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Fraser Institute Releases Its Annual Survey of Mining and Exploration Companies
November 4, 2021
The Fraser Institute has released the results of its annual survey of mining and exploration companies. The report presents the results of the Fraser Institute’s 2020 annual survey of mining and exploration companies. The survey is an attempt to assess
Industry Survey Finds Idaho Most Mining-friendly State
November 4, 2021
A mining-industry survey has ranked Idaho the most mining-friendly jurisdiction in the world, displacing Finland, which ranked first the prior year. The 2020 annual survey, conducted by the Fraser Institute in Canada, asked mining and exploration companies to rate jurisdictions
Minera Alamos Achieves First Gold Production at Santana Project, Mexico
November 4, 2021
Minera Alamos has made an initial delivery of gold doré from its Santana gold project in Sonora, Mexico. The gold was recovered from early material stacked on the Santana heap leach pad during the months of July and August and
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear EPA Carbon Emission Case
November 4, 2021
A nineteen-state coalition of State Attorneys General led by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has successfully petitioned the United States Supreme Court to decide whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has the authority to regulate carbon emissions under
WEC Energy to Shift Newer Oak Creek Units from Coal to Natural Gas by 2035
November 4, 2021
Three months after WEC Energy Group Inc. executives said they were exploring the feasibility of adding natural gas capabilities at the company’s newer Oak Creek coal-fired plants, the company announced a plan to eliminate coal as an energy source by
Justice Companies Resumes Production at Four Kentucky Coal Mines
November 3, 2021
Several West Virginia coal companies with ties to Gov. Jim Justice plan to resume coal production at four surface mines in Eastern Kentucky, bringing 150 new jobs to the region. Justice’s son Jay, president of the Justice Companies, said it
CONSOL Energy to Add Fifth Longwall Machine at Pennsylvania Mining Complex
November 3, 2021
CONSOL Energy Inc. on Tuesday announced it will do something that would have been unthinkable a year ago: Adding an additional mining machine at its Pennsylvania Mining Complex in Greene and Washington counties, thanks to a revived coal market with
EPA Proposes New Clean Air Act Rule to Cut Methane Emissions
November 3, 2021
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took an important step forward to advance President Biden’s commitment to action on climate change by proposing comprehensive new protections to sharply reduce pollution from the oil and natural gas industry — including, for
W.Va. DEP Approves Permit Reinstatements for Reclamation at Rush Creek Mine
November 3, 2021
The West Virginia environmental officials have approved permit reinstatements to allow for reclamation activities for a mine facility near Kanawha State Forest. Reclamation activities will be allowed at the Rush Creek mine facility, according to a news release Tuesday from
Fatality at Mingo Logan Coal’s Mountaineer II Mine in Sharples, W.Va.
November 2, 2021
A coal miner died in an accident Monday in southern West Virginia, Gov. Jim Justice said. The accident occurred Monday afternoon at Mingo Logan Coal Co.‘s Mountaineer II Mine in Sharples, the governor’s office said in a statement. The statement,
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