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Senators Manchin and Barrasso Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Grow the American Mining Workforce

March 28, 2022

U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Committee, introduced the Mining Schools Act of 2022. This bipartisan legislation will increase and improve opportunities for university

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Fatal Accident Closes Anglo American’s Moranbah North Coal Mine, Australia

March 28, 2022

UK-South African mining firm Anglo American has closed its Moranbah North hard coking coal mine in Queensland, Australia, after a contractor died in a workplace accident on March 26, further delaying the slow ramp-up of the mine. The Moranbah mine

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FBI, Local Law Enforcement Investigating Explosion at Warrior Met Coal-owned Gas Line, Alabama

March 28, 2022

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and other agencies are investigating an explosion near a natural gas line owned by Warrior Met Coal in what authorities believe may have been caused by an explosive device. The explosion was reported shortly after

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National Mining Hall of Fame Names 2022 Inductees

March 28, 2022

The National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum (NMHFM) has named the class of 2022 National Mining Hall of Fame inductees. This year’s inductees, selected by the National Mining Hall of Fame’s Board of Governors, are being honored for trailblazing

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West Elk Mine Helps Colorado Coal Production Rebound

March 25, 2022

Colorado coal mine production last year rebounded from the year before, led by growing production at Arch Resources’ West Elk Mine in the North Fork Valley in response to a stronger market for thermal coal. The state’s seven producing coal

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Forest Service OKs Phased Approach for Plan to Extend Life of Kensington Gold Mine, Alaska

March 25, 2022

The U.S. Forest Service on Thursday announced a decision to move ahead with a plan to extend the life of Kensington Gold Mine by at least 10 years. The plan allows for additional disposal of wastewater created when mineral is

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Cypress to Acquire Enertopia’s Clayton Valley Lithium Claystone Project, Nevada

March 25, 2022

Cypress Development Corp. said that, together with its wholly-owned subsidiary Cypress Holdings (Nevada) Ltd, it has entered into a definitive purchase and sale agreement to acquire Enertopia Corporation’s Clayton Valley Lithium Claystone Project, located adjacent to its own Clayton Valley

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SME Releases Statement on Introduction of Mining School Funding Bill, Mining Schools Act of 2022

March 25, 2022

The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) issued the following statement on the introduction of the Mining Schools Act of 2022 (also known as the Technology Grants to Strengthen Domestic Mining Education Act of 2022). The bill would require

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Encore Energy Receives Uranium Production License for Dewey Burdock, South Dakota

March 25, 2022

enCore Energy Corp. said the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has accepted the change of control, to enCore, of the Dewey Burdock Source and by-product materials license. “enCore appreciates the speed of the NRC in handling our license transfer from

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Electra Battery Materials Advances Construction of Solvent Extraction Plant

March 24, 2022

Electra Battery Materials Corporation has commenced foundation work of the solvent extraction plant. The project remains on budget and on schedule for a December 2022 commissioning. “Our team has been focused on both the recommissioning of our existing refinery equipment

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