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Judge Halts Excellon Resources’ Gold Mine Project in Eastern Idaho

May 6, 2020

Exploration work by a Canadian company hoping to build an open-pit gold mine in Idaho west of Yellowstone National Park was halted following a federal judge’s ruling involving its impact on groundwater. U.S. District Court Judge B. Lynn Winmill on

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Entergy Shuts Down Indian Point 2 Nuclear Reactor, New York

May 6, 2020

After more than 45 years in production, the Indian Point 2 nuclear reactor was shut down on April 30, as scheduled. The facility, located at Indian Point Energy Center in Buchanan, N.Y., is owned and operated by Entergy Corp. The

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Virginia Gov. Northam Raises Energy Costs as Hundreds of Thousands Are Out of Work

May 6, 2020

If there ever was a time not to enact policies that would cost families, it would be in the midst of an economy-killing global pandemic. With coronavirus rampaging throughout Virginia, effectively closing the commonwealth’s economy and pushing 306,000 people out

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Avondale Mine Memorial Park Vandalized, American Flags Burned, Pennsylvania

May 6, 2020

Two American flags were burned and plexiglass to a kiosk was smashed at the Avondale Mine Memorial Park. Steve Konrad, president of the Plymouth Historical Society that owns and maintains the memorial park, believes the vandalism occurred Sunday afternoon. Broken

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Lincoln Provides Permitting Updates on Its Pine Grove Gold Mine Project, Nevada

May 5, 2020

Lincoln Gold Mining continues unabated on its permitting efforts on its Pine Grove Gold Mine Project despite the Covid-19 pandemic. The permitting of the project in the gold rich, politically stable State of Nevada is progressing with its consultants working

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Eastmain Options Ruby Hill Properties to Benz Mining; Amends Eastmain Mine Project Option

May 5, 2020

Eastmain Resources has optioned to Benz Mining, the Ruby Hill East and West properties. The property is located immediately west of the Eastmain Mine Project, which was optioned to Benz in August 2019. In conjunction with the option, Eastmain is

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CBMM and Boston Metal to Trial Next-Generation Technology for Production of Niobium Products

May 5, 2020

CBMM and Boston Metal entered into a strategic partnership to trial Boston Metal’s molten oxide electrolysis (MOE) technology for the production of niobium products. Together, the companies will deploy the MOE technology at CBMM’s production plant in Araxá, Brazil with

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Rio Tinto Contributes $10 Million to Support COVID-19 Community Initiatives Across Canada and U.S.

May 5, 2020

In order to support local community efforts to fight COVID-19 and its social and economic impacts, Rio Tinto is investing $10 million in a variety of grassroots projects across Canada and the United States. From delivering critical equipment for people

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Ohio EPA Approves CCU Coal’s Water Discharge Permit for Johnson Run Mine

May 4, 2020

The Ohio EPA on Monday issued a final wastewater discharge permit to CCU Coal and Construction’s proposed surface coal mine near Johnson Run in northern Athens County, in spite of strong environmental protests that have been lodged against the project

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San Juan Generating Station Carbon Capture Project Receives $22M Federal Grant

May 4, 2020

The carbon capture project at San Juan Generating Station will benefit from a $22 million Department of Energy cooperative funding agreement awarded to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. The award includes $17.5 million from the DOE and

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