Surface Mining
Advertisement




Advertisement




Advertisement




Advertisement




Advertisement




Advertisement




Advertisement




NEWS Click on text to read news by category: General | Product | People | Worldwide

Xcel Energy Agrees to Pay $925K Fine to Settle with EPA Over Coal Ash Disposal

May 24, 2022

The Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement Monday with Xcel Energy over alleged violations of EPA coal-ash disposal guidelines at Xcel’s Comanche power plant in Pueblo. According to the EPA, Xcel has agreed to “return to compliance” with the EPA’s

Read more...

WVU and WVDEP Partner to Create a Demonstration Facility for Rare Earth Metals

May 23, 2022

As West Virginia continues to transition the economy away from coal many look for what will come next. A researcher at West Virginia University believes eventually it could be rare earth metals. Rare Earth Metals are a necessary component of

Read more...

DOE Seeks Public Input on Formulation of $505M Long Duration Energy Storage Initiative

May 23, 2022

As an extension of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will be rolling out the Long Duration Energy Storage for Everyone, Everywhere Initiative, a $505 million effort to increase the availability and affordability of long term

Read more...

Duke Energy Files Carolinas Carbon Plan with NCUC

May 23, 2022

Duke Energy filed this week its proposed clean energy plan, the Carolinas Carbon Plan, with the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC). The plan outlines Duke Energy’s path to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 70 percent by 2030 and achieve

Read more...

Hitachi Introduces ZX50U-5N Compact Excavator in North America

May 23, 2022

Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas (HCMA) has announded the arrival of the ZX50U-5N excavator, a compact machine with full-size features. With its reduced tail-swing design, the compact, yet powerful, 10,560-lb (4,790-kg) ZX50U-5N is perfect for working in congested areas. An independent

Read more...

Augusta Gold Acquires Fully Permitted Reward Project for $45 Million, Nevada

May 23, 2022

Augusta Gold has entered into an agreement to acquire the Reward Project, located just seven miles from the company’s Bullfrog Project in Nevada. The Reward Project has a historical measured and indicated mineral resource estimate of 416,800 ounces of oxide

Read more...

DOE Launches $45 Million Funding Opportunity to Develop More Efficient Electric Vehicle Batteries

May 23, 2022

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $45 million in funding to support the domestic development of advanced batteries for electric vehicles. Through DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), the department is launching the Electric Vehicles for American

Read more...

Group Ten Metals Makes New Appointments to Advance Stillwater West Critical Minerals Project

May 23, 2022

Group Ten Metals, Inc. has appointed Dr. Danie Grobler to the role of vice-president, Exploration and Albie Brits to the role of senior geologist. Dr. Grobler and Brits both have extensive senior level experience from more than two decades of

Read more...

New Mexico Starts Public Comment for Expansion of Freeport’s Little Rock Mine

May 23, 2022

The Bureau of Land Management Las Cruces District announced public a comment period this week for Little Rock 2020 mine plan operations amendment, lasting until June.  According to a news release, the public comment period is for an environmental assessment

Read more...

American Resources Signs Offtake and Financial Partnership to Start Carnegie 2 Mine

May 20, 2022

American Resources Corporation said it has signed a carbon offtake agreement along with a non-dilutive financial commitment of $2.5 million with a long-standing customer and premier supplier of metallurgical carbon to the global steel and alloy metal marketplace, Integrity Coal

Read more...

Advertisement




Advertisement




Advertisement




Advertisement




Advertisement




Advertisement




Advertisement