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U.S. Coal Industry Shows Promising Road to Recovery
August 24, 2017
U.S. coal producers are confident in expanding their production thanks to President Donald Trump’s coal-friendly policies and strong demand from steelmakers. Pennsylvania-based Corsa Coal Corp. announced the opening of its second coal mine two months after launching the Acosta deep
DEC Grants Permit for Shaft Construction at Cargill’s Cayuga Salt Mine, New York
August 24, 2017
The state Department of Environmental Conservation has granted a permit to the Cargill Cayuga Salt Mine to construct a new $42 million mine shaft, one month after officials contested new permits for mining under Cayuga Lake. The DEC does not
Colorado School of Mines Looks to Launch First-ever Space Mining Program
August 24, 2017
The Colorado School of Mines is no longer concerned with just earthly matters. The world-renowned science and engineering institution in Golden is now eyeing asteroids, the moon, Mars and beyond to explore, extract, process and use the raw materials they
Alcoa to Restart of Aluminum Smelter at Warrick Operations Near Evansville, Indiana
August 23, 2017
Alcoa Corporation plans to restart three of five potlines at its Warrick Operations aluminum smelter near Evansville, Ind., an action that will further improve the competitiveness of the on-site rolling mill. The process to restart the three lines, with 161,400
Taku Gold Acquires Golden Predator’s Sonora Gulch Gold Project in White Gold District of Yukon
August 23, 2017
Taku Gold Corp. has entered into a property option agreement with Golden Predator Mining Corp. to which the company has the option to acquire Golden Predator’s 100 perecent interest in the Sonora Gulch Property located in the southern part of
Mine Closings Said to Have Made Coal Country’s Drinking Water Worse
August 22, 2017
An in-depth report on water infrastructure around the U.S. found coal mine closings in West Virginia have only made things worse for coal country’s drinking water. “As many as 63 million people — nearly a fifth of the country —
Al Gore’s Carbon Footprint Hypocrisy
August 22, 2017
Al Gore’s carbon footprint is the size of Godzilla’s, but to hear the liberal New Republic magazine’s Emily Atkin tell it, it really “doesn’t matter.” But it doesn’t really matter only if “do as I say, not as I do”
Global Carbon Strategies Looking to Burn Methane from Retired West Ridge Coal Mine, Utah
August 22, 2017
Coal and trona mines are a big source of methane emissions, a potent greenhouse gas. Long after land that has been mined is restored, heat-trapping methane can still leak into the atmosphere. Now a Colorado business is developing a plan
Corsa Coal Credits Trump for Opening of Another Coal Mine in Pennsylvania
August 22, 2017
Corsa Coal plans to reopen a long shuttered coal mine in Pennsylvania. Corsa’s CEO credited the policies of President Donald Trump and declared “the war on coal is over,” according to Fox News. The company said renovations will begin next
Wisconsin Introduces Bill to End Moratorium on Mining
August 22, 2017
Wisconsin’s mining moratorium law would be jettisoned under a bill proposed Thursday by two Republican legislators that could spur plans for new mining in northern Wisconsin. Environmentalists have been expecting that Republicans, who control the Legislature, would introduce legislation to
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