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Midwest Energy Emissions to Acquire Core Mercury Control Technology Patents

January 12, 2017

Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. has exercised its option to acquire in entirety all of the patents related to mercury control from the Energy & Environmental Research Center Foundation (EERCF), located in Grand Forks, North Dakota for $2.5 million and 925,000

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U.S. Forest Service Issues Final Record of Decision Authorizing PolyMet Land Exchange, Minnesota

January 12, 2017

The U.S. Forest Service issued its final record of decision authorizing the land exchange for PolyMet’s NorthMet copper-nickel-precious metals project located in the established Mesabi Iron Range mining district in northeastern Minnesota. PolyMet is receiving approximately 6,650 acres of surface

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U.S. Rep. David McKinley Praised for Agreement After Long Coal Ash Fight

January 11, 2017

After seven tries at coal ash disposal legislation, the U.S. Representative from West Virginia’s 1st Congressional District is being praised for an agreement between House and Senate Conference Committees announced earlier this month. “During nearly eight years in which President

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W. Va. Senator Manchin: Trump Will Fight for Coal Miners’ Healthcare

January 11, 2017

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Monday that he has secured a promise from President-elect Trump to help find a solution to permanently extend healthcare for tens of thousands of retired coal miners and their widows who are set to lose

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Navajo Nation Faces Possible Power Plant and Kayenta Coal Mine Closure, Arizona

January 11, 2017

The news that Navajo Generating Station may be shutting down in the next several years was a bit of a surprise, but hardly a shock to local officials whose communities are intertwined with the power plant’s operations. In just the

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Latest Mine Rescue Technology Unveiled at MSHA Facilities in Pa.

January 11, 2017

A new seismic technology system that can digitally pinpoint trapped miners. A better communications system among rescue workers who previously had to play a game of telephone. A “snake robot” that can slither down a 4-inch-wide bore hole to gather

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Terex Completes Sales of Its Material Handling and Port Solutions Business for $595 Million

January 10, 2017

Terex Corporation has completed the sale of its material handling and port solutions business (MHPS) to Konecranes Plc for $595 million and €200 million in cash and 19.6 million newly issued class B shares representing a 25 percent interest in

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Millrock and Centerra Gold Form Strategic Alliance to Target Gold Projects in Sonora, Mexico

January 10, 2017

Millrock Resources Inc. has entered a strategic alliance agreement with Centerra Gold Inc. Under the alliance Millrock will execute generative exploration and evaluate prospective properties to develop gold exploration projects. Centerra will provide funding of at least US$250,000 this year.

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NioCorp Completes Land Acquisition Agreements for Elk Creek Superalloy Materials Project, Nebraska

January 10, 2017

NioCorp Developments Ltd. has completed negotiations with private landowners in the Elk Creek, Nebraska area that will allow the company to purchase land needed for the preferred layout of the Elk Creek Superalloys Project’s underground mine and surface processing facility.

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Rogue Resources Advances Project Optimization, Applies for Permits for Silicon Ridge Project, Quebec

January 10, 2017

Rogue Resources Inc. has continued progress on its Silicon Ridge Project located approximately 42 km north of Baie St. Paul, Quebec. Recently, the company reported non-binding letters of intent with two potential buyers, and over the past weeks, calculated a

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