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Judge OKs $550K Settlement for Widow of Miner Killed at Upper Big Branch Explosion
June 4, 2019
Nine years after the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster, a woman whose husband died in the explosion received a $550,000 settlement from the federal government Thursday. U.S. District Judge Irene C. Berger officially approved the settlement in the wrongful death
Fatality in Roof Fall at Rex Coal Mine in Cumberland, Kentucky
June 3, 2019
Kentucky authorities say a coal miner has died from injuries suffered last week at a mine in southeastern Kentucky. The state Energy and Environment Cabinet says Felix (Matt) North of Miracle died Thursday. North suffered the fatal injuries on May
Dunnedin Acquires Bluestone’s Mohave Copper-Molybdenum-Silver Porphyry Project, Arizona
June 3, 2019
Dunnedin Ventures has completed acquisition of 100 percent stakes in Mohave copper-molybdenum-silver porphyry project owned by Bluestone Resources. Canada-based diamond exploration company Dunnedin Ventures has closed the acquisition of 100 percent of the Mohave copper-molybdenum-silver porphyry project from Bluestone Resources,
Agnico Eagle Begins Commercial Production at Meliadine Gold Mine, Canada
June 3, 2019
Agnico Eagle Mines has started commercial production at its 100 percent owned Meliadine gold mine in Nunavut, Canada, ahead of the original schedule and under the initial capital budget of $900 million (£712.94 million). MELIADINE GOLD MINE DETAILS The Meliadine
University of Arizona Receives $1.78 Million for Mining Safety Study
June 3, 2019
Ground fall, equipment accidents and explosions, are some of the life-threatening conditions that miners encounter on the job. But they also are at risk of diseases and death from chronic exposures linked to toxic substances in their work environment. Diesel
Lynas Partners with Blue Line to Build Rare Earths Separation Facility in Hondo, Texas
June 3, 2019
The Australian mining firm Lynas says it will join with Blue Line, a US-based rare earths processor, to develop a rare earths separation facility in Hondo, Texas. The new capacity will help build a supply chain outside of China for
Energy Secretary: U.S. to Reduce Emissions by Innovations
June 3, 2019
The Trump administration is committed to making fossil fuels cleaner rather than imposing “draconian” regulations on coal and oil, U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Thursday at an energy conference in Salt Lake City. Perry previously said the administration wants
North Dakota Counts on Coal as Energy Consumption Increases
June 3, 2019
The state is said to have an 800-year supply of lignite coal beneath its prairies. The supply could last even longer if we allow ourselves to be duped into not mining that coal and putting its energy to use, heating
Promise of Retraining Appalachian Coal Miners to Write Software Code Comes Up Empty
June 3, 2019
Billyjack Buzzard was supposed to be the poster boy for the rebirth of a dying region. Unemployed in 2017, the Appalachian coal miner thought he’d found the ticket that would see him become the last of seven generations in his
Xcel Energy to End All Coal Use in the Upper Midwest
May 30, 2019
Xcel Energy released plans to retire its last two coal plants in the Upper Midwest a decade earlier than scheduled. The acceleration of the coal closures is another milestone in the company’s clean energy transition that includes expanding wind and
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