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Sheridan County in Wyoming Showing Signs of Coal Mining Come Back
February 17, 2017
Sheridan County hasn’t experienced active coal mining since the last coal operation ceased in the 1980s, though it was once a booming coal community peppered with company towns. That may soon change. Cloud Peak Energy, which operates the Antelope and
Trump Signs Law Rolling Back Disclosure Rule for Oil & Gas and Mining Companies
February 17, 2017
President Trump signed a measure Tuesday that could presage the most aggressive assault on government regulations since President Reagan. The bill cancels out a Securities and Exchange Commission regulation that would have required oil and gas and mining companies to
Northern Empire Resources to Acquire Imperial Metals’ Sterling Gold Mine, Nevada
February 16, 2017
Northern Empire Resources Corp. has entered into a letter of intent (LOI) with Sterling Gold Mining Corporation (SGMC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Imperial Metals Corporation to acquire a 100 percent interest in the Sterling property, located in Nye County,
Spanish Mountain Gold Commences New PEA for Spanish Mountain Gold Project, B.C.
February 16, 2017
Spanish Mountain Gold Ltd. has engaged a team of experienced consultants to conduct a new preliminary economic assessment for the Spanish Mountain Gold Project located near Likely in central British Columbia, Canada. Each member of the PEA team has been
Unionized Employees Strike at Primero Mining’s San Dimas Mine, Mexico
February 16, 2017
Unionized employees at Primero Mining Corp.‘s San Dimas mine in Mexico have initiated a strike action, resulting in the complete stoppage of mining and milling activities at the site. Primero received notification from the National Union of Mine, Metal, Steel
Mine Maintenance Chief Charged with Falsifying Record at Murray Energy’s Paradise Mine, Kentucky
February 15, 2017
Authorities say the maintenance chief at a western Kentucky coal mine has been indicted on charges of falsifying a safety record and lying to federal inspectors. U.S. Attorney John E. Kuhn Jr. said in a statement on Monday that the
Feb. 23, Elko, Nevada: BLM Holds Open House for Comments on Mining Ban
February 15, 2017
Elko will be the location of one of eight “open houses” planned this month by the Bureau of Land Management to gather input on its plan to withdraw approximately 10 million acres of public land from mining claims over the
Florida Lawmaker’s Bill Would ‘Terminate’ Environmental Protection Agency
February 15, 2017
A Republican congressman from Florida has introduced legislation aimed at eliminating the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a federal agency created in 1970 by President Richard Nixon and tasked with protecting human health and the environment. No text has yet been
GOP: EPA Cooking Books on Costs of New Mining Rules
February 15, 2017
The Environmental Protection Agency is being accused by a top Republican of rushing out new regulations for the mining industry while cooking the books on cost. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, wants
Undoing Obama, GOP Push to Take Back Land Begins
February 15, 2017
Reform proponents hope that previews a broader overhaul once President Trump is able to put his energy and environment teams in place. Conservatives, industry groups and reformers pushing to overhaul public land policy say there’s a lot to like from
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