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Blaschak Coal’s Mining Operations in Mahanoy City Gets Underway, Pennsylvania
May 9, 2019
Although the coal mining industry in our area isn’t booming like it once was, there are still major projects happening here. There’s a lot of excitement at Blaschak Coal Corporation just outside of Mahanoy City. The large anthracite coal producer
Judge Lifts Injunction on Uranium Mining in Colorado Valley
May 9, 2019
A federal judge has lifted a seven-year ban on uranium leases in Southwest Colorado after a U.S. mining program was shown to have no harmful effect on four endangered fish species in the Colorado River. The Department of Energy program
Robindale Energy Hiring at Rustic Ridge Coal Mine as It Moves Toward Production, Pennsylvania
May 9, 2019
A Cambria County mining company has put out a “help wanted” sign for its Rustic Ridge Mine that lies underneath parts of the Donegal area. LCT Energy LP of Armagh is seeking to increase employment at Rustic Ridge Mine from
Donlin Gold Invests in Future Worker Training
May 9, 2019
An Alaska company is investing in programs for youths and others to fulfill its promise to hire local workers for a proposed gold mine project. Donlin Golds pends $1 million annually on workforce development programs like Yuut Elitnaurviat and Excel
Feds File Civil Suit Over Unpaid Safety Fines at Jim Justice’s Coal Mines
May 9, 2019
The U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Western District of Virginia and the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration are going after 23 companies owned by Gov. Jim Justice and managed by his family for unpaid mine safety fines. U.S. Attorney
Senate Minerals Permitting Legislation Recognizes Vital Role of the Raw Materials
May 8, 2019
The following statement was released today by National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn praising the introduction of the American Minerals Security Act, which includes modernization of the federal permitting systems to improve access to minerals critical for
Newmont Goldcorp Suspends Operations at Peñasquito Mine Amid Illegal Blockade, Mexico
May 8, 2019
Newmont Goldcorp Corporation will temporarily suspend operations at the Peñasquito mine in Mexico pending resolution of an illegal blockade by a trucking contractor and some members of the Cedros community that began on March 27, 2019. The company remains committed
Cloud Peak Gets Another Reprieve Amid Bankruptcy Concerns
May 7, 2019
Cloud Peak Energy gained another week of reprieve Tuesday, when the coal company reached an agreement with creditors to extend a grace period for their unpaid debt until May 7. In a filing Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
Rio Tinto Changes to Renewable Electricity at Kennecott Copper, Shuts Coal Power Plant
May 7, 2019
Rio Tinto will reduce the annual carbon footprint associated with its Kennecott Utah Copper operation by as much as 65 percent through purchasing renewable energy certificates and permanently shutting its coal power plant. Kennecott’s electricity needs will now be paired
Wisconsin Landowners Sue Hi-Crush’s Frac Sand Mines Over Health Impacts
May 7, 2019
Forty landowners in western Wisconsin are suing two frac sand mines that they say are inundating their homes with dust, polluting their wells with sediment and driving down property values. Wisconsin Public Radio reports that four separate lawsuits have been
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