Fraser Institute’s 2021 annual survey of mining and exploration companies. The survey is an attempt to assess how mineral endowments and public policy factors such as taxation and regulatory uncertainty affect exploration investment.
Cheetah Resources Starts Shipping Concentrate from Its Nechalacho Mine, Canada
May 24, 2022
Canada has begun supplying the world with minerals critical to a greener economy with the country’s first rare earth mine delivering concentrated ore. “Canada and its allies are gaining independence from the rare earth supply chain from China,” said David
Fraser Institute Survey of Mining Companies Suggests Permit Delays Discourage NWT Mining Investment
May 24, 2022
Think tank the Fraser Institute’s 2021 survey of mining companies, published last month, aims to assess how factors like geology, taxation and regulations affect exploration investment around the world. The Fraser Institute said it received 290 responses for the survey,
British Columbia Approves New Reclamation Requirements for B.C. Mines
May 24, 2022
An interim change to British Columbia’s mining reclamation security policy will see mining companies operating in the province become responsible for a higher share of the costs of reclamation. When companies are applying for mining permits, they are required to
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