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Jervois Mining Starts Drilling at Idaho Cobalt Operations

August 12, 2019

Australia-based Jervois Mining has started a drilling program at its Idaho Cobalt Operations (ICO) near Salmon in the US. The initial 2,000m diamond core drilling program, which targets the main lens of the Ram deposit, is primarily to supply metallurgical

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Alliance Resource Partners to Close Its Dotiki Coal Mine, Kentucky

August 12, 2019

A Kentucky mine that employs about 200 people is slated to stop producing coal within a week.    Alliance Resource Partners L.P. announced Friday that Dotiki Mine in Webster County will halt production starting Aug. 16. The Oklahoma-based company said

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Coeur Alaska Settles with EPA Over Kensignton Gold Mine Violations

August 12, 2019

The Environmental Protection Agency reached a settlement with Coeur Alaska, the company that owns the Kensington Mine northwest of Juneau, over violations at that facility. Coeur Alaska will pay just over $1 million for three separate violations and a fine

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Washington Mining Region Struggles as It Faces Closure of Pend Oreille Mine

August 12, 2019

Times are tough in a rural county in northeast Washington state because one of the region’s biggest employers is shutting down. The Pend Oreille Mine, just north of Metaline Falls, closed on July 31, at a cost of about 200

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Coal Miners Enjoy Day with Families at Lincolnshire Park, W. Va.

August 12, 2019

To celebrate and appreciate coal miner’s and their families, Delegate James W. Morefield and his wife April, hosted a free day at Lincolnshire Park on Saturday. With coal miners recently being laid off in Buchanan and Tazewell Counties, the couple

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DNR Declines Environmental Groups’ Request to Reconsider PolyMet Permit to Mine

August 9, 2019

Poly Met Mining, Inc., said the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources denied a request made by environmental groups to reconsider the permit to mine and dam safety permit it issued for the PolyMet NorthMet Project late in 2018. The state

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Hawk Measurement America and FLO-CORP Merge

August 9, 2019

Hawk Measurement America and FLO-CORP have merged the two companies creating a complete flow, level, and asset monitoring solutions provider. “Hawk and FLO-CORP are merging to increase our already high commitment to our customers by bringing the most innovative products

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University of BC-led Project Combats Emissions By Locking Carbon Dioxide in Mine Waste

August 9, 2019

Two Canadian mines will pilot University of British Columbia-led research that combats greenhouse gas emissions by trapping carbon dioxide in mine tailings, the waste left over from ore mining. The technology could drastically reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of mining

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American Magnesium Submits Plan of Operation, Environmental Assessment to Follow, New Mexico

August 9, 2019

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is hosting a public meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 25 to provide information on a proposed magnesium/dolomite quarry mine in Luna County, and to gather input in the preparation of

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Fatality from Electric Shock at Kanawha Eagle South Hollow Preparation Plant, W. Va.

August 8, 2019

Officials say an electrician has died after an electric shock at a coal mine in West Virginia. The West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training says the worker died around 8 a.m. Wednesday at the Kanawha Eagle South

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