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Paramount Gold Granted Conditional Use Permit to Start Construction at Grassy Mountain Gold Mine

August 18, 2021

Paramount Gold Nevada said the Malheur County Planning Commission has granted a two year extension through to May 2023 on the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for the proposed Grassy Mountain underground mine located in eastern Oregon. The Malheur County Planning

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Rio Tinto to Invest $108 Million in Underground Development Study at Kennecott Mine, Utah

August 18, 2021

Rio Tinto has approved a $108 million investment in underground development to enable early orebody access and undertake orebody characterisation studies for underground mining at the Kennecott copper operations in the United States. The investment builds on $25 million approved

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Hecla’s Greens Creek Mine Recognized for Leadership, Ethics, and Organization, Alaska

August 18, 2021

The Alaska Chamber has named Hecla Mining’s Greens Creek Mine the Rita Sholton Large Business of the Year award, which pays tribute to businesses that exemplify leadership, ethics, and organization. “Hecla Greens Creek exemplifies special involvement in Alaska’s communities through

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Cleveland-Cliffs Issues Its Comprehensive Sustainability Report for 2020

August 18, 2021

Cleveland-Cliffs has released its full Sustainability Report 2020. In response to feedback from many of its stakeholders, Cleveland-Cliffs developed its Sustainability Report 2020 with reference to the widely-used Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) comprehensive sustainability reporting framework and Sustainability Accounting Standards

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Westmoreland Resumes Operations at Coal Valley Mine Near Edson, Canada

August 16, 2021

Westmoreland Mining and its wholly owned subsidiary Prairie Mines & Royalty have resumed operations at the company’s Coal Valley Mine near Edson.  The mine has been in care and maintenance since June 2020 due to severe constraints related to the

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Forest Service Advances Perpetua Resources’ Proposed Action Process for Stibnite Gold Project, Idaho

August 16, 2021

Perpetua Resources said the United States Forest Service (USFS) is advancing Perpetua Resources’ modified proposed action in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process and updated the permitting schedule for the Stibnite Gold Project. The project is designed to use

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Chris Hamilton: Carbon Reduction Can Secure Coal’s Future

August 16, 2021

Seeking realistic reductions in carbon emissions is a noteworthy cause and is shared by many state students, residents and businesses. To the surprise of some, the coal industry is part of this movement and, together with our in-state electric utilities,

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Virginia DMME Awards $2.2 Million Grant to Convert Former Coal Mine to Wildlife Viewing Habitat

August 16, 2021

A more than $2.2 million grant presented Thursday by the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy’s (DMME) Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization program will help give the public a new way to view elk, bears, and other wildlife inhabiting

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Twin Metals Minnesota Commits to Electric Vehicles at Its Duluth Complex

August 13, 2021

Twin Metals Minnesota said it will build on its commitment to advancing the nation’s most sustainable and technologically advanced underground mining project by investing in the electrification of its mining and support vehicle fleets. Implementing battery electric vehicle technology is

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Vital Metals to Acquire Quebec Precious Metals’ Heavy Rare Earth Projects for $6.3 Million, Canada

August 13, 2021

Vital Metals has signed an agreement with Quebec Precious Metals (QPM) to acquire the latter’s stake in two heavy rare earth projects in Quebec, Canada. Under the terms of the agreement, Vital will buy QPM’s 68 percent stake in Kipawa

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