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WVU Engineers Receive Funding to Improve Methane Sensor Technology in Longwall Mines
October 8, 2020
Despite longwall mining being an efficient way of extracting coal, it produces dangerous methane gas that has the potential to lead to explosions in underground mines. Researchers from West Virginia University are combatting this issue by developing an improved methane
DOE Awards $1.95M for Conceptual Designs that Extract Critical Minerals and REE from Coal Sources
October 8, 2020
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy selected 13 projects to receive approximately $1.95 million in federal funding to develop conceptual designs of commercially viable technologies that will extract rare earth elements (REEs) from U.S. coal and
Carbon Capture Project at San Juan Generating Station Would Be Largest in World, New Mexico
October 8, 2020
One of the largest coal-fired power plants in the U.S. Southwest would undergo a $1.4 billion overhaul as part of a proposal to keep the plant operating for at least another decade while meeting stricter environmental requirements aimed at reducing
DOE Research Aimed at Ensuring Montana’s Energy Future
October 8, 2020
The state of Montana plays a key role in providing abundant, affordable, and reliable energy to Americans throughout the Mountain West region. As a top producer of coal and home to the nation’s single largest underground natural gas storage site,
Impacted Mine Workers Flock to Expanded Training Expo at WNMU and Freeport-McMoRan
October 8, 2020
To explore the expanded training and higher education options available to them, impacted mine employees and contractors flocked to the community’s first drive-thru training expo hosted by Western New Mexico University and Freeport-McMoRan a week ago Wednesday afternoon. The WNMU
Nevada Mining Association Donates to Eddy House in Reno
October 8, 2020
Mining Association officials donated nearly $7,000 to Reno’s Eddy House on Thursday. Eddy House serves homeless and at-risk youth in western Nevada. The association’s “Hope for Heat” campaign donated $6,930, $90 for every day local temperatures topped 90 degrees in
Gold Panning and Underground Tours Beginning Soon at Reed Gold Mine, North Carolina
October 8, 2020
Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site in Cabarrus County will have panning available on a limited schedule during the remaining Saturdays in October. Reed Gold Mine will open the panning area to the public on a limited basis on Saturdays
Permit Activities Underway at Integra Resources’ DeLamar Gold-Silver Project, Idaho
October 8, 2020
Integra Resources released an update on work being done to advance the DeLamar Project through de-risking efforts related to permitting, engineering, and metallurgy. “Integra is pleased to report the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Bureau of Land
Trump Signs Order Declaring National Emergency Over Country’s Reliance on Imported Metals
October 7, 2020
The Trump administration is seeking to fast-track mining projects and could offer grants and loans to help companies pay for equipment, administration officials said last week. With the election just over a month away, President Donald Trump signed an order
Rosemont Mine’s Parent Hudbay Minerals to Start Drilling on West Slope of Santa Ritas, Arizona
October 7, 2020
While fighting in court to keep its planned Rosemont Mine alive, Hudbay Minerals plans to start exploratory drilling on the other side of the Santa Ritas to see if future mining there makes economic sense. The Canadian company will kick
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