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Monarch Files Project Notice for Wasamac Gold Project, Canada

November 25, 2019

Canada-based Monarch Gold has filed a project notice with Quebec’s Ministry of the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change (MELCC) for its Wasamac gold project in Canada. Located 15km west of Rouyn-Noranda in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, the

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Navajo Generating Station Burns Its Last Coal, Arizona

November 25, 2019

The Navajo Generating Station coal-fired power plant near Page burned the last of its coal Monday, marking the end of the plant’s 45-year run, Salt River Project announced. The plant was the largest coal plant in the West, and its

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Salt River Project to Pay $21 Million to Settle Peabody’s Cleanup Claim for Kayenta Coal Mine

November 25, 2019

Salt River Project officials agreed to pay $21 million Thursday to settle claims from Peabody Energy regarding the closure of the only coal mine in Arizona. The Kayenta Mine closed in August after sending its last shipment of coal to

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Komatsu Plans March 12 Construction Start for New Milwaukee Manufacturing Facility

November 25, 2019

Komatsu Mining Corp. plans to break ground on its new Milwaukee manufacturing building on March 12, and commence construction on its new headquarters office about two months later on May 22, according to a report filed with the Wisconsin Department

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Endeavour Silver to Suspend Operations at El Cubo Mine, Mexico

November 22, 2019

Endeavour Silver, based on an updated review of the reserves and resources, will suspend operations at the El Cubo underground mine in Guanajuato, Mexico. All employees will be laid off and the mine, plant, and tailings facilities will be placed

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NTEC Pushes On With Obtaining Bonds for Wyoming and Montana Coal Mines

November 21, 2019

The Navajo Transitional Energy Company is continuing to work toward securing bonds for its mines in Wyoming and Montana, despite last week’s setback by tribal leadership. In a statement, the company said it “expects” to secure the necessary bonds to

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Contura Energy Resumes Operations at Cumberland Coal Mine, Pennsylvania

November 21, 2019

The Cumberland Mine in Greene County is back in full operation after a partial idling Friday. The coal mine, one of the largest in Pennsylvania, resumed normal operations late Monday after some longwall support functions were halted due to a

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Bay Area Terminal Proposes Banning Coal Handling and Storage, Threatens Export Point for Utah Mines

November 21, 2019

Since its first year in business in 1982, the Levin-Richmond Terminal has been tied to Utah industries, first importing coke for use in the Geneva Steel plant, then exporting iron ore. After Utah’s iron mines shuttered, its coal mines kept

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Environmental Groups File Federal Lawsuit Against Rosebud Coal Mine Expansion, Montana

November 21, 2019

A group of environmental organizations has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Billings challenging the proposed expansion of the Rosebud Coal Mine, which supplies coal to the Colstrip power plant. In June, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office

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Victims of Farmington No. 9 Coal Mine Disaster Remembered as Heroes, W. Va.

November 21, 2019

It’s been 51 years since dark clouds of smoke filled the skies of Marion County after one of the deadliest mine disasters in our country’s history. An explosion killed 78 people at the Farmington Number 9 mine on this date

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