Feature Stories
Biden’s Electric Vehicle Plan Without Mining Expansion is a Big Win for Beijing
August 9, 2021
President Joe Biden announced plans Thursday to push auto sales to be 50 percent electric by 2030 with new regulations, as part of the administration’s effort to promote cleaner energy. “There [is] a vision of the future that is now
American Resources Supplying High-quality Raw Materials to New Infrastructure Market
August 9, 2021
American Resources Corporation has spent the past several years consolidating assets to build out its metallurgical carbon platform. It is staffed by a team of former private equity executives and consultants with a sentimental attachment to Appalachia and its coal,
Gassy Coal Mines Can Be Environmental Commodities. CNX Shows How
July 30, 2021
There is so much unwanted gas coming out of American coal mines — those that still produce coal and even those that have long quit — that federal data suggests it outpaces the carbon emissions footprint of the entire U.S.
World Coal Assoc. CEO Michelle Manook: With Technology, Coal Can Be Part of the Energy Future
July 29, 2021
The past month has been appropriately climactic for the coal industry and all energy sources. The Independent Energy Agency announced that global CO2 emissions are on course to surge by 1.5 billion tonnes in 2021, the second-largest increase in history.
Researchers Eye Coal Ash as Possible Source of Critical Minerals - and Southwest Virginia Jobs
July 8, 2021
Coal as a source of power generation may be headed toward the dust heap of history, but its ashes are destined to be considerably longer-lived — and, some hope, could become a building block of tomorrow’s electricity and many other
MP Materials’ Mine Near Las Vegas Produces Much of World’s Rare Earth Materials
June 1, 2021
Longtime gold and copper miner Robby Ruesch stands above a massive open-pit mine, owned by Las Vegas-based firm MP Materials and considered the world’s second-largest producer of rare earth minerals. “I wanted to be part of something different and something
Nevada’s Tonopah Historic Mining Park Reaches Deep Into History
May 24, 2021
There is no better place to learn the story of central Nevada’s early 20th century mining boom than the Tonopah Historic Mining Park. Created in the mid-1990s, the 130-acre park in the heart of the old mining town of Tonopah
The Transition to Renewable Energy Relies on Mining. Can it Be Done Responsibly?
May 17, 2021
It wasn’t long ago that the idea of a zero-emissions electric vehicle silently cruising the streets sounded like something out of The Jetsons. According to the International Energy Agency, there are now more than seven million electric cars on the
National Interest in Minerals and Rare Earth Elements Grows
May 17, 2021
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) uses about 750,000 tons of minerals each year. In fact, minerals are among the most important components that make up various technologies, and according to data published by the National Mining Association, copper is
Newmont CFO Nancy Buese on Building World’s Biggest Gold Miner
May 10, 2021
Traditionally, periods of uncertainty have seen gold prices spike as investors look for safe bets. It is no surprise then that the world’s biggest gold miner Newmont Mining Corporation has seen its market value shoot up in the year of
