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FirstEnergy Solutions Plans Layoffs at Its Bruce Mansfield Generation Plant, Pa.
November 19, 2019
FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. plans to lay off 49 employees from the Bruce Mansfield Generation Plant in February, but union leadership says many workers have already left the facility. Pennsylvania’s largest coal-fired power plant will shutter Nov. 7, nearly two years
Rio Tinto to Acquire Stake in Star Diamond’s Proposed Mine in $75 Million Deal, Canada
November 18, 2019
One of the world’s largest mining companies is exercising its right to buy a majority stake in a proposed diamond mine east of Prince Albert for $75 million, years before it had to make a final decision on the project.
NTEC Confident It Will Secure Bonding for Acquisition of Cloud Peak Coal Mines
November 18, 2019
Despite pushback from the Navajo Nation, Navajo Transitional Energy Co. is committed to being the nation’s third-largest coal producer and will continue to operate three Powder River Basin mines. The company bought the Antelope and Cordero Rojo mines in Wyoming
First Mining Advancing Springpole Gold Project to Pre-Feasibility, Canada
November 18, 2019
First Mining Gold Corp. has announced that they will be moving forward with a pre-feasibility study for the Springpole Gold Project, near Red Lake. The company says their pre-feasibility study will follow on from the work completed during the preliminary
Asarco Strike Continues After New Talks Prove Fruitless
November 18, 2019
A new round of contract talks between Tucson-based copper producer Asarco LLC and striking unions representing more than 2,000 Asarco workers in Arizona and Texas yielded no progress, the United Steelworkers said. A union negotiating committee met with Asarco representatives
DOL Determines No Mining Operations Met Pattern of Violations Criteria for 5th Consecutive Year
November 15, 2019
For the fifth consecutive year, none of the nation’s more than 13,000 mining operations met the criteria for a Pattern of Violations (POV), the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) said today. The screening period started
Flack Global Metals to Build State-of-the-Art Coil Coating and Downstream Processing Facility, Ark.
November 15, 2019
Flack Global Metals (FGM)is moving forward with plans to build and operate a state-of-the-art coil coating and downstream processing facility adjacent to Big River Steel’s Flex Mill® located in Osceola, Arkansas. FGM, a leading metals service center, has plans to
Feds Release Final Mine Plan for J.R. Simplot’s Phosphate Mine, Idaho
November 14, 2019
Federal land managers have released a final plan for a phosphate mine with five open pits as well as reclamation work in eastern Idaho proposed by Idaho-based J.R. Simplot Company. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service
Hudbay’s Delays Construction of Rosemont Copper Mine Until 2023
November 14, 2019
An official for the company proposing to build an open-pit copper mine southeast of Tucson says construction likely will be delayed at least until 2023 due to a federal court ruling. David Bryson, senior vice president and chief financial officer
Court Blocks West Elk Coal Mine Expansion Over Methane Flaring Issue
November 14, 2019
A judge has halted an expansion of underground coal mining in the North Fork Valley over the federal government’s failure to consider requiring flaring of the methane that would be produced, which would reduce greenhouse gas impacts. The decision Friday
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