Feature Stories
Mining During a Pandemic
June 5, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is an event that is “likely to change the world forever,” Barrick Gold President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Bristow said last month. We know the pandemic has changed the world a lot since the start of
Arch Takes Steps to Transition from Thermal Coal Focus
May 22, 2020
On May 15, Arch Coal officially changed its name to Arch Resources, Inc, in conjunction with the launch of its new website. The two moves are part of a larger shift in Arch’s focus away from thermal coal. “Our name
U.S. Coking Coal Mines Make Cautious Return
May 18, 2020
The resumption of halted operations at coking coal mines in the US comes amid signs of potential improvements in demand. But buyers and producers are still uniformly cautious about recovery for the rest of 2020. A number of US mining
COVID-19 Causes Biggest Shock to Global Energy Demand Since World War II
May 6, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic represents the biggest shock to the global energy system in seven decades, with the drop in demand this year set to dwarf the impact of the 2008 financial crisis and result in a record annual decline in
COVID-19 Shuts Down Many Mines Around the World
May 4, 2020
Most of the mines in northern Nevada have stayed open through the past month of the coronavirus pandemic — with some changes in procedures — but around the world, lots of mines have temporarily closed as countries have issued lockdown
University of Montana Researchers Urge Governments to Address Transboundary Mining Pollution
April 30, 2020
Led by a local University of Montana researcher, an international group of science and policy experts published a joint commentary in the acclaimed journal “Science” urging U.S. and Canadian leadership to address damages and risks caused by Canadian mine pollution
Alarmists and Media Falsely Link Coronavirus to Climate
April 28, 2020
Taking a page from Democrat Party political hack Rahm Emanuel’s playbook, “Never let a crisis go to waste,” politicized commentators, reporters, and scientists are shamefully trying to link legitimate fears of the coronavirus pandemic to all manner of purported climate
Experts Concerned That Coal Mines Could Be Spreading Ground for COVID-19
April 23, 2020
Just a few miles north of Fairmont — the county seat of Marion County — lies the small town of Rivesville. Home to just under 1,000 residents, the cozy municipality sits on the northwest bank of the Monongahela River, smack
Probable Roman Shipwrecks Unearthed at Serbian Coal Mine
April 14, 2020
Coal miners in Serbia recently dug up an unexpected surprise: three probable Roman-era ships, buried in the mud of an ancient riverbed for at least 1,300 years. The largest is a flat-bottomed river vessel 15 meters (49 feet) long, which
Fact-free Fearmongering: Don’t Believe New Trumped-up Fossil Fuel Death Statistics
April 7, 2020
A recent study in the Cardiovascular Research journal trumpeted a staggering claim: According to new calculations, more than 3.6 million people died in 2015 as a result of air pollution from fossil fuels. The problem? It’s blatantly untrue. The scientists
