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Biden Issues Order to End Federal Financing of Overseas Coal Plants
December 13, 2021
President Joe Biden has issued an order to U.S. embassies to immediately end federal funding of coal plants and other high-carbon projects, according to new reports Friday. The diplomatic cable was sent last week and states: “Our international energy engagement
Former Signal Peak Mine Official Admits Conspiring to Not Report Mine Accidents
December 13, 2021
A former official for Signal Peak Mine, which operates an underground coal mine near Roundup, admitted Thursday that he conspired with others to not report work-place accidents that injured employees, said U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson. Dale Lee Musgrave, 52,
Former Coal Mine in Martin County to Become Solar Energy Facility, Kentucky
December 13, 2021
A solar energy facility is coming to Eastern Kentucky. Savion, an energy company based in Kansas City, Missouri, intends to put solar panels on an abandoned coal mine site in Martin County. Construction is expected to begin next year, and
Komatsu Mining Deploys Booms to Contain Waste-oil Spill in Local Rivers, Milwaukee
December 13, 2021
Komatsu Mining said Thursday it was continuing cleanup work this week on a spill of waste oil at its West Milwaukee plant and plans to place absorbent containment booms in the Menomonee, Kinnickinnic and Milwaukee rivers and in a tributary
Kinross Gold to Acquire Great Bear Resources for $142 Billion
December 10, 2021
Kinross Gold has agreed to acquire Great Bear Resources, a publicly-listed Canadian gold exploration company, for an upfront consideration of C$1.8 billion ($1.42 billion). Great Bear is focused on advancing its fully-owned Dixie gold exploration project in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.
Alta Equipment Group Acquires Midwest Mine Services
December 10, 2021
Alta Equipment Group has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Midwest Mine Services, a privately held company headquartered near Toledo, Ohio. Midwest Mine Services designs, fabricates, and installs full aggregate processing plants for quarries, mines, and recycling operations throughout
U.S. Department of Energy Selects Two OHIO Projects to Develop Advanced Carbon-based Materials
December 10, 2021
The Russ College of Engineering and Technology’s Institute for Sustainable Energy and the Environment (ISEE) has been awarded $2 million for two projects by the U.S. Department of Energy to develop advanced filaments for additive manufacturing and graphite for energy
Rio Tinto to Earn 51% Stake in Forum Energy’s Janice Lake Project, Canada
December 10, 2021
Rio Tinto Exploration Canada is set to earn a 51 percent stake in the Janice Lake Project in Canada from Forum Energy Metals having spent C$14 million ($11 million) in exploration expenditures. The amount spent by the Rio Tinto unit
New Mining Hub at South Dakota Mines to Increase Efficiency While Reducing Environmental Impact
December 10, 2021
Increasing efficiency in mining while reducing its environmental impact are just a few benefits of the new Mining Hub at South Dakota Mines. “The Mining Hub is a vision of multiple companies pooling their resources to work on problems that
Arizona Approves Hudbay’s Reclamation Plan for Its Copper World Project, Arizona
December 10, 2021
A reclamation plan for a proposed new copper open-pit mine’s site on the western slope of the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson has received state approval over opponents’ objections that Hudbay Minerals didn’t address major issues. Meanwhile, supporters of
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