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Minnesota Power to Test Heavy-Duty Electric Mine Trucks in The Iron Range
August 25, 2020
They may not go from zero to 60 in less than three seconds like a Tesla, but enormous electric trucks are generating excitement on northern Minnesota’s Iron Range. Utility Minnesota Power has proposed a pilot project to state regulators in
Group of Miners at Coeur Alaska’s Mine Test Positive for COVID-19
August 25, 2020
A group of employees at a Southeast Alaska mine have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a release from the City and Borough of Juneau on Wednesday evening. Nineteen employees and their close contacts at the Coeur Alaska Kensington Mine
UMWA Members Ratify New Contract at Cumberland Mine, West Virginia Prep Plants
August 25, 2020
The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) announced today that its members working at Contura Energy’s Cumberland Mine in Greene County, Pa., ratified a new five-year collective bargaining agreement, which will become effective immediately. UMWA members at five Contura coal
Wolfden Resources’ Proposed Mine Near Mt. Chase Draws Opposition, Maine
August 25, 2020
The Natural Resources Council of Maine, one of the largest environmental groups in the state, recently raised several concerns regarding a proposed metal mine on Pickett Mountain, located near Mt. Chase and the town of Patten. The mine has been
EastPark Awarded $4M in Abandoned Mine Lands Funds to Build Aluminum Mill, Kentucky
August 25, 2020
EastPark, an industrial park west of Ashland, has been awarded $4 million in Abandoned Mine Lands funds to make improvements that could be a factor in a proposed $1.7 billion aluminum mill. Gov. Andy Beshear announced the grants Thursday in
Coronado to Run Its U.S. Coking Coal Mines at Lower Capacity
August 25, 2020
Miner Coronado Global Resources expects to run its US coking coal mines at a lower level in line with weaker demand during the second half of 2020, and reduce inventories further. Lower revenues followed weaker output, as a fall in
Geoverse Offers Licensed Spectrum Support for Its Private LTE/5G Solution for Mining and Oil & Gas
August 24, 2020
Geoverse announced support for licensed wireless spectrum on its existing GeoCore™ network service platform. This solution combines low-band licensed spectrum with CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) to form a high performance and reliable private LTE/5G network that enables the adoption
Rhenium Discovery Adds Fresh Intrigue to Alaska’s Pebble Mine Decision
August 24, 2020
Northern Dynasty Minerals has discovered “substantial quantities” of rhenium – a strategic metal with military applications – at its Pebble mine project in south-west Alaska. The Canadian miner said the combined measured and inferred deposit could increase the existing US
Under Pressure from Tribes, Teck’s Castle Mountain Project Coal Mine to Undergo Federal Review
August 24, 2020
Facing pressure from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and other Montana stakeholders, Canadian environmental authorities have agreed to conduct a full-scale federal review of a proposed coal mine expansion along southeastern British Columbia’s Elk River, a tributary of the
Grande Portage Resources Ramps Up Exploration Near Juneau’s Herbert Glacier, Alaska
August 24, 2020
A Canadian mining company has expanded its efforts to explore a potential hard rock gold deposit near Juneau’s Herbert Glacier. The area has been laid bare in recent decades by retreating ice. Grande Portage Resources has been drilling on federal
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