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Council Votes to Uphold Permit for Ramaco Carbon’s Brook Mine, Wyoming

December 18, 2020

An independent regulatory council has backed a decision by Wyoming environmental regulators to grant a mining permit to a coal technology company. The decision rendered Wednesday comes after an agriculture and conservation organization challenged the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality’s

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Northern Dynasty Plans Request for Appeal for Pebble Mine, Alaska

December 18, 2020

Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. believes the US Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) perfunctory rejection last month of the compensatory mitigation plan (CMP) submitted for Alaska’s Pebble Project is emblematic of the lead federal agency’s recent permitting decision at Pebble, arguing

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Two Fatalities in Roof Collapse at Avery Island Salt Mine, Louisiana

December 18, 2020

Two mine workers died after the roof of a Louisiana salt mine collapsed early Monday, the mine’s operator said. Cargill, the food production giant, said in a statement that 16 other workers at its Avery Island mine were evacuated and

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Republicans Pick New Leaders for U.S. House Energy and Natural Resources Panels

December 18, 2020

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives tapped new party leaders for key energy and environment focused committees in the next Congress, when a narrower Democratic majority could give the GOP more leverage on policy in the lower chamber. On

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EastPark Receives $1.5 Million in Abandoned Mine Lands Funding

December 18, 2020

A $1.5 million Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Pilot program grant has been awarded to the EastPark Industrial Park in Greenup and Boyd counties for site work linked to the construction of a 65,000- square-foot building project. Gov. Andy Beshear announced

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Energy Fuels On Track to Begin Commercial Rare Earth Concentrate Production as Soon as 2021

December 17, 2020

Energy Fuels has entered into a three-year supply agreement with The Chemours Company to acquire a minimum of 2,500 tons per year of natural monazite sands, one of the highest-grade rare earth element (REE) minerals in the world. Energy Fuels

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American Resources Kicks Off Operations at Perry County Mining Site, Kentucky

December 17, 2020

American Resources Corporation said on Wednesday that it has kicked off operations at its Perry County Resources (PCR) complex. The Fishers, Indiana-based company said the restart of operations at the PCR complex comes after a year of implementing a methodical

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Orion to Acquire Centerra’s 50% Stake in Greenstone Gold Mines for $225 Million

December 17, 2020

Orion Mine Finance Group has agreed with Centerra Gold and Premier Gold Mines to acquire Centerra’s 50 percent stake the Greenstone Gold Mines Partnership (GGM) in Canada. Orion is acquiring the stake for $225 million along with certain contingent payment

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DOE Launches $7 Million Funding Opportunity for Carbon-Based Building Projects

December 17, 2020

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) announced plans to make more than $7 million in Federal funding available for cost-shared research and development to support the design, validation, and fabrication of a prototype carbon-based building.

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One Miner Found Dead, Another Still Missing at Avery Island Salt Mine, Louisiana

December 16, 2020

One Avery Island salt mine employee who went missing after a Monday morning roof collapse has been found dead. Another was still missing as of Tuesday afternoon at 3 p.m., according to a statement from mine operator Cargill Deicing Technology. 

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