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Electric Car Demand Spurs Plans to Revive Lithium Mine, North Carolina
May 29, 2019
Piedmont North Carolina’s gold-mining history is well known. Not so well known is that mines west of Charlotte once produced most of the world’s supply of another important element — lithium. Those mines in Gaston County shut down nearly three
Dispute Over Contura Coal’s Permit Transfer Ends in Delay, Wyoming
May 29, 2019
Contura Coal West would like to renew and transfer permits for the Belle Ayr and Eagle Butte mines over to another coal company: Blackjewel. In August 2018, Wyoming’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) deemed the permit application technically complete. Following
Fertoz Signs Multiple Canada-focused Permitting and Phosphate Distribution Agreements
May 29, 2019
Fertoz Ltd has signed a bulk sample permit with authorities in Canadian province British Columbia for the Alberta section of the company’s Fernie project, which will allow it to mine and distribute phosphate ore to Canadian organic farms. This will
Senate and Congress Introduce Bill to Boost Use of Coal Sludge to Make Steel
May 29, 2019
A bipartisan group of senators and congressmen introduced a bill Friday that would subsidize the use of coal sludge to produce steel. The Steel Industry Preservation Act, introduced by lawmakers from Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia, would institute a tax
Montana Limestone Resources On Way to Getting Permitted
May 28, 2019
Montana Limestone Resources, the proposed Dennis Washington-owned lime mine near Drummond, is initiating the work of getting started. The Department of Environmental Quality is seeking public comment as it begins to prepare an environmental assessment document for the proposed limestone
Westmoreland Coal’s Secured Lenders to Take Over Kemmerer Mine, Wyoming
May 28, 2019
Westmoreland’s Kemmerer coal mine will soon have new owners. The debtors behind the recently bankrupt company will take over and hire a new operator for the mine. Virginia Businessman Tom Clarke was set to take over the mine, but couldn’t
EPA Taking First Big Steps to Clean Up Leaking Colorado Mines
May 28, 2019
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will take the first major steps this summer to clean up wastewater flowing from dozens of old mines at a Superfund site in southwestern Colorado, officials said Thursday. The work includes dredging contaminated sediment from
Colorado’s West Elk Coal Mine to Actively Pursue Methane Capture
May 28, 2019
The West Elk coal mine, also known as the Mountain Coal Company, announced last week that it is ready to actively pursue methane capture to mitigate the amount of the greenhouse gas it releases. Located near Somerset, it is currently
New Iron Range Overlook Offers Views of Massive Hull Rust Mahoning Mine, Minnesota
May 28, 2019
After being closed for more than a year, a new viewpoint offering sweeping vistas of an operating iron ore mine opens this weekend in Hibbing, Minn. The site overlooks the Hull Rust Mahoning Mine, a giant eight-mile-long open pit that’s
Sandfire Resources Completes EIS Comment Period for Black Butte Copper Mine, Montana
May 24, 2019
Sandfire Resources America, Inc. has completed the 60-day comment period for the company’s Black Butte Copper Project draft environmental impact statement (EIS). The draft EIS was prepared by an independent third-party environmental expert for the Montana Department of Environmental Quality
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