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Dominion Diamond Mines Sells Ekati Mine to Arctic Canadian Diamond Company, Canada
February 5, 2021
Dominion Diamond Mines has completed the sale of the Ekati Mine and associated assets to Arctic Canadian Diamond Company Ltd. Arctic is a company formed and owned by funds and accounts managed by DDJ Capital Management, Brigade Capital Management, and
Montana Court Rejects Expansion of NTEC’s Spring Creek Mine
February 5, 2021
A U.S. District Judge dealt another setback to the beleaguered Spring Creek coal mine, saying federal officials failed to consider how an 1,100-acre expansion would harm the planet. Judge Susan Watters issued a ruling Wednesday that agencies within the Department
Senator Joe Manchin to Serve as Chairman of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
February 5, 2021
Tthe United States Senate passed the organizing resolution giving Senate Democrats control of committees and officially appointing Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) as chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senator Manchin served as Ranking Member of the
One Fatality, Two Injured at New Gold’s New Afton Mine in Kamloops, Canada
February 4, 2021
One person is dead and two others were injured after an underground mudslide at New Gold’s New Afton copper and gold mine near Kamloops early Tuesday morning. In a news release, the company said at about 1:40 a.m. three individuals
Confused Kamala Harris Warns of West Virginia’s ‘Abandoned Land Mines’
February 4, 2021
Last week, Vice President Kamala Harris gave an exclusive interview to a local television news station in West Virginia. In the interview, Harris was asked about the state’s coal industry. She reassured West Virginia coal miners that even if their
Wyoming Lawmakers Reject Attempt to Tie PSC Funding to Coal Plant Closures
February 4, 2021
Wyoming lawmakers rejected a second consecutive effort Monday to tie the Wyoming Public Service Commission’s funding to its willingness to impose a multi-year moratorium on coal-fired power plant closures, marking the latest episode in the increasing politicization of the consumer
New Bill Introduced to Add Covid Protection for Miners
February 4, 2021
A bill introduced by West Virginia’s two U.S. senators and six congressional colleagues would add COVID-19 protection for miners. Throughout the pandemic, the U.S. Department of Labor and its mine safety agency, the Mine Safety and Health Administration, or MHSA,
Argonaut Gold Awards EPC Contract for Magino Gold Project, Canada
February 3, 2021
Argonaut Gold has signed a fixed bid engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPC) contract with Ausenco Engineering Canada for the Magino processing facility and other parts of the mining project in Ontario, Canada. Argonaut said that the value of the
Nevada Copper Completes Materials Handling System at Pumpkin Hollow Mine, Nevada
February 3, 2021
Nevada Copper has completed the underground materials handling system of the main shaft at its Pumpkin Hollow underground mine in Yerington, Nevada. The completion of the materials handling system represents a major progress in the mine’s construction and includes sinking
Sandvik to Acquire Market Leading Underground Safety Solutions Company DSI Underground
February 3, 2021
Sandvik has signed an agreement to acquire DSI Underground, the global leader in ground support and reinforcement products, systems and solutions for the underground mining and tunneling industries. The company will be reported in Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions. “This
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