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Judge OKs Contura’s Bid for Blackjewel Coal Mines
August 8, 2019
Bristol, Tennessee-based Contura Energy received the green light from a federal bankruptcy judge Tuesday to move forward with buying three mines in Wyoming and West Virginia from bankrupt coal producer Blackjewel LLC. The proposed sale, however, still must be approved
Minnesota DNR Declines to Reconsider Dam Permits for PolyMet Mine
August 8, 2019
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has denied requests to reconsider the tailings dam permits that it issued for the planned PolyMet copper-nickel mine. The DNR said Wednesday that opponents did not raise any new issues that materially affect its
Alaska Senators Murkowski and Sullivan Host Round-Table for Transboundary Mining
August 8, 2019
Alaska’s Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both Republicans, on Monday hosted a number of state and federal agencies, local organizations and commissioners of the U.S.-Canada International Joint Commission for a round-table discussion of transboundary mining. Among the organizations present
Peabody Indiana Services to Close Its Somerville Central Coal Mine this Fall
August 8, 2019
A southwestern Indiana coal mine will close this fall, costing about 120 workers their jobs at the surface mine. Peabody Indiana Services LLC says its Somerville Central Mine will close in early October. The mine opened in 2000 near the
Bankruptcy Judge Approves Kopper Glo’s Purchase of Black Mountain, Lone Mountain Mines
August 8, 2019
Out-of-work Kentucky miners who are blocking a coal train to demand unpaid wages from their bankrupt former coal employer on Tuesday took a big step closer to returning to work — and getting at least some of the money they
Recovery Efforts Called Off for Fallen Miner at Paradise Coal Mine, Kentucky
August 8, 2019
Recovery efforts have been called off at a Kentucky mine where an explosion caused a 62-year-old worker from Franklin County to fall. The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet said in a news release Monday that welder/iron worker Richard L. Knapp,
Former Coal Tycoon Donates $1 Million to Coal Miners Affected by Blackjewel Bankruptcy
August 8, 2019
For the eighth straight day, miners are blocking cars full of coal from passing on a railway track in Eastern Kentucky to protest their employer, who stopped paying their wages after declaring bankruptcy. Now, to ease the miners’ financial burden,
Richard and Leslie Gilliam Foundation Gifts $768,000 to Unpaid Blackjewel Miners
August 8, 2019
Two major announcements regarding relief for unpaid Blackjewel miners took place at the Harlan County Courthouse and at the Letcher County Extension Office Monday morning. Ross Kegan, former Vice President of Operations of Black Mountain Resources, spoke in Harlan County
Minnesota Court of Appeals Upholds Nonferrous Mining Rules for PolyMet NorthMet Project
August 7, 2019
Poly Met Mining, Inc. said that the Minnesota State Court of Appeals affirmed the validity of the state’s nonferrous mining rules, rejecting a challenge from environmental groups who sought to overturn the rules after the state issued PolyMet’s Permit to
Chemours Acquires Mining Operations of Southern Ionics Minerals
August 7, 2019
The Chemours Company, a global chemistry company with leading market positions in titanium technologies, fluoroproducts, and chemical solutions, has acquired Southern Ionics Minerals, LLC (SIM), a minerals exploration, mining, and manufacturing company headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. SIM was a wholly
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