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Contura Energy to Invest $25 Million in New Metallurgical Coal Project, W. Va.
May 21, 2019
Contura Energy Inc., which emerged from the bankruptcy of Alpha Natural Resources, announced on Wednesday a new metallurgical coal project in Logan County in its 2019 first quarter earnings report. The company’s board of directors approved investment in the “Lynn
EIA Launches New State Energy Portal
May 21, 2019
EIA launched its new State Energy Portal today. Designed to deliver timely state-specific energy information in one place, the new portal has customizable visualizations that automatically populate each time a user returns to the page. The portal provides answers to
New Senate Bill Would Further Research and Development of Carbon Capture Technology
May 21, 2019
Legislation designed to promote the research and development of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology was introduced in the U.S. Senate recently. The bipartisan bill, the Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act, would incentivize collaboration between federal,
WVU Expert Briefs Congressional Committee on Extracting Rare Earth Elements from Coal
May 21, 2019
Paul Ziemkiewicz, director of the Water Research Institute at West Virginia University’s Energy Institute, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Tuesday, May 14, on recent research advances on the development of a domestic source of
Iliamna Village Corporation Reaches Right-of-way Agreement with Pebble Mine Developers
May 20, 2019
The Iliamna Village Corporation has reached a right-of-way agreement with the Pebble Limited Partnership that would allow Pebble access to lands that could prove critical to the development of the project. Iliamna Natives Ltd. owns tens of thousands of acres
BLM Release Final Report on P4 Production’s Phosphate Mine, Idaho
May 20, 2019
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has opened a 30-day comment period for a final Environmental Impact Statement analyzing impacts of the Caldwell Canyon phosphate Mine in Caribou County. The preferred alternative would develop two new open mine pits, construct
Arizona Tribes Seek Injunction to Halt Hudbay’s Copper Mine Project
May 20, 2019
Native American tribes are seeking an injunction to halt work on a copper mine project they say will desecrate burial and other sacred sites in the Santa Rita Mountains of southeastern Arizona. The Tohono O’odham Nation, the Pascua Yaqui Tribe,
PwC Report: Recovery of B.C. Mining Continued in 2018
May 20, 2019
A recovery in B.C.’s mining industry continued building in 2018 with improved revenues, increased hiring and bigger payouts to government in taxes and royalties, according to a new report from the accounting and consulting firm PwC. “While a slow, steady
Virginia Governor Announces $10 Million Economic Funding for for Coalfields
May 20, 2019
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has announced a new round of grant money available to help reclaim abandoned coal mines in southwest Virginia. Northam said Thursday that the state has $10 million available to help repurpose old mines and promote economic
Virginia Recognizes 20 Mines and Nine Individuals for Excellence in Worker Safety
May 20, 2019
Buchanan County and Tazewell County coal mining operations were among the 20 coal mines presented awards Thursday by the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) for no injuries on their sites in 2018. Nine miners were also recognized
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