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Government Halts Study of Coal Surface Mining’s Health Effects
August 22, 2017
Federal mining regulators have told the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine to halt its study of the health risks for people living near Appalachian surface coal mines. The Interior Department’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, which
Noront Resources Gets Green Light for Development of Ring of Fire Project, Canada
August 22, 2017
After years of negotiations and delays, the provincial government is moving ahead with an all-season road to the Ring of Fire chromite mining development. Premier Kathleen Wynne announced Monday in Thunder Bay that agreements have been reached with the Webequie,
Piece of History Added to Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine Museum, Pennsylvania
August 21, 2017
A piece of our area’s mining heritage is now on display at a museum in Schuylkill County. A 35-foot headframe from a coal mine was unveiled Monday morning at the Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine Museum in Ashland. The museum received
Manchin Says He Won’t Join Trump’s Cabinet as Energy Secretary
August 21, 2017
Democratic Senator Joe Manchin said he has no plans to become Donald Trump’s Energy Secretary, an idea that was floated as a way to let the state’s Republican governor name a successor and advance the president’s stalled agenda in Congress.
Amerikohl Mining Receives Blasting Certificate for Five Oaks Surface Coal Mine, Pennsylvania
August 21, 2017
Blasting could begin by late October at a coal mine in Elizabeth Township. Amerikohl Mining Inc. said in an Aug. 10 notice published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that it proposes to conduct blasting at the Five Oaks Surface Mine along
West Virginia University Receives $2.7 Million Grant to Research Recovery of Rare Earth Elements
August 21, 2017
The U.S. Energy Department has selected West Virginia University for the second phase of research in a project that would recover rare earth elements from coal mine drainage. U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin announced the $2.7
Kinross Gold Donates Water Rights, Signs Conservation Easement Near Yellowstone
August 21, 2017
A Canadian mining company inked deals with two conservation groups Thursday that are meant to preserve elk habitat and cold water for trout just north of Yellowstone National Park. Kinross Gold, a Toronto-based company, will donate its water rights to
More than 180 Exhibitors Expected at Bluefield Coal Show in September
August 21, 2017
The 22nd Biennial Bluefield Coal Show set for next month is on track. Committee members met Tuesday night at Fincastle on the Mountain to review plans and make sure all is being done to make the massive show possible. The
Construction Underway at Paringa Resources’ Underground Coal Mine in Kentucky
August 21, 2017
Construction is underway on a new underground coal mine in western Kentucky that would employ about 280 miners. Paringa Resources says it is planning to begin mining coal at the McLean County site next year. The mine would sell coal
Mineworx Enters E-Waste Joint Venture with EnviroLeach Technologies
August 18, 2017
Mineworx Technologies Ltd., formerly Iberian Minerals Ltd., has entered a joint venture with EnviroLeach Technologies Inc. for ongoing collaboration in the E-Waste sector. The strategic relationship was created in an effort to capitalize on the assets and skill sets of
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