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Nov. 16: Informational Workshop for Calico Resources’ Grassy Mountain Gold Project, Oregon

November 16, 2017

The application process for a proposed gold mine in Malheur County will be reviewed during a Nov. 16 workshop for the project’s coordinating and technical review committees. The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries anticipates submission in early 2018

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Mined Minds Program Trains Ex-Coal Miners in Software Development, W. Va.

November 16, 2017

State lawmakers toured the Mined Minds program at the old Clendenin Middle School. The program trains ex-coal miners to become software developers, but it has expanded to accept all ages and backgrounds. The first class of students is about to

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Public Meeting Schedule for Expansion of Cemex’s Sand Mine, Florida

November 15, 2017

Plans by Cemex Construction Materials Florida to expand mining operations onto land west of Brooksville have resurfaced. A public inquiry workshop regarding the proposal is slated for 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13, at the Hernando County Mining Association Enrichment Center,

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Energy Secretary Perry Signs ‘Clean Coal’ Pledge to Promote Technology That’s Failed to Take Off

November 15, 2017

Energy Secretary Rick Perry signed a pledge to promote “clean coal” technology that’s largely failed to take off, despite receiving hundreds of millions of dollars from taxpayers. Perry and International Energy Agency (IEA) executive director Fatih Birol signed the pledge

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Pacific Coast Coal Sets Sights on Reopening Idled John Henry Mine Near Seattle, Washington

November 15, 2017

An old King County coal mine would get new life under a plan by a Black Diamond company that got a recent boost from the Trump administration. Pacific Coast Coal Co. seeks to mine 85,000 to 90,000 tons of coal

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America’s Big Coal Mining Companies are Profiting and Looking for Investors

November 15, 2017

Boosted by higher global prices, U.S. coal miners are showing they can make money again. Now, for the hard part — winning back investors. Five of America’s largest coal producers — Alliance Resource Partners, Arch Coal, Cloud Peak Energy, Peabody

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Environmentalists and Kinross Gold Sign Deal to Protect Sage Grouse, Nevada

November 15, 2017

Eric Holst of the Environmental Defense Fund said Thursday the deal with Kinross Gold to offset impacts to the sage grouse by protecting nearly 10,000 acres of habitat couldn’t have come at a better time. He said the Interior Department

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King Coal Rebounds in West Virginia as Markets Improve

November 15, 2017

The numbers show that coal is rebounding in West Virginia, especially in the southern counties, but Christy Laxton doesn’t need numbers to know that. “The physical signs are starting to show with the increase in coal truck and rail activity,”

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DOE Disputes Reports Peabody Injected Ideas Into Electric Grid Study

November 15, 2017

The Department of Energy pushed back against a Bloomberg report Thursday suggesting one of the largest coal producers in the country managed to directly influence the agency’s grid study findings. There are crucial elements missing from a recent report suggesting

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Metallis Resources Retains Lightfoot Geoscience to Advance Thunder North Nickel Project, Canada

November 10, 2017

Metallis Resources Inc. has retained Lightfoot Geoscience Inc., owned and operated by Dr. Peter C. Lightfoot, PhD., P.Geo.  Dr. Lightfoot will be conducting a comprehensive review and interpretation of geochemical, geophysical and geological data collected by Metallis to evaluate the

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