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BLM Approves Crystal Peak Minerals’ Sevier Playa Potash Mine, Utah
August 29, 2019
Facing heightened pressure from the Trump administration to bolster critical mineral mining operations on American soil, the U.S. government has approved a mining project at the end point of a river in central Utah to extract a mineral commonly used
Montana Environmental Officials Approves Expansion of Navajo Nation’s Spring Creek Coal Mine
August 29, 2019
Montana environmental officials on Tuesday proposed approval of a major expansion of the state’s largest coal mine after it was recently sold through a bankruptcy auction to a company controlled by the Navajo Nation. The 72-million-ton (65-million-metric-ton) expansion of the
Court Blocks Sale of Blackjewel’s Wyoming Coal Mines
August 29, 2019
Bankrupt coal operator Blackjewel called the sale of its two idling Wyoming coal mines “dead,” according to a statement made by a key creditor in court documents Tuesday. The announcement casts another layer of doubt over the chance Campbell County’s
U.S. Seeks Partnership with Australia to Break China’s Hold on Rare Earth Mining
August 29, 2019
The Pentagon is hoping to team up with Australia to construct a rare earths processing facility that would permanently break China’s hold on an industry crucial to high-tech manufacturing and weapons development, Voice of America News (VOA) reported on Monday.
Regulators Hold Hearing on Powertech’s Proposed Uranium Mine, South Dakota
August 29, 2019
A three-day hearing before federal regulators that began Wednesday aims to resolve a long-running dispute over the potential impact of a proposed uranium mine in South Dakota on sites of Native American cultural, historical and religious significance. Powertech, a subsidiary
Colorado’s Inactive Mine Reclamation Program Honored by OSMRE
August 29, 2019
A state agency has been honored by a federal one for its success reducing the threat from an underground coal mine fire outside Craig in Moffat County. The award being given to the Inactive Mine Reclamation Program by the federal
Former Blackjewel Coal Miners to Lose Health Insurance
August 29, 2019
Hundreds of locked out Blackjewel LLC Wyoming coal miners are wondering when or if they’ll be called back to work at the Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr mines in Campbell County. What they may not have to wonder about after
Trilogy Metals’ Ambler Mining District Project Moves to Public Comment Phase, Alaska
August 28, 2019
The United States Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which is the lead agency for the permitting of the Ambler Mining District Industrial Access Project (AMDIAP), has now completed the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) which has been posted on the
Golden Predator Moves Its Brewery Creek Mine Into Production, Canada
August 28, 2019
Golden Predator Mining Corp. has provided formal notice to the Yukon Government to move the Brewery Creek Mine into the production phase from temporary closure status. The notice formally advises Yukon of the commencement of development/production activities on the Brewery
2020 Met Coal Contract Talks Hit by 25% Fall in Benchmark
August 27, 2019
North American coking coal buyers may be finding reasons to lower their price bids for 2020 contract volumes after a four-month decline in seaborne benchmark met coal prices and weak underlying steel prices. Coal miners see potential for a range
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