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Hecla Mining Files Amended Plan of Operations for Its Greens Creek Silver Mine, Alaska
October 15, 2020
Hecla Greens Creek mine filed an amendment to its plan of operations to expand its tailings disposal facility by close to 14 acres. The amendment would increase the mine life past 2031 when the mine is expected to be full.
Blue Flint Ethanol Plant Drilling Carbon Storage Test Well, North Dakota
October 15, 2020
A McLean County ethanol plant is drilling a test well in which the facility’s carbon emissions could be injected underground for permanent storage. The “Carbon Zero” initiative at Blue Flint Ethanol is the third such carbon capture and storage project
Pebble Mine Backers Say Deposit Includes Rare Earth Mineral, Alaska
October 15, 2020
A new technical report released by backers of the Pebble mine project includes a revised mineral resource estimate that concludes the deposit has the world’s single most significant source of rhenium, one of the rarest elements in Earth’s crust. Rhenium,
MSHA Awards $400,000 in Brook-Sago Mine Safety Training Grants
October 15, 2020
The Mine Safety and Health Administration has awarded $400,000 in safety training grants to six organizations as part of its Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants Program. The recipients are: • University of Arizona, Tucson • South Dakota School of Mines and
Dan Brouillette: Eastern Kentucky Coal Industry Has Key Role in Energy Future
October 15, 2020
For 120 years, the coal mined in the Eastern Kentucky Coalfield has powered homes and business and provided jobs and economic benefits to communities from Greenup County to McCreary County. In recent years, the industry associated with this abundant resource
Crystal Peak Minerals Walks Away from Sevier Playa Potash Project, Utah
October 15, 2020
A few years ago, Crystal Peak Minerals boasted of plans to become a top producer of potash, a valuable mineral used in fertilizers, once it got its operation running on the bed of Utah’s Sevier Lake. Yet after successfully securing
American Resources Expands Workforce of Perry County Resources to Restart Complex, Kentucky
October 14, 2020
American Resources Corporation released an update on its progress to commence mining operations at its Perry County Resources (PCR) mining complex in Hazard, Kentucky. In anticipation of restarting the PCR complex, the company is in the process of expanding the
Hudbay Minerals Temporarily Suspends Operations at 777 Mine in Manitoba After Incident, Canada
October 14, 2020
Hudbay Minerals said production at its 777 Mine in Flin Flon, Manitoba, has been temporarily suspended due to an incident that occurred on October 9 during routine maintenance of the hoist rope and skip, which is the bucket used to
Blue Lagoon Moves Forward with Mining Permit Amendment Process on Its Dome Mountain Gold Project
October 14, 2020
Blue Lagoon Resources, in addition to its ongoing current drill program, has started work on the amendments required pursuant to its mining permit on its Dome Mountain Gold Project in B.C. Dome Mountain, an all year road-accessible project located a
Colorado Appeals Court Bars Arch’s Roadless Work at West Elk Mine Expansion
October 14, 2020
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily barred further surface disturbance by the West Elk Mine in a national forest roadless area in the North Fork Valley so it can consider the legality of that activity. The order by
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