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Congress Introduces New AML Reclamation Bill to Help Revitalize Local Economies
May 14, 2019
For the fourth time in as many years, members of Congress have introduced legislation aimed at using federal abandoned mine land funds to help revitalize local economies. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine of Virginia announced April 30 that they
Montana Tech’s Courtney Young Leads Effort to Revive, Update Mining Handbook
May 14, 2019
A book revered by the mining industry and heavily used by students and mining companies has been revived, updated and expanded in an effort spearheaded by longtime Montana Tech professor Courtney Young. The original edition of the Minerals Processing Handbook
CONSOL Energy Commences Development of Itmann Coal Mine, W. Va.
May 13, 2019
CONSOL Energy Inc. is developing a new low-vol metallurgical coal mining operation in Itmann with an estimated completion date in 2021. Preliminary estimates put the number to be employed at the new mine between 100 and 150, according to Zach
Commission Approves Croell’s Perli Limestone Mine Permit, South Dakota
May 13, 2019
The Pennington County Commission has approved the expansion of a limestone mine south of Rapid City, over the objections of about a dozen people who testified against granting the permits. The commission approved the request by Croell Inc. Friday at
New Coal Mine Start Ups On the Rise for Steel-making Coal
May 13, 2019
A global push to dig new mines for steel-making coal is drawing warnings that a supply glut could push the industry from a boom to a bust, mirroring the brutal 5-year price slump that ended in 2016. Coal’s use to
Cloud Peak Energy Voluntarily Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
May 13, 2019
One of the largest domestic coal companies has voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Cloud Peak Energy warned of its financial problems in November of last year. By 2018, Cloud Peak had nearly no cash, were hundreds of millions of
Retired Miners Rally Over Pensions in Washington
May 13, 2019
A bipartisan group of lawmakers joined retired coal miners and members of the United Mine Workers of America union in Washington, D.C., Wednesday to call for a fix to the coal industry’s failing pension fund. The coal industry’s pension fund
Southwestern Energy Helps Restore West Virginia’s Cheat River
May 10, 2019
Southwestern Energy Company has successfully completed the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s (WV DEP) Cheat River’s Muddy Creek watershed restoration project. This was made possible by an innovative partnership between Southwestern Energy and the WV DEP. Muddy Creek was
Federal Agencies Approve Hudbay’s Rosemont Mine Permits, Arizona
May 9, 2019
Two federal agencies issued permits to allow Hudbay Minerals Inc. to build and operate its proposed Rosemont copper mine in Pima County, Arizona. On March 4, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced it had issued a discharge permit, required
Barrick and Newmont to Name Joint Venture for Nevada Operations Nevada Gold Mines
May 9, 2019
A company official says a joint venture in Nevada between the state’s two largest gold producing companies is nearing regulatory approval and will be called Nevada Gold Mines. The Elko Daily Free Press reports that Barrick Gold Corp. chief executive
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